humanity

If nothing else, travel opens your eyes to the colorful quilt that is humankind.

A Breath In - Lightening Up
Clarity (a breath in)... ahhhh.. Literal clarity settling in and boy does it feel good. Like a weight literally lifted, new space in my chest and shoulders, into my spine. I feel grounded but lifted - ready to move forward in a direction that I now know is the right one.
By AmandaSprouts5 years ago in Wander
Samsonite Road
From New Jersey to North Carolina, South Carolina to Georgia, Maryland to Florida. I strive in different areas and embrace different settings of time. From the different lingos to the rise of the sun in different areas of the city, it just seems like an addiction to me. To roam freely across every area within the world. Sort of like a Dr Suess story come to life, but my color is not green nor do I have a furry frame. I used to scoff at the thoughts of running to a train just to make it to my next destination, or getting jet lag during a two hour flight (such an amateur). But, the thrill of hearing transportation information, train engine exhaust, and a groggy self going to a gas station to get a gatorade and relieving myself after a few hours on the road seems like a habit in a blessing.
By Thomas Benson5 years ago in Wander
Hong Kong 1997
HONG KONG IS LIKE AN EX To me, Hong Kong is like an ex-boyfriend: I remember how it all started, I have evidence that we had fun, there were moments of anger and hate, I'm glad we have moved on, the break up was weird, and I have no regrets. In fact, I have TWO ex-boyfriends associated with the five years I lived in Hong Kong, so 3 really is a magical number. I'm now a Torontonian and I have been since 2002. Married with kids no less. Hong Kong really was the one before the One.
By Sherry5 years ago in Wander
The Always Greener Grass
October, a few days after Michaelmas and the narrow lane shows signs of autumn’s progress. Golden-green crab apples lie strewn along the crown of the road glowing, almost lambent, in the half-light of the holloway. A grey murk penetrates the trees, a twilight wrung from the fabric of a squall. It’s a suitable gloom for the trek up Blagdon Hill in Dorset, a place already seeded by burial mounds and the field furniture of Bronze Age death cults.
By Ian Vince5 years ago in Wander
The Start
I think we can all agree that COVID-19 is the absolute worst. A virus that came into existence less than a year ago has changed life as we know it. It's safe to assume that none of us view life the same way we did eight months ago. COVID-19 has made me completely re-examine my ideals and I can say, with absolute certainty, that I have absolutely no idea what this whole "life" thing is even about.
By Devon Riddle5 years ago in Wander
Silence, Skin, and Soul-Saving Soup in Mexico City
I was hungry for something new. It was January 2019, a few days into the new year, when I booked a one-way ticket to Mexico City, desperately craving a solo adventure. Only hours after I'd arrived, messages and calls poured in from friends and family. They wondered how my trip was going, what the weather was like, and what I'd eaten so far. I left them all unread.
By Elliot Adamson5 years ago in Wander
Life on the midway
I am back in Tulsa working another parking lot fair but I don't care. I have only one goal at this point, to get to Garland Texas. That is where Ruby and I are working the same spot next. Fourth of July week Garland is going to be a huge party.
By James Sims5 years ago in Wander
Bali to East Java
Well where to from Bali. These days most tourists take a flight to Surabaya then bus it to Yogyakarta and beyond. But many miss the splendor that is East Java. I am a little bias in saying that, as I was born and raised in Surabaya the capital of East Java. East Java is a little drier than the rest of Java. But that does not mean that the terrain is devoid of splendid beauty. There are magnificent National Parks. Indonesia's only Safari park. Pure white sand beaches and crystal blue seas, calling, “come in for a swim”.
By Woody DeJong5 years ago in Wander
What kind of traveller are you? (Japan edition)
This article is written as a bit of comedic fun and shouldn’t accurately represent all the people who visit Japan on the regular! These are inspired from all the weird and wonderful personalities I came across when travelling Japan with One Life Adventures.
By Maddie Bradley5 years ago in Wander
Homeless In California
Homeless in California -by Sharon Nelson I remember when I walked in from a nice warm sunny day on Venice Beach California. I saw my two roommates sitting at the kitchen table with somber looks on their faces. I went in making a joke saying - cheer up it's not that bad. In which they both looked over at me in unison and one of them replied -it is, we have to move in thirty days. The landlord's selling the house. I knew there was no way of contesting this. For we all knew he could do it. We just never expected him "to do it", and so soon!
By Shrn Nlsn5 years ago in Wander
Here Today Gone to Maui
Here Today, Gone to Maui I flew into Honolulu, then took a connecting flight to Maui. Once I landed, I stepped out into the warm tropical breeze with what little belongings I had under one arm. I landed with $150 in my pocket, plus the 4 ounces of hash and the LSD. My flute case made it easy to transport the stash with its false bottom with ample room for the goodies. It was a foolproof plan back then because there was no such thing as X-raying luggage or TSA security. Nobody was looking through your shit.
By Scott Adlai Stevenson5 years ago in Wander
Only Mountains Never Meet
I was a freshman in high school. Not when I got the tattoo, but we’ll get there. The story starts with entering high school and being tracked for all advanced classes. My best friends and I swore a pact to have at least one class together every semester so that we wouldn’t be pulled apart by all the high school drama.
By Andrew Wallace5 years ago in Wander