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So many discussions,so much planning, so many reviews, so many suggestions, so much anticipation and one small journey.

A small journey which was more or less an adventure for me. The ‘not so impulsive’ person that I am I was inclined to take a guided tour around Europe. The advantages of this were clear – no hassles, a big group of people, more security, no waste of time and above all everything pre-planned. But what would I get out of it ? I would probably see twice the number of cities that I have seen. 

So what made me change my decision?-Two reasons

One -I wanted to feel ‘being’ in Europe rather than just see it. There wouldn’t have been much difference in a guided tour to watching a travel and living show at the comfort of your home without spending all the money that I have spent now.

The second reason which is the more personal one is that for once I wanted to be a bit impulsive. Though I am far from being that, I think this is a lot for Me. For once I did not want to analyse, I did not want to weigh the pros and cons, I just wanted to be someone else, or I wanted to do it like a friend of mine would. It is quite strange when I wonder how much I would love to do things like her but always suggest otherwise to her. I guess I am made like that.

Having said that a lot on my trip was impulsive. The way I saw the cities, the places I went to, the modes of transport I used, the people I met, the topics I discussed with them and a lot more. Even though a major part of it was planned with all the Dos and Donts from my colleagues it is a welcome change which I loved.

I cannot really say how I feel about it now but I had an awesome time in the last two weeks.(Objectives achieved) Could see the best places in that part of the world and that too at my own free pace. Ryanair flights,youth hostels, tourist passes,metro tickets, souvenir shopping, late night roaming with newly made friends,interesting stories from people all around the world… a lot in the trip is worth a shout and I feel good thinking about it. You are going to hear a lot more about my trip soon. But for now I am tired and just want to chill at the comfort zone-HOME