I’ve managed to get some follower travelers in my wake, in particular a real Kiwi character named Phil, who quite literally said ‘tell you what I’ll go where you’re going’ just before buying the tickets in the booking hall. Talk about blind leading the blind. I’ve been recommended Vagator beach by one of Ankur’s friends, and I have no idea what its like and Phil has a Lonely Planet in his hand. Here’s to an interesting accompaniment! I spent the night before departure in the tranquility that is the Victoria station retirement room, one of the cheapest places in Bombay, and situated right above the hustle and bustle of a major mainline terminus. This made it incredibly easy to get to the platform of the 0111 to Madgaon, and despite having the smallest bag I’ve ever
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