Comments on: Travel Stories India: How I Lost and Found My Backpack?

By: Sharukh Bamboat

Sharukh Bamboat — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 08:19:01 +0000

In reply to Vishal Bheeroo. Thank you for your comment, Vishal. Yes, I'm happy that I managed to get them open the bus door for me so I can check myself. It also reflects the level of poor security in our country, but I am not here to demean anyone.

By: Vishal Bheeroo

Vishal Bheeroo — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 05:59:04 +0000

Gosh! That must be such a huge ordeal and stress, i cannot fathom losing all the prized belongings inside the bag. Thank God, you were adamant with those fools at Dadar..hehe and got back your bag.

By: Sharukh Bamboat

Sharukh Bamboat — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:19:01 +0000

In reply to Kate Powell. Was it expensive? For me, my backpack was really important because I would have otherwise lost nearly 80% of my clothes + my Discman and CDs as well.

By: Sharukh Bamboat

Sharukh Bamboat — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:15:40 +0000

In reply to Kate Powell. Thank you, Kate, for your comment. Actually, I am running out of ideas on how to bring in something new for my travel readers. However, when I was developing the site I thought of this concept. I also found that many travelers have already written about their journeys so I thought maybe this would be a welcome addition. So, I decided to write my own travel story. Every month one travel story will be posted.

By: Kate Powell

Kate Powell — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:18:18 +0000

In reply to Sharukh Bamboat. I love the idea of stories of you traveling... I think that adds to your travel site!

By: Kate Powell

Kate Powell — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:17:31 +0000

Lost Sketching tools… permanently. Left behind somewhere. I like to imagine someone who really needed a good pen found them…

By: Sharukh Bamboat

Sharukh Bamboat — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:53:25 +0000

In reply to Dan Antion. Thank you for your comment, Dan. I'm glad you enjoyed my travel story. This will be a series, so there are many more stories coming up. I hope you'll enjoy those as well. All stories will be true incidents which I will share as-it-happened. I never tried this on India Destinations blog, so I thought this would be a fresh start. One true story every month.

By: Sharukh Bamboat

Sharukh Bamboat — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:39:21 +0000

In reply to Ckp. Thank you for your comment, Cheryl. I'm not sure if they learned any lessons from this because the government employees in India hardly care about such small matters. However, for me, it was an experience of a lifetime and I never leave my backpack even for a moment thereafter.

By: Dan Antion

Dan Antion — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:34:15 +0000

I’m sorry for laughing a little at your expense, but the mental image of you chasing your bag all over India reminded me of the cartoons I watched as a child, with one character chasing another. I’m glad you found your bag, with its contents secure. I once left my wallet on a plane. I had used a credit card for a purchase during flight, and I put it between my pants and the seat, instead of in my back pocket. I was allowed back on to retrieve it.

By: Ckp

Ckp — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:32:35 +0000

Oh my. I have had similar, but no so harrowing or costly situation. I know how one can beat themselves up for a quick decision made that we wish we could change. But you taught those bus employees a few lessons about tenacity, complacency, and responsibility! So glad you and your bag were reunited.