Did my first solo trip from Pune and honestly, nothing went exactly as planned.
Trains got cancelled, had to book a flight, missed another train because I went to the wrong station 🙃, travelled in general, reached late and missed a fest I was really excited about. Return tickets kept getting waitlisted too.
But I spent two and a half days in Varanasi — sat at the ghats, met random people, talked to other solo travelers, and found real solo peace. I even extended my stay there by a day, because if you’re traveling solo and come to Varanasi, you really don’t feel like leaving.
Later in Agra, I extended my stay by a day again and ended up attending the fest after all, and finally got a confirmed ticket back home.
It was chaotic, tiring, and unpredictable — but maybe that’s exactly what a solo trip is meant to be.