…We need to bestir ourselves; life will leave us behind unless we make haste; the days are fleeting by, carried away at a gallop, carrying us with them; we fail to realize the pace at which we are being swept along; here we are making comprehensive plans for the future and generally behaving as if we had all the leisure in the world when there are precipices all around us… Read more...
{ 13 comments }
…How was I to reconcile Todd’s insight that we seek unburdening transactions, which I interpret as travel here, and The New Inquiry’s assertion that traveling is collecting, the willful burdening of materialized experience by chronicling? Pass the aspirin please… Read more...
{ 51 comments }
…I once read in a guidebook that you should always assume you will return to the place you are currently visiting…allow me to give you some new advice: travel as though you might never return… Read more...
{ 33 comments }
Perhaps there’s a sense of entitlement and laziness in our expectations to be changed by simply visiting a place. Does it make sense to feel disappointed or betrayed for not finding or feeling something that wasn’t identified or searched for? Read more...
{ 16 comments }
…I’m the classic case of someone who waits until things are unbearable, until it hurts more to stay in the same place than to move on, before changing the scene… Read more...
{ 40 comments }
A hunter, oft-stubbled and bleary-eyed, driven by an insatiable hunger for exploration and experience - and perhaps a chance to thin the herd of caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. From the highlands and islands to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the Borders, I explore Scotland with a pen in hand and a fire in the belly (which could be partly from the whisky). Read more!
Get smart with the Thesis WordPress Theme from DIYthemes.
Copyright © 2009-2012 traveling-savage.com | Banner design by Hop & Jaunt | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Optimized for Google Chrome
