TRAVEL MEMORY

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y craziest travel memory is also my most favourite solo travel memory – my trip to Greece. I went to Crete for an event, and kept aside three days for another city. I hadn’t decided which one, so I never booked anything for it. After asking some locals for the best place to visit, I decided on Santorini and booked my ferry trip and my stay online.

When the ferry reached Santorini, I looked for a taxi, but was recommended a self-drive instead and I decided to go for it! It was a left-hand drive car, and with road rules that are the complete opposite of ours, I drove across the island to Oia, getting lost along the way a few times. When I finally made it, I realised that safe parking was a good 500m to one km away! So, I walked to my hotel carrying two suitcases. But oh my, was it worth it!

The sunset in Santorini was the most beautiful one and after that experience, I promised myself one solo trip a year.”

“THE SUNSET IN SANTORINI WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ONE”

—MANDIRA BEDI The thrill of an impromptu solo trip to Santorini MANDIRA BEDI

When: June 1 to 8, 2018 Where: Santorini, Greece

erhaps my craziest travel memory is the most recent one because I just got back few weeks ago from London and Paris amidst all this corona craziness. I had to travel for work, and then I took a few days off to hang out in Paris with my brother and it was beautiful and fabulous. I don’t think the reality of the virus had sunk in there yet, because I was the only one wearing gloves and a mask, and using sanitiser. I am sure some people thought I was overreacting. But in the pictures, I am not wearing gloves!

When I came home, I had to self-quarantine, so I think the whole experience will definitely stay with me.”

When posing in Paris was possible and cool SOPHIE CHOUDRY When: February 2020 Where: Paris