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ALL THE STARS I COULDN'T FATHOM

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  "If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal"   - PAULO COELHO YEAR OF 2019  So this is a backpacker with one of her backpacking stories. It was well into chilly December and I went for a rock climbing expedition for the first time. Can’t tell I was any short of surprised ‘hawws’ and ‘woahs’ throughout. Keeping it real and unfiltered, it was some struggle but at the end of the escapade, the kid finally learns! Every other day paved a new dawn for us and every way we hiked through was welcoming yet thorny, new but looked like the one we travelled through yesterday. Well folks that is the beauty of a forest isn’t it? Every road winding through the bushes and trees giving a major deja-vu but you know its just your urban spirit who isn’t used to it. Nevertheless! The part I will be sharing today is a teeny tiny chunk of the 4 days stay. Also trigger warning ahead! If you’re not a fan of starry nights (not Van Gogh’s) I meant literally, if you are not a fan of
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A JOURNEY THAT HAS BEGUN

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ANDAMAN 2021 As I came closer to the end of an era in my life, that too during the pandemic, there are a few things that has forever changed me for the better. The most notable one being, travelling places from the warmth of my room. When I say I visited so many new venues and destinations, I mean it. For example I visited Tagore’s house which is like 50 kms away and I also visited the ruins of my childhood memories. I went back in time for a day and I went to Kashmir during snowfall. Then I took a 15 hr flight to Paris for some freshly baked croissants and a strong aromatic coffee around Moulin Rouge and at that moment till I jerked back to reality within the four walls of my room, I was happy. I was happy because I learnt to beat the pandemic blues and maybe for a little while I was ecstatic at my little adventure. This is one. Next thing I learned is to observe, my mind and rationality had taken a hit and pretty much actively engrossed on anything and everything going around me. Sta
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Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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