More than 6000 kms and two weeks of travel by land came to an end 2 days ago. Apart from the minor cold feet before setting off, the rest of the trip just happened. Planning and backpacking like this to new lands, my first solo, proved to be everything I thought it will be -- it felt not too different from any other day. If you are like a stranger at home, you are always home. Best foot forward, economize, minimize and discard excess. Far away friends, thieves, friendly strangers, refreshing professionals, hidden sanctuaries, long meditative silences, book, unnatural cold, fog, mist, moon, sun, flora and fauna... You have to be there. You move on when the time comes and preserve what you need and go back again or elsewhere when the time comes.
Looks like Eco-tourism is a necessary evil, for ecology.
Looks like Eco-tourism is a necessary evil, for ecology.
3 comments:
Hope ye had a great trip :D
Solo backpacking has always looked cool to me. Sightseeing, all that improvisional bits which you'll meet at one point, free to roam around without a parent's supervision (for my age at least), and nobody who's going to tell you to hurry up..My only concern is the safety :S
It was special :D
I felt the same at your age malf... it took me 9 more years to assure myself that it can be done. Just chose to act like a professional on a mission at the other end -- there are a whole lot of such people, younger and older. It definitely helped. Some people who went solo complained of boredom. I did not feel that way.
wow!! and the pic is amazing!! write more... but i know, when you are overwhelmed all you can manage is few lines... and the more is yet to come... later! :)
kudos! :) am happy for you!
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