Do you remember your first solo travel experience? How did it change you? In this story about my first solo trip to India, I explore how solo travel changes you.
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Dance On – 5 tips for female solo travelers
Traveling alone is very much like performing solo on stage. I have been a dancer for a lot of my life. The experience and emotions I feel when I perform are not too different from what it feels like to travel alone. First of all, you have to get used to feeling like you are…
Read MorePathankot to McLeod Ganj
So it only took me about 1.5 months to get around to writing about the rest of my journey, but I will chalk it up to starting a new job in a new apartment in a new city. More to come on that soon… So, here I was on an overnight train from Delhi to…
Read MoreMy 21-hour journey from Delhi to McCleod Ganj- Part I
My trip from Delhi to McCleod Ganj was quite the deliberate adventure. There is a direct flight from Delhi to the region, but I chose not to use that for a couple of reasons. One, due to my incredibly last-minute travel plans, flight tickets were offensively high when I looked them up. Plus, after doing…
Read MoreExploring the waters
It’s been 3 years. In 2007, after graduating from undergrad, I last made a trip to India, not realizing it might be my last time in three years. Before that I had been back to my home country every summer. I never got a summer job; I always reserved my summers for India- to visit…
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