How I love to travel!Sitting at the airport this morning, I watched the people around me. Some confident, some scared. Most busy on their mobile phones and laptops. Impatience: that's what's in the air. I watch everyone even as I read, my eyes darting from book to face, book to face. How do I appear, I wonder ...?Landing in Ahmedabad made my lips twitch. I was in a plane that reminded me of days gone by, a small plane that looked like it belonged to a different age ... I let my imagination go wild. And then I remembered the time, all those years ago, when I was stranded in Ahmedabad for hours together. I smiled, shouldered my bag and walked into the airport.The feeling of reaching a new place with different people overwhelmed me.All the way to my hotel, my heart kept leaping to my throat. The signals seem to be showpieces. No one notices them. Honk-honk-honk at the signal, even … [Read more...]
