Went Back to My Hometown After 2 Years — Didn’t Expect It to Feel This Different
Trip Details
Start & End Dates:
3rd May – 7th May 2026
Route & Places Visited:
Mumbai → Hometown → Old school area → Local market → Friends’ places → Back to Mumbai
Number of Days:
5 Days
Costs & Budget
Total Trip Cost:
Around ₹7,000
Daily Budget (approx):
₹1,200/day
Major Expenses:
- Train tickets: ₹1,500
- Picked up by my father from station
- Random shopping & snacks: ₹1,500
Accommodation
Stayed at home after a really long time.
10/10 experience purely because of home food and not having to explain to anyone why I woke up at noon 😭
Also realised parents will still treat you like a child no matter how old you get
Transport
Travelled via overnight train from Mumbai.
Used Cycle and walked around most of the time because almost every place had some memory attached to it.
Food & Experiences
- Ate at the same old roadside sandwich stall after years and somehow it still tasted exactly the same
- Met school friends after ages and spent half the time roasting each other
- Realised my “small” younger cousins are now taller than me
- My favourite chai tapri got renovated and honestly that hurt emotionally for no reason
The weirdest part was seeing how much everything changed while also feeling exactly the same.
Felt nostalgic, peaceful, and slightly emotional throughout the trip.