F alling in love on the road is one of the best outcomes of travel. From getting to know someone quickly through a spate of Delhi belly to starting a relationship through Instagram, here is a collection of stories from travelers who found their person or strengthened their relationship in unlikely places.
Then, unexpectedly, I did meet someone who turned my world inside out. It was nothing like I imagined it might be; it was better. Photo: Zinara Rathnayake. In the evening, I am introduced to Nathan. He has a South Indian accent. Later, we all walk four kilometers to an authentic Pakistani restaurant in Colombo. At first, I ignored him because shamelessly speaking, I had a crush on a year-old Pakistani guy until I found out he was married with a kid. But Nathan and I bonded over our love for cricket.
On my 21st birthday, he told he loved me and took me to watch a cricket match which we never really watched. He postponed his flight. He was supposed to leave in October. October became November, and November became December.
He never left. As February came, he told me he was not going to go back. We now explore our little island and the world together and blog about it on NatnZin. But alas, that is where I found myself. One week into living in the Marshall Islands, I met Nick. It only took a few conversations with him to see past all that and see how much more we had in common; wanting the same things out of life.
But it is still ongoing, with no end in sight. Photo: Penguin and Pia. Lisa and I, both living in Edinburgh at the time, began chatting after Lisa commented on one of my Instagram photos of Edinburgh Castle. A plan to go on an Edinburgh photo tour together fell through and, after months of not talking, Instagram gave us another chance. One message turned into two, two turned into Skype β and over the next few months, we fell in love talking between Europe and Canada.
