My First Long-Train-Travel Encounter

As I remember the last time I traveled by train once when I was just 5 or 6 years old. We were going to Bicol at that time and I hardly remember how it was and what the train exactly looked like inside.

When we planned of going to Goa, I had insisted that we should go by train but my husband was hesitant. So we first traveled by bus and it took as almost 15 hours to reach there, plus the discomfort that Derelle had – she vomitted.

While coming back, he finally agreed to travel by train. So we went to the Main Railway Station in Margao and made reservations. Unfortunately, we were not able to get seats in the First Class-Sleeper-AC Type as everything was fully booked. We were told that next time we should book our seats earlier. Okay! We didn’t have a choice but to grab the Second Class-Sleeper-Non AC Type. We had reserved 4 seats for all of us, including my in-laws who came with us.

It was okay except that it was hot and a little noisy cause most of the windows were open but at least it only took us 12 hours to reach Mumbai, and we had traveled during the day, I was able to see and capture the views that I’ve shown 2 days ago.

Here’s one of the photos I took while inside the moving train:

I know it was unsafe but for the sake of memorabilias, I will do it and I’ve done it hahaha!

Mitch Carvalho

I am a full-time home-based Marketing Manager by day, 24/7 Mom, and a Blogger/Content Creator in my spare time. Proud mom to 2 girls and 1 boy, Derelle, Erchelle, and Elric.

I am happy to share my adventures as I walk through motherhood and have to do most things on my own while my husband works miles away from us. Turning my passion into a profitable venture is another thing.

Authoring and managing this personal blog developed my social media awareness over the years.

From being an ex-OFW to doing what I am good at in the comfort of my own home – while taking good care of my 3 wonderful kids, I hope that people see me as a great inspiration when it comes to pursuing my passion and turning it into a profitable venture.

A giant leap like this is such a challenging journey but indeed is rewarding. A few bumps along this whole journey did not stop me from being the best version of myself.