Nature Wasn’t the Escape I Expected

I went to Gangtok thinking the mountains would quiet my mind. North East India is supposed to be this untouched haven—lush, wild, a place to breathe. I took the photos everyone takes: prayer flags in the wind, clouds rolling over tea fields. But standing there, camera in hand, I felt like an outsider in my own story. No one tells you how lonely it feels to chase beauty and still carry your restlessness. The air was clean, but my head was noisy. Maybe some places aren’t meant to fix you. Maybe they just hold up a mirror and wait. #Travel #TravelConfessions #NatureAndNumb