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On The Write Path

by Kåre Enga in Montana

Rated: 13+ · Book · Travel · #2032403

ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.

For there are many paths.

Visitor's Center of Woolaroc in Oklahoma, Osage Nation. Tribute to Native America.

A tlog. A travel blog. A keeping-track of my trials, er.. travels.

February 26, 2015 until ... June 18,2015.
January 12, 2016 until February 15, 2016.
November 13 to 30 2018 ... 2019,

2020: Taiwain.

I went nowhere in 2021.

2022: Portugal, Thailand.

Will include: Hawai'i, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Untied Arab Emirates, Portugal, Norway, Ireland and... (2015) ... Norway and Estonia (2016), México (2018), Taiwan, Balkans, Baltics, Turkey, Costa Rica, Nicaragua.

Vi får se.

"Where I have traveled, stayed and visited. Over 181 places."

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Wordsmitty ✍️

Jul 8, 2024 at 2:17am
In response to "How do I define travel?"

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Mar 22, 2024 at 10:27pm
In response to "Ides of August "

Wordsmitty ✍️ Many people seek thrills. Boring moments are quickly forgotten. I try to look deeper... still boring. But... someone was born that day and someone died. All days matter to someone. We're all just passing through...

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 22, 2024 at 1:45pm
In response to "Ides of August "

I remember reading this. Seven months later I comment (reminder comment from "333 steps"

)

I also like watching the scenery and people as I pass through or over. The open land always says so much in its shades of green, trimmed here and there stretching across its curves and hills with man's intrusions popping up once in a while.

Never thought of what the day tastes like. Sound and smell, yeah. I'll have to think about that more and see what I come up with.

Thanks for taking us along with you, but without being in the heat.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Mar 22, 2024 at 4:11am
In response to "January 2024 angst"

Wordsmitty ✍️ Forgot to check... Tokyo? I could visit you in Japan? Cherry Blossom Time. Don't miss it!

Of course, as you know, I went back to Montana for two weeks and returned via Taiwan.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Jan 25, 2024 at 11:53am
In response to "Expatriation? "

Sumojo Thanks for reminding me to read this article in full. I wonder about the flip side... there's also an urge to nest in a safe cave... kinda like a hobbit.

My experiences living in Costa Rica and Thailand have remolded me.

Yet, at this moment I just want to curl up and nest.

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Sumojo

Jan 23, 2024 at 10:02pm
In response to "Expatriation? "

Thanks for the link Kare. I read and agreed with every word especially This journey, sometimes difficult and lonely, is also a journey towards understanding and acceptance. It teaches us humility, patience, and open-mindedness.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Jan 20, 2024 at 8:01am
In response to "Orange is a color of winter."

Lyn's a Witchy Woman Yes and no. Country people are poor. Survival is #1, not health. Think of factory towns in the Great Lakes in the 50s and 60s.

The problem last year included Laos and Myanmar. The burning is sugarcane and corn. The governments made a mistake by allowing burning in February and in Thailand there was an uproar because it affected tourism in Chiang Mai... $$$ is king.

There are solutions but local people need to be consulted and big-money corporations that buy up the products and encourage production at any cost must be regulated or reined in. Education and consequences... right now there isn't much of either.

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Jan 18, 2024 at 3:29pm
In response to "Orange is a color of winter."

Aren't they worried about putting all that smoke into the air, how it will affect other growth as well as the people who reside there.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Jan 18, 2024 at 12:23pm
In response to "Paradise has pitfalls "

Legerdemain I don't fit in. And yes, that's frustrating. If I'm traveling I try to act respectful but I usually don't have time to learn enough to do better. That said, I'm living in Thailand. Living in a place is an entirely different experience.

Locals don't always want needy greedy visitors that disrupt their peaceful lives. Some places are overrun by traveling hoards. Prague comes to mind.

Legerdemain

Jan 2, 2024 at 12:03pm
In response to "Paradise has pitfalls "

I feel like any time an american tries to insert themselves into another culture, it's looked at as being a bull in a china shop. They say when visiting another place, ask the locals where they eat and hang out, but honestly they really don't want us there.
I'd love to visit all the places you do, but I don't think I'd ever fit in.

July 8, 2024 at 1:38am

#1073668

How do I define travel?

Stik asks about travel...

What first comes to mind when you see or hear the word travel?

Movement from one place to another for any reason; destination doesn't matter. But traveler? Not the same as a destination tourist or someone with a bucket check list. A traveler is someone who is interested on the road taken and what surprises await one on the journey. i'm more of a traveler than a tourist. That said... wish I were more flexible with schedule and money.

How much time and money do you think travel requires?

Many who want to learn French go to Paris but would never go to Québec City or Dakar. Many who want to learn Spanish think Sevilla but shudder at Bogotá and would never cross the street to the Mexican or Dominican side of their hometown. Most here at WDC insist that the locals speak English. So... VERY EXPENSIVE for middle-class middle-age Americans who are traveling for the first time to London, Dublin, Sydney or Auckland and must stay in a 'decent' hotel or AirBnB. Not as expensive to visit English speaking enclaves in Mexico or the Americas; but, one or two weeks is a vacation or a beach holiday. Yes, it's technically travel but 'beam-me-up-beam-me-down-catch-the-hotel-shuttle' barely counts imo. Me? It takes more time to arrange than money as I travel cheap. I prefer to stay in hostels. I also prefer one-two months especially on long trips with not-so-cheap airfare. As I age my lack of energy limits me more than time or money.

What do you make of the term wanderlust?

I don't think adventure tours or cruises or resorts usually count as they seldom have anything to do with wandering. Me? I always want to see new places but I have no energy. I'm a tortoise with wanderlust not an energizer bunny with a sugar-daddy and a six-figure bank account.

Do you think travel is important?

There's nothing wrong with living in the same house all your life. You can read. You can invite people to see you! Me? I did that for years (specifically 1981-2003) but I've traveled extensively since. Others watch videos of exotic places; but I can tell you what Taipei tastes like, feels like, smells like. Travel brochures and Vlogs only show a certain p.o.v. Going there gives you personal stories and perspective.

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