Travel and stay at places

• Earlier I used to like travel to different places and stay at different places.
• That was the situation for much of my life.
• I used to go by Sleeper train, land at a place and then walk down to nearest lodge or hotel and stay in the room and in subsequent days explore the city.
• I have gone like that to Bangalore (1996 and 2002), Calcutta (1996 and 2004), Delhi (2004), Hyderabad (1996 and 2002), Chennai (2002), Mumbai (1998), Visakhapatnam (1996 and 2002), Vijaywada (2003), Goa (2004), Pune (2003).
• Then once I got used to staying at one place it did not interest me anymore.
• Then I had broadband connection at home and that was where the heart is.
• Sometimes I wish to go back to the places where I was to see how things have changed.
• For that to go back where I was is it worth to travel in Sleeper and stay in not so good hotels?
• I don't think so.
• Even if I travel in Sleeper class, I need to stay in rooms which are at least little bit decent.
• Nowadays when trains have bio toilets and we can see potty swimming in the toilets. Earlier they used to fall through the train below and at least it was hygenic or seemed so unless the water got finished and potty stuff was all around the toilet seat.
• Now if a long journey in train is nothing short of a nightmare.
• Better to starve yourself and not use the potty.
• Okay you reach a place through difficult means and then stay in a decent place by spending quite a bit of money. Maybe not very but still too much.
• Now what you do? After three four days you roam around and then you need to return from wherever you came from.
• Is it worth it?
• To travel to a place where "you were" and find out what has changed in the meantime.
• And then return to a place where you "are" and get on with your lives.
• That is the full confusion in life.
• Also if the place is not decent there is no need to stay. That is what I feel.
• If you have a Club or Resort membership you may chose to stay in affiliated resort and enjoy luxury and that will make it worth it.
• Else you may stay in decent hotels and spend considerable amounts.
• But is it worth to travel on a shoestring budget so as to speak.
• Not to a new place because that desire is no longer there but to places where you were or where you have been.