Random Observation/Comment #757: For me, traveling is a mentality. I look at my experiences differently and just absorb the vibes of the new culture and people. Why this List? I haven’t done an international trip since COVID started, so I needed to think through this process for my devconnect / ETHAmsterdam conference. Here’s some things I wrote down before my...
Random Observation/Comment #139: For this Euro-trip, I’ve been planning my necessities since October. My list on the exact set of clothes and underwear I’ll be bringing has not changed in quite some time. This being said, I’ve started wearing the “less favored” clothes (including underwear) these past 4 months. These adjustments to my fashion-sense have brought me closer to my...
Random Observation/Comment #133: I avoid writing straightforward blog entries because I’m afraid the flair and side comments that feed my personal enjoyment would somehow be suppressed by length limits and those generic rules, like staying on topic or maintaining coherence. At the end of the day, I am trying to write a travel blog, so I guess I could try...
Random Observation/Comment # 126: I never seem to stay on topic with my journal entries. I read a lot of my suggestions from what’s supposed to be “useful to help other people plan,” but none of it is actually straightforward. I enter a lot of weird commentary that just fills the lines with a horribly foul substance. It’s not quite...
Random Observation/Comment #125: It’s hard for me to accept the fact that I can’t experience everything first-hand. I feel horrifyingly hollow knowing this fact. It’s not even the idea that I wouldn’t be able to experience the differences between growing up as an orphan or as a medieval lord – I realize these are impossible given my current choices and...
Random Observation/Comment #124: There isn’t a place I wouldn’t want to go. I’ve spent the equivalent of weeks surfing “the inter-webs” researching different places to travel and unique experiences. I’ve read magazines like Travel and Leisure, watched Travel Channel shows like Bizarre Foods and No Reservations, and joined social communities like travbuddy.com and couchsurfing.com to feed my urges. Pictures and...
Random Observation/Comment #122: I’ve been living vicariously through other people’s experiences and looking through the lenses of so many cameras in the past few months that I feel like I’ve actually gone to these places. Of course, my senses have not been satisfied with just pictures and descriptions, but this research has started my appetite. I hope my stomach (a.k.a....
