Have imagination, will travel.
I could totally give Anthony Bourdain a run for his money. I could have a show called "Fat Girl, Small World". I could eat my way though this entire planet. I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday and she suggested we make our own travel show, which as she discussed ideas I realized was mainly me eating odd foods, taking strange drugs, and doing things that put my mind and body in harms way.
But if someone else was paying for it, hey why not?
It seems to me so many people in this world want to travel far and wide to see everything this wide, crazy world has to offer. It seems a shame so few of us will ever get to see these things in reality. If you are a human and want to explore the dangerous terra, is that not some kind of birthright? It seems better than sitting in a cubical all day staring at the computer, or gazing out a window at the Bennigan's across the street.
I think it is completely possible to travel strange places, with strange people, with nothing more than a few dollars and a personality to get you by. I know, I've done it. I've met people who scared me so bad I feared for my life, but I have also met people so nice it changed my belief in humanity. Sure it takes some of that Gonzo grit, but if you have the will to forget everything, and embrace the chaos that is the world and all it's peoples and places, you can find the most coveted jewels tucked away in the spirits of places. There is a beauty to eating stolen apples by a fountain in Greece with local ruffians who sleep in dilapidated churches older than the city around them, that a 5 star hotel could never reach. Then again being slathered in hot oil and having every inch of your body rubbed and kneaded into bliss while overlooking the beaches is quite desirable, too.
There is too much to enjoy in life to sit around worrying about mortgage payments and soccer practice. I just hope I never forget it.
But if someone else was paying for it, hey why not?
It seems to me so many people in this world want to travel far and wide to see everything this wide, crazy world has to offer. It seems a shame so few of us will ever get to see these things in reality. If you are a human and want to explore the dangerous terra, is that not some kind of birthright? It seems better than sitting in a cubical all day staring at the computer, or gazing out a window at the Bennigan's across the street.
I think it is completely possible to travel strange places, with strange people, with nothing more than a few dollars and a personality to get you by. I know, I've done it. I've met people who scared me so bad I feared for my life, but I have also met people so nice it changed my belief in humanity. Sure it takes some of that Gonzo grit, but if you have the will to forget everything, and embrace the chaos that is the world and all it's peoples and places, you can find the most coveted jewels tucked away in the spirits of places. There is a beauty to eating stolen apples by a fountain in Greece with local ruffians who sleep in dilapidated churches older than the city around them, that a 5 star hotel could never reach. Then again being slathered in hot oil and having every inch of your body rubbed and kneaded into bliss while overlooking the beaches is quite desirable, too.
There is too much to enjoy in life to sit around worrying about mortgage payments and soccer practice. I just hope I never forget it.
posted by Kadjah at 11:25 AM
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