Category: Around the World
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“The road is made by walking”
Walker, your footsteps are the road, and nothing more. Walker, there is no road, the road is made by walking. Walking you make the road, and turning to look behind you see the path you never again will step upon. Walker, there is no road, only foam trails on the sea. Border of a Dream: Selected Poems of Antonio Machado, translated by Willis Barnstone
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A place is a tool
Whenever you feel like what you’re doing is really difficult, try changing where you do it. I wrote about this in-depth at Forge. I also recently heard Paul Ford and Rich Ziade describe the office as a tool, which reminded me of a story from my student days, about how the library was a tool…
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What to think vs. how to think
Recently, my wife and I were booking a trip. While it was within our budget, it was definitely pushing it, and I started experiencing discouragement. Then, my brain suggested one option that I’d learned a few months ago: the best way to save money on a trip is to be flexible in timing or in…
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The case against the case against travel
A few weeks ago, I came across this piece making the case against travel. There has been some interesting commentary on the piece already (here, and here), and I wanted to share some points: 1. One thing worth appreciating is context: while travel has remained the same in many ways, it has also drastically changed.…
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Subtle life changes
In September 2021, my fiancée and I went to Hong Kong. What was supposed to be a six month visit turned into nearly sixteen months. We really liked it there. Sometimes, when I caught up with friends back in North America or Europe, they’d inevitably ask, “What’s it like?” When I lived on Hong Kong…