The goddamn airline cancelled my flight back from India, and the flights back cost 4 times what I paid. So I just spent an hour on the phone and cancelled my 3 month long trip I've been looking forward to for months. We were supposed to leave the coming Wednesday. We were going to go to India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Relax at the beach, take the most scenic train ride in the world, hike up to base camp, visit the sacred city of Varanasi, experience the complete mess and culture shock that India is supposed to be. It was going to be the best!!! I spent 200$ on vaccines yesterday, read Shantaram, bought hiking boots and have a whole word document with the details of the trip. And now we're staying in fucking dumb Canada for the stupid winter. I'm so sad and pissed off. I guess the upside is that we're last minute planners. So I didn't yet book any hotels or trains or tours, and didn't even apply for the visa. And we could always go to India next year. And probably we'll still go somewhere to escape the winter. Maybe Peru? Anyone has any recommendations of cheap cool places? I'm gonna spend today being sad about my dream trip falling through, but tomorrow's a new day and I'll see if I can get exited about going someplace else!
I'm sorry to hear this. I'd be pissed too. Go to Peru. Hike Machu Picchu. Spend more time in Cusco than Lima. Peru/Machu Picchu is the best trip I've been on. Close second is Iceland. Onward!
YES! We got 2 months so the new plan would be Colombia > Equador > Peru > ( Bolivia if we got time) Maybe it's for the best. We get to stay and actually enjoy the event we've been helping organise for the past months. And India will still be there next year...
Friends of mine recently visited Colombia, and were very surprised. They loved it. As Americans 'of a certain age', Colombia has always been a scary place... drugs, death, corruption... but it has turned around and is blossoming, without being touristy yet.
My mom was horrified when I said we’re considering going to Colombia. She literally said “have you seen narcos!?” But I’ve heard so many good things about Columbia now. Medellin is practically a case study about how fast a city can transform. Looking at the government advisory website, looks like there still are areas to avoid there. Mostly border areas because of kidnapping.
And India will still be there next year...
If, for some reason it is not, I am blaming you.
Why on earth did they cancel?? And what train ride is supposedly the most scenic?
I guess it was not profitable so the company cancelled all their routes to India... We did get our money back at least! There's a train ride in Sri Lanka that's getting really famous for the views. Here's a picture one of my friends took there: https://www.instagram.com/p/9-N8ORK6zR/
Go to Egypt with me in the summer and we can meet over some Egyptian coffee.