Tales From The Road: Back Home - This Was India

May 2nd, 2007 by The Backpackers Team

Guest post by Dominik von Werdt

Several weeks have passed since I came back home to Switzerland after my month in India, and just being home has kept me so busy that it took me until now to write another article.

How I wish back the idle ‘backpacker-stress’, where getting from A to B, having a few beers and talking about the best beach in town is everything that fills your day. Well, the best way to kill the ‘back home hangover’ is to plan another trip – so I’ve just booked a flight to Bangkok in a few months’ time – and to enjoy every memory that you brought home from whatever place you’ve been makes coming home a lot more enjoyable.

Thinking of my days in India, I think of a lot of colours on the streets, especially during Holi. I think of intense smells, be it those of a great Masala or a cow shit in the middle of Bangalores busy streets, and I think of great people I met everywhere – backpackers and locals alike. I learned to appreciate everyday life a lot more again – if you can call a backpacker life that -because every step could be a tourist trap or the big adventure you’ll tell your grand-children about one day.

It’s not possible for me to pick a favourite place in India – every single place had its charm, be it the charm of a bustling city like Bombay or Bangalore or the charm of a laidback village such as Hampi, or a beach like Varkala or Palolem.

This has definitely not been my last visit to India, there’s still the whole north to see, and I haven’t seen the west coast either, and let’s not even talk about all the food I haven’t tasted yet. I’ll be back!

My favourite resources for planning my trip:
– Flights: eBookers.com
– Travel Blogs: Travelblog.org
– Photos: Flickr.com
– General Info: Lonely Planet

See Dominik’s photos from India here

Ed’s Note: Dominik went on a month-long backpacking trip earlier this year. He wrote a series of articles from the road and we hope he’ll write again on his next trip! If you’d like to be a contributor to our from the road series, get in touch and let us know what you’re up to, and where you are.

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