I am an international student from India, now based around Europe, and travel has quietly become the thing that shaped me the most.
This blog is my way of keeping the feeling alive: the solo walks through unknown streets, the train rides that stretched past midnight, the strangers who became friends, and the small moments that changed how I see life.
26countries
40solo Interrail days
3continents
What you seek is seeking you.
Chapter one
What inspired me to travel?
the story of how it all began
I've dreamed about seeing the world since I was a kid — but then again, who hasn't? The truth is, travelling isn't just about wanting it. It's exhausting, it's expensive, and a hundred things have to fall into place before you even pack a bag. Dreaming about travel and actually living it are worlds apart.
Everything changed when I moved to Europe to pursue my studies. It was the first time I'd ever been abroad, and I was completely on my own. Back in India, my parents took care of everything: laundry, cooking, dishes, all of it. Suddenly, I was the one burning food at midnight, struggling with grocery runs in a language I barely understood, and discovering that independence is equal parts freedom, confusion, and learning to laugh at yourself.
Then, a couple of months in, I took a trip to Aosta with a friend, and something shifted. That one trip rewired the way I thought about life. It gave me a reason to push through the month, study harder, save a little more — all so I could explore again at the end of it. Aosta was breathtaking, and to this day it's still my phone wallpaper. Some places just stay with you.
Some places just stay with you.
For about a year after that, I travelled mostly with friends. Weekend getaways, spontaneous road trips, the usual. But the real turning point came in August 2023, when I decided to do something that terrified me: a 40-day solo Interrail across Europe. That journey didn't just change my itinerary — it changed the way I see life.
I started taking risks I never would have before. I learned faster — about the world, about people, about myself. That trip gave me friendships that crossed borders, memories I still carry everywhere, and lessons no classroom could ever teach. But above all, it gave me something I wasn't expecting: it made me fall deeply, irreversibly in love with travelling. Long journeys that would drain most people started to feel like home to me.
Today, travelling is the reason I thrive. Every challenge feels smaller when you've navigated foreign cities alone at 3 AM. Every problem feels solvable when you've figured out a train connection in a language you don't speak. I feel most alive when I'm on the road — just me, a backpack, and the unknown ahead.
The journey in scenes
Three moments that changed me
from leaving home to learning how to belong everywhere
01
Leaving home
Moving from India to Italy was not just a location change. It was the first time I had to build a life by myself, one awkward grocery trip and burnt midnight meal at a time.
02
The Aosta shift
Aosta gave me the first real spark. Suddenly travel was not an escape from studies; it became the thing that helped me work harder, save better, and look forward.
03
Forty days alone
The solo Interrail trip made me braver. It taught me how quickly strangers become memories, how calm you can become in chaos, and how much the world opens up when you say yes.
