Have you ever asked this question? Do you know the answer? I have to admit I was not a born traveler. Even in college I was more off a sports person than a traveler. Yes I liked to go to places to participate in tournaments but travel came after sports. Then I started working and sports took a back, back seat. Yes there were some places where I could play table tennis but not always.
And gradually I realized I could only take so much of the big city life. There comes a stage when my mind just refuses to co-operate unless I get out. And by getting out I mean go to some other place. Going to a mall, a movie or eating does nothing for me.
There are many signs of this state. First is the extreme irritation with the traffic, I mean I negotiate it 5 days a week. But after a while it seems to be a monster personally trying to target me. Then I lose sense of color, everything looks grey and this is not very difficult if you live in a big concrete jungle.
Then comes the time when I can talk about nothing else but that I need to get out. And usually I do. Even a short weekend trip restores sanity till I hit this cycle again!
Why do you travel?
PS. This picture has been taken by Seshadri while traveling to Sedona, Arizona. No he went for work, so I was not there.
Such a beautiful pic.Rbbon roads, brick red hills and the trees…really awesome.
Thanks for beautifully explaining my mind…
add a few bits of office tensions, a pinch of loneliness, 2 spoons of soul-searching .. you have my story!!!!
In fact the opposite is happening to me! I just don’t want to go anywhere. Stay put in one place! I suppose these are different phases of our life, Mridula:))
Julia
Wow. That’s awesome & breathtaking.