No room for doubt!

Somebody I revere recently prompted me to renew my blogging, at least with stories of my travels. As I plodded at the thought, I wondered if my travel knowledge is worth its salt. I have in recent times been an occasional victim of self-doubt. Anyway, a few less-thought-thru moments later, I stumbled upon a travel/geography quiz. It's on a gamification platform (and anyone who knows me knows that I'm uber-competitive) and I just couldn't walk away from it. It had multiple levels and as I completed all of them (over multiple sittings, though that's not how I'd have liked it) I realised I wasn't half as bad as I thought I was. The quiz had declared me a 'Coach'! Clearly, the suggestion was spot-on! And self doubt? Bah, humbug! 

I recall this shloka (from Hitopadesha, I reckon) that said that travel and books are the 2 routes to broaden one's mind. I've always opted for Route#1 and trust me, travel teaches you about the world & ecology, people & psychology, cultures & institutions, languages & communication, and of course, funding all that travel teaches you finance! You might recall the time when I had started Tickly Toes Travelogue but with competing priorities, the blog started to lose traffic and became the recipient of my negligence. But I must resolve now to give it its due mindshare, channelise hands, head & heart and resume eternalising my travel tales into a writ word. 

So, what say, should I make Xuanzang and Magellan run for their money? Let me hear it from you!