I had taken many personal trips, on the road around the world, during my two decades of Corporate life. While that part of my life was both financially and intellectually rewarding, it always followed me, stylishly packed in the iPhone and conveniently tucked in my pocket wherever I was, even halfway around the world. Until now.
Reaching my 60-year-old landmark, being fortunate and having felt bold enough to wave a final goodbye to my 9-to-5 hamster wheel, I began to realize that time off is a pleasure without guilt and a meander without a destiny. It was my turn for tooling around, to savor the “Parts Unknown” for real. In addition, as Bourdain, my favorite host of that enthralling program, chose to rest, for good, he had planted a seed in my mind. It was all the more reason for me to hit the wide-open road.
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I had planned my main dish for dinner tonight: ‘salt and pepper fried shrimp’. Quite pleased after finishing up cooking, I walked to the wine rack, staring at all the bottles, as I always did, vacillating. Over the years, very few things in my everyday life remain increasingly alluring and baffling, both at the same […]
What makes this rural village—with a population of 600, tucked away on the eastern most edge of North America, and closed down half the year due to its bleak winter—so appealing as to draw people from all over the world? Following the instinct of migratory birds, I have decided to travel north to escape the sweltering […]
Have human beings, social by nature since the beginning of time, evolved into something utterly opposite in such a short time? Has the ubiquity of social media, founded with the intention to unite the world, made us more isolated than ever? I’ve heard friends express social-media related anxieties now and then, and I admit to […]
After five hours on the dark-blue sea, my dream ferry docked at Yarmouth. The port town of 6,500 population is on the southwestern edge of Nova Scotia, one of Canada’s three maritime provinces. In my simple mind, the more deeply I explore the land extending into the ocean, the closer I can get to the kingdom […]
It turns out that Portland has something exceptional for anyone who comes. I chose to get off the train and stay in Portland, Maine mainly because I needed to take the ferry ride from there to Nova Scotia, Canada. But since I was in no hurry, why not spend some time to get to know […]
In the month of July, steamy and toasty in North Carolina, I followed migratory birds instead of glossy travel guides, heading north by riding a train. Besides, I intended to take the time to slow down, thus traveling by train came to mind for the first time since moving to America. Plus, a train is […]
USTA State Championship 2017 in Greensboro NC