Posted: 1/25/18 | January 25th, 2018 (Updated 2020 with added links)
Spurred by the composing of my new book about my decade on the road, I discover myself wandering the halls of memory reminiscing about my years on the travel.
I dig with old pictures as well as journal entries. I browse Facebook for people whose lives briefly intersected with my own on the highway of life. stories as well as faces long forgotten zoom to the forefront my mind as I question where they are as well as what they’re doing.
The five backpackers who influenced my original trip. The woman from that hostel in Prague who welcomed me into her good friend group when I was as well scared to state hello. The Dutch men I spent weeks traveling with around Australia. The motley team I spent a month with in new Zealand. My good friends from when I resided in Bangkok. The people I chosen up on my road trip across the states. My very first Couchsurfing host. Or this group of crazy cats I spent a month in paradise with:
As strangers in a far-off land, we were each other’s support. We were the very best of friends, partners in crime, as well as in some cases lovers.
Yet, as all of us roam even more along life’s path as well as cast our head backwards, we notice each other’s light fading like a star being snuffed out, up until one day, it’s gone as well as nothing however dust remains.
What occurred to the people I hitchhiked with in Iceland?
Where are all these people now?
Where are the Spaniards from Valencia who I partied with in Florence?
What occurred to Lennart, the man I played poker with in Amsterdam?
Does Jen, a German woman as well as my very first connection on the road, still online in Australia?
Where is that American couple from Bocas del Toro whose info I failed to remember to compose down?
Where are those people I satisfied in Thailand that influenced me to stop my job?
Those people I dealt with at that hostel in Taiwan with?
I satisfied these people in Thailand as well as went to them in Bordeaux. I keep in mind this ideal day – a journey to beach, sunset on this sand dune, as well as a red wine as well as cheese dinner. however where are they now? I understand not.
Where are the numerous others I spent days, hours, as well as minutes with in hostels around the world? The ones who wandered unfamiliar streets, partied into the night, broke bread as well as laughed with me?
What are they doing? Do they still travel? Did they make everything the method around the world like they hoped? Are they happy? Married? Do they like their jobs? Are they healthy? Are they even alive?
And do they have similar thoughts?
Do they believe about the people they met? Do they come across a picture on Facebook, sit back, as well as get lost in memory?
These men made me recognize I worked as well much when I traveled….and I don’t keep in mind their names.
Is there somebody available best now telling that tale about a crazy night in Prague as well as including me in it?
Wandering your past is like wandering a minefield of emotion – joy, excitement, sadness, regret. There are so numerous people I miss as well as question about. Yes, it’s foolish to believe that everybody will stay in your life forever. people come, people go. growing apart is a truth of life. People, life, as well as circumstances change.
What occurred to these great dudes??
But that doesn’t make me question about them any type of less.
Our paths may not intersect once again as well as the memory of them may fade (really, what was the name of that couple from Bocas?), however their impact on my life will stay with me forever. They taught me to let go, laugh, love, be much more adventurous, push myself, as well as so much more.
My life is much better since they were in it.
One day, far from now, I’ll look back once again as well as much more lights will have faded. I’ll once again question where they went. And, like a time traveler, I’ll zoom back to the moments we had, relive them in my mind, as well as envision a pleased future for my good friend where all his or her dreams came as true as mine.
Maybe they as well are staring out at the sky as well as believing the same.
Maybe they’re telling their friend/loved one/kid, “There was this time….”, remembering me, as well as stating “That was a great guy. I hope life is treating him well.”
As we travel the road of life, perhaps that’s as much as one can truly hope for.
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Spurred by the composing of my new book about my decade on the road, I discover myself wandering the halls of memory reminiscing about my years on the travel.
I dig with old pictures as well as journal entries. I browse Facebook for people whose lives briefly intersected with my own on the highway of life. stories as well as faces long forgotten zoom to the forefront my mind as I question where they are as well as what they’re doing.
The five backpackers who influenced my original trip. The woman from that hostel in Prague who welcomed me into her good friend group when I was as well scared to state hello. The Dutch men I spent weeks traveling with around Australia. The motley team I spent a month with in new Zealand. My good friends from when I resided in Bangkok. The people I chosen up on my road trip across the states. My very first Couchsurfing host. Or this group of crazy cats I spent a month in paradise with:
As strangers in a far-off land, we were each other’s support. We were the very best of friends, partners in crime, as well as in some cases lovers.
Yet, as all of us roam even more along life’s path as well as cast our head backwards, we notice each other’s light fading like a star being snuffed out, up until one day, it’s gone as well as nothing however dust remains.
What occurred to the people I hitchhiked with in Iceland?
Where are all these people now?
Where are the Spaniards from Valencia who I partied with in Florence?
What occurred to Lennart, the man I played poker with in Amsterdam?
Does Jen, a German woman as well as my very first connection on the road, still online in Australia?
Where is that American couple from Bocas del Toro whose info I failed to remember to compose down?
Where are those people I satisfied in Thailand that influenced me to stop my job?
Those people I dealt with at that hostel in Taiwan with?
I satisfied these people in Thailand as well as went to them in Bordeaux. I keep in mind this ideal day – a journey to beach, sunset on this sand dune, as well as a red wine as well as cheese dinner. however where are they now? I understand not.
Where are the numerous others I spent days, hours, as well as minutes with in hostels around the world? The ones who wandered unfamiliar streets, partied into the night, broke bread as well as laughed with me?
What are they doing? Do they still travel? Did they make everything the method around the world like they hoped? Are they happy? Married? Do they like their jobs? Are they healthy? Are they even alive?
And do they have similar thoughts?
Do they believe about the people they met? Do they come across a picture on Facebook, sit back, as well as get lost in memory?
These men made me recognize I worked as well much when I traveled….and I don’t keep in mind their names.
Is there somebody available best now telling that tale about a crazy night in Prague as well as including me in it?
Wandering your past is like wandering a minefield of emotion – joy, excitement, sadness, regret. There are so numerous people I miss as well as question about. Yes, it’s foolish to believe that everybody will stay in your life forever. people come, people go. growing apart is a truth of life. People, life, as well as circumstances change.
What occurred to these great dudes??
But that doesn’t make me question about them any type of less.
Our paths may not intersect once again as well as the memory of them may fade (really, what was the name of that couple from Bocas?), however their impact on my life will stay with me forever. They taught me to let go, laugh, love, be much more adventurous, push myself, as well as so much more.
My life is much better since they were in it.
One day, far from now, I’ll look back once again as well as much more lights will have faded. I’ll once again question where they went. And, like a time traveler, I’ll zoom back to the moments we had, relive them in my mind, as well as envision a pleased future for my good friend where all his or her dreams came as true as mine.
Maybe they as well are staring out at the sky as well as believing the same.
Maybe they’re telling their friend/loved one/kid, “There was this time….”, remembering me, as well as stating “That was a great guy. I hope life is treating him well.”
As we travel the road of life, perhaps that’s as much as one can truly hope for.
How to travel the world on $50 a Day
My new York Times very popular paperback guide to world travel will instruct you exactly how to master the art of travel to ensure that you’ll get off the beaten path, save money, as well as have a deeper travel experience. It’s your A to Z planning guide that the BBC called the “bible for budget plan travelers.”
Click right here to discover much more as well as begin reading it today!
Book Your Trip: Logistical suggestions as well as Tricks
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