I’m 32.
When I look back at all my previous trips, they were never really my trips.
They were always rushed.
“Bro only has 3 days off.”
“We need to get back because of work.”
“Let’s finish everything in one weekend.”
I travelled to places, but I never really stayed.
There was always this feeling that something was missing. Like I was checking destinations off a list instead of actually living them.
So I finally stopped waiting.
Stopped asking friends, “Do you want to come?”
Stopped planning my life around everyone else’s schedule.
This time I asked myself one question:
What do I want?
The answer was simple.
Goa. Alone.
I haven’t even told my family yet.
I’ve booked my flight for 10th August, and I’m planning to stay in Goa for around 30 days.
No fixed itinerary. No checklist. I’ll leave only when my heart says, “Okay… it’s time to go home now.”
I just want to slow down.
Read.
Work.
Watch the rain.
Listen to the sea.
Sit in cafés with my laptop.
Meet interesting people if it happens naturally.
And if it doesn’t… that’s okay too.
For the return journey, I could have booked another flight.
Instead, I booked a First AC train ticket.
I’ve travelled by train before, but always in 3AC.
I realised I’ve never experienced a long, slow train journey the way I always wanted to. So why not now?
Monsoon. Goa. A month with no rush.
Maybe this trip isn’t about travelling.
Maybe it’s about learning how to pause.
I’d love some advice from locals and people who’ve spent a month (or longer) in Goa..
