Lost my passport. Gained some amazing memories and lessons for life! (15 minute read)
18th October 2014, Bordeaux (South-west France) It was an amazing day: I had it all planned out. I was heading to the Sunday flea market in Bordeaux to buy some good clothes. I had this need for dressing well in Paris, where I was headed next. Needed to do some justice to the place, right? I had now been backpacking for almost 21 days. With this small black bag and a camera bag, I traveled from Innsbruck to Milan, Nice, Marseille, Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, San Sebastian, and finally I reached Bordeaux. Bordeaux is a place extremely famous for its wine. And vineyards of course. So that day, I was going to visit one of the most famous vineyards: St Emilion. So after buying my clothes, I went to the Bordeaux station, Bordeaux St.jean, to board the train with my friend to go to St Emilion. But not before I tried out my clothes right? Perhaps get some nice pics with them too at the vineyard. I boarded the train, happily chatting away with m y friend, Oshin, ...