Saturday, April 2, 2016

Act of Travelling #ATOZCHALLENGE

I have taken up writing challenges from time to time unsuccessfully. But then, like they say, here I am again to try again - to try again and again until I succeed !

I am not going to lie and say that Travelling has always been my passion. Honestly, it was not. Reading books was my passion for the longest time. But then, reading can also be considered a form of travel. I am the kind of reader whose head is filled with characters she reads. I have sobbed at the death of my favorite characters and shed happy tears at the fairy tale endings. I have traveled with the characters to the faraway places, both real and imaginary.

Whenever I travel, I feel like I am in a book. Somehow the roles are reversed. Recently, on a trip to Gokarna, I came upon the most perfect sunset view. I had been pining to see sunset ever since we started on the roadtrip. But the right moment had not arrived yet.

So when I climbed up a hill right on time to watch all the changing colors all alone, I imagined myself in a book where the main character would be this girl who runs away to chance upon this perfect sunset. I had built an entire back story to this girl in my head. My reverie was broken when my friend joined me with a bottle of Coke. We both enjoyed the sunset and the moment along with the story in my head.

Dreamy Sunset that I chanced upon in Gokarna
So this is why I travel. The act of travelling creates tidbits of stories that remain with me. One day, I hope that I will be able to gather all of them to create my own masterpiece.

6 comments:

  1. I have been bitten by the travel bug many a time and travelling is something that I have always loved. Beautiful photo btw. And good luck with the challenge!

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    1. Thanks Aathira. In fact, it was your blog that has inspired me to take up this challendge. Hopefully I complete it !

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  2. Very pretty spot!

    Happy A to Z!
    I'm doing 7 blogs this year for the challenge. Here we go ...

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  3. Ah, I once again have an identity crisis as I decide whether to be my traveler self or my artist self. I'll be my artist self for today, as that is what I am doing A to Z for and my travel blog won't be revived until Tuesday. Beautiful picture!

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    1. I think we can never be just one person ! We are all the bits and pieces put together !

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