seanessay.com Derek Sivers’s blog has scores of comments for his recent Travelling Just for the People. (Instead for landmarks and tourist sights) A few of the commenters, no doubt representing many lurkers, lamented they don’t know how to meet the locals. “Not even in bars and cafes” says one, explaining he came from a more […]
From Alaska, Eschewing Sunny Hawaii for Grey London
seanessay.com When tourists are in Alaska they may forget that Alaskans can go be tourists too. And while the British Isles reward rambling there are also rewards from remaining in Central London: 90 per cent of the London tourist attractions are in the centre. After meeting an Alaskan I found London travel advice, from Quora […]
Free Fall Travel
seanessay.com more free fall writing, to free up one’s mind They say people visit travel agencies in January, resolved to travel. Prompt- take a hike Sometimes I think I could go for a hike, but then I never do. I have a reliable car but… part of my situation is guilt about things I could […]
A Near Senior’s Stressful Flight Booking
seanessay.com I thought I was safe, my jet tickets and hotel all fully paid for. “Paid for” is important, because right after my next trip, early next year, I will officially become a starving pensioner, like my friends. … I may well have my last ever trip by air. With Trudeau as our prime minister, […]
Existing in Exotic London England
seanessay.com I hesitate at essaying about my “tourist in London” life. Having known one or more people who were in the Peace Corps in Africa, or who did the back packing thing in South America, or taught English in East Asia, I notice: Seldom do they explain “social studies” or tell stories, and very seldom […]
Flower Child Angrily Told to Go Take a Hike
seanessay.com from Free Fall Friday No, I’m not nostalgic for the sixties. OK, for some of the fashions, maybe, but mostly it was a big hoax. Someone came across a girl by some park bleachers, perfectly looking like a hippie in a buckskin jacket, headband and so forth, a girl with a clear complexion. Turned […]