The first time I travelled solo was in 1998 – and it was unplanned. I had lost my patience with my travelling partner and bought a bus ticket to Chiang Mai while the Swede slept in our shared room in Bangkok. Internet was at the time used mainly for sending...
I had lost my patience with my travelling partner and bought a bus ticket to Chiang Mai while the Swede slept in our shared room in Bangkok.
The joy in travel no longer lies exclusively in discovering new places but more in savouring a meal without having to cook and wash, having someone else clean the toilet and tidy up the bedroom, and enjoying"me time".Work recently took me to Beijing and I gladly left for several days without having to care about the husband, the cats, the dogs, the home.
They want to share the joy they experienced in seeing those places, I get it. But unsolicited recommendations irritate me as much as TikTok videos of"things you must see/do in xxx".I marvelled at the landscape, watched the locals, tasted amazing food, took sporadic naps. When I left Beijing, I felt richer in experience and knowledge, my being rejuvenated and ready to return to the daily grind.
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