WoW
No guys, I am not revealing my vital stats here, WoW doesn’t really stand for wow!! (wink..whistle..wink)!! 
What it does stand for, however, is what has been my status for some time now ‘Woman on Wheels’!
Frantic at best is how I describe my itinerary, barring a few welcome breaks when I do manage to catch up with ‘domestic life’, I guess I have pretty much been living out of a suitcase. My traveling job has more often than not elicited a ‘wow’ from several of my friends and cousins who have a more or less sedentary life.
And like all new things we get in life, me too pretty much liked it in the begining, but as the travel schedules started getting crazier, I started fretting and sulking and groaning at the thought of packing off to a new destination at the drop of a hat. At times I really prayed hard I don’t end up as a ‘Woman on Wheelchair’!
Like most WoWs would agree, traveling has its highs and lows..
The highs?
Well..the usual ones.. You get to see so many different faces, visit different places, try out new and varied cuisines, so it is anything but boring.
You get to meet so many new people, of course, I personally don’t socialise at airports, but you always have that option, especially if you are a chatterbox you might just end up meeting a good listener (or victim, as the case maybe) for two hours or as long as the flight or your good times last.
You can feast your eyes with some eye candy, depending on your sexual preferences and also which flight you are taking and to where - some routes I have noticed have better looking people than the rest, so can go by stats (again, not vital stats!) and apply thumbrule here.
And the pitfalls?
All the different faces that you see may not be the nicest ones, the different places that you see may include ones with stench and bad roads and barren deserts, and the zeal with which you try out the different cuisines may end you up with a bad tummy.
Talking of socialising at airports, you may often come across bizarre people, some of them rudely snubbing at you for accidentally running your strolley into theirs, or mistakenly picking someone else’s baggage thinking it is yours - There was a time when I could never identify my bags and by the time I checked the baggage tag the bag would have either happily moved on for another ride on the merry-go-round or would have been lifted by someone else, so I majorly relied on blindly trusting my copassengers’ ability to identify their own lugguage so that whatever was left in the end was mine. These days I carry bags that are more or less exclusive in colour and design and can be easily spotted even from a distance.
Then you have irate cotravelers: I saw this woman recently who was hit by a featherweight sponge ball at the check in counter and she screamed at the poor guy ‘Hello! This is not a playground!’
At the check in counter, the only thing that bothers me is how soon to bag a window or aisle seat. I hate the idea of being sandwiched in the middle seat, worse if between two men and worse still if the one on the window seat has a bladder problem.
Coming to eye candies, well, we often forget that others maybe eyeing us too, and especially for female travellers this unnecessary attention can often reach various dimensions of discomfort. The last thing I want at the end of a tiring tour is some slimy stalker flashing a yellow toothed grin at me at the lounge.
Some funny people like me are scared of sleeping alone, away from home, in the dark. I invariably keep some of the lights turned on and the tv mute but on (to create the illusion that I am not alone) while I try and sleep away from the cosy comforts of my own bed. Ok I admit I may not have much company when it comes to being so chicken hearted but hey am I not woman enough to accept it! 
Finally, traveling alone is not very appealing to people like me, if it is a nice place, I wish I had someone to share it with, if it is a not-so-nice place, I wish much the same! Whoever said solo female travelers are happy souls..I protest!
P.S. I know the list is not exhaustive, I surely have missed out the endless wait at airports, the body aches, the dark circles, personal life going for a six and a host of vital outfalls. Pl feel free to add to the cribs
Now i am used to reading a lot… I have so many articles bout travelling and have read a lot about travelling in novles and on the internet…. But here i get a very different and a real picture. I guess life would be real hard for you at times… I always find your “Style standing out” in your blogs. I guess i can identify you just from reading a few words hereafter.
Nice reading experience i had… thanks your for that wonderful experience
Lucky babe…I love the WoW life….
