Travel

I am not a traveler, but in a way I wish I was. I do travel, but I am not a traveler. I don't think I have what it takes. I am too cautious, and not bold enough to do it. I don't mean a vacationer, but rather a traveler. Going where you want when you want for as long as you want.

I like to live vicariously through travelers. The stories are great and I get to peak into a world I would otherwise not know. I have traveled, but there is a big difference. During time off from work I go places and see things, but it is temporary. I am lucky though, because I do get to see more than most people. But I stay in hotels and I stay safe, seeing select things geared mostly for tourists. And then I go back home and go back to my ordinary working life. Maybe some day I will see what it is like to be a traveler.

I only bring these things up because I have just read another installment of Andy the Hobo's newsletter, and I have now added his blog to my read list. To me it is excellent reading because it is not like ordinary news or syndicated travel information, instead it is straight from the mouth (or fingers) of a real person who has been to real places and seen things that tourists and vacationers do not see.