@Virgin - Long flights are not as frequent as short ones. I find long flights abroad equally boring, also uncomfy due to the jet lag and restricted movement, and travels to europe esp depressing when alone, bt maybe i”m different
I think you fly within India or neighboring countries, nothing about long flights. I dont think anyone would mind travelling to Europe and America. You must have tons to write about
very true .. travelling alone .. wether for male or female is always boring .. if u have a good company one can enjoy the places more .. very well written .. as i have faced it myself as i kep travelling all over the places for my work .. enjoyed reading it and was thinking .. it is my story only ..
regards
very well written perhaps a good company would for sure make a difference else i do agree it’’s boring
my 2 cents…get some music for your travels, time will fly
Hmmm… so you are one of those… laptop lugging types. I have had my fair share of nice encounters… over the years. Met some truly nice people and many nice babes too. The gentry differs from the airline you take. But how do you approach an air hostess who seems to be interested…. I am mature enough to differentiate between professional courtesy and interest. Giving her my business card on the way out… that would be so corny. Tell me something original .. :)) please … pretty please
Very well written. Travails of the single woman traveller. Maybe we should swap places. You could take my desk job and I could take you travel job…
Akelay akelay kahan ja rahay ho,,,kisi ko sath lelo jahan ja rahay ho,,sorry me busy ,,heheeeee great post loved reading it…..keep blogging ,share your travel exepriences (thoda mirch masala laga kay)spread the knowledge thus gained and make others to feel good about that.,,,hastay hastay kut jaengay rastay !!!!!!!!!!
great ,u know the art of expression
hmm .. you sounf a lot like my friend !!!… even she keeps travelling but she is more than happy about it …. well i have had crying babies .. guy’’s with different sexual orientations who thinks its “ok” to put his hand on my thigh !!!!… ppl with air sickness … oversized people who overflow from their seat … people with an innate quality of spilling things … overreacting ladies (i didnt do anything i swear!!!) .. the list will go on and on…
Very well expressed. You have a knack of making even a simple subject of travel majke interestsing. Best Wishes.
that’’s why i wear shades… q: and i agree with monalisa… couldn”t have said it better. ((:
Hmm….grass always looks greener on the other side…I thought wow was a wow job…it still might be….but roses have thorns too….not easy…but I hope all your future travels are met with some spotless teeth, less waits, aisle or window seat….and hope you find a companion to share it with….that is if you want to….nice one…simple..heartfelt..
whoops! I missed this one! yes you are specially correct when you say when some routes carry better looking people- try Kolkata-Tezpur-Dimapur-Kolkata route!
JUst came back to check if your stats had changed. Still the same? Not been eating?
gooooooooooooooooood
hi,
its a nice piece of stuff got to read after sooooooooooo many days. and i must say i enjoyed reading it. keep on writing
I hear you sista! i hear u
I travelled high into the mountains recently and it was an exhilarating experience.
I too have to travel sometime, but not the way u do… u know i dislike travelling, though i have travelled a lot.
nice one..i hate travelling!..and i also hv a job which needs me to travel..but not at ur pace:)..only when its inevitable i pack my bags!.. only thing i like about takeing a flight is the peace i enjoy for some hours..ncie to catch up on a book..but same day morning evening flights take a complete tool..more than anything else i miss the comfert of my home..thr is nethg as good as getting bk to ur own bed n crashing!!
The first time i flew, i was soo overjoyed i thanked god my stars and also my family to accept my decision to work abroad. I was so overjoyed, i cant explain though. Until the flight started descending and i felt accute pain in my ears.. god yehrra i was swearing at the co & the pilot for landing in an improper way. Then after few flights i realised it is not the pilots but me. Ant can you suggest any remedy cause you are the best in this iland
jeez i always wondered “How beautiful it is to fly frequently as flight employeezs do. I heard your plight and Your blog is great, i too have the similar feeling about travelling now. But as it is said make the best of your time. We all have to part with something to gain something else. Khapunkhaaap
Brilliant…!!! I enjoy reading your blogs thru & thru…!
U really have a unique style of writing! I am really IMPRESSED!!!
Travelling used to be fun - but then now it is such a drag - can”t live out of the suitcase anymore - worst is travelling on those little puddle hoppers without a bathroom and after having chilled beer at the airport bar - yiiiiiiiikes - niiiiiiiiiiice write.
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@ Inder: am glad you liked it, but then mirch masala lagana meri aadat nahin hai
my iland is an honest reflection of myself and I would like to keep it that way. I hope it still makes good reading sans the masala 
it shud read “Woman on Wings”
I always travel for the eye candies.. wats a travel without a pair of nice pretty airhostess-faces smiling at u? btw i never take the middle seat.. last time i did, the guy sitting next to me had foul breath.. I so wanted to jump and wrench open the flight windows 
nicely expressed.