satire
Foreign travel is parody waiting to happen, even if you're the butt of the joke.
The Story of the Valley
1. None of this was her idea. The California clan is not trustworthy. The whole family is questionable, especially the Southern ones. They create fairytale princesses who never grow up into women. They perfect make-believe movie stars built of real people who are frequently suicidal and anorexic. They cheat you out of dreams you haven’t even had yet. They’re practically vampires. They cash in people’s futures for fifteen minutes of fame or one good hit. They can devour the strong as well as the weak, but they prefer the lucky.
By Samani Donn5 years ago in Wander
Only in Florida
Some of the jobsites that my fiancé and I work on are in some pretty remote areas that are deep in the woods with red dirt roads. You see some pretty interesting houses and yards back in those woods. The most interesting we’ve seen, by far, was a series of 10 double wide trailers attached to each other into a makeshift mansion. They were attached end to end, side to side and end to side. They were even stacked on top of each other. Oh the questions I had for the builder. Is that duct tape that's holding them together water tight? How many rooms are there? Stairs or ladders? Most importantly, why?
By Anton Mathias Heft5 years ago in Wander
Camping isn't for me
I Don’t go Camping Why would I voluntarily live like a dog? Okay, so I don’t like hiking or camping. I have a debilitating fear of snakes, I had a very terrifying experience as a child on my great grandparents farm and I have anxiety attacks if there’s one in my immediate vicinity.
By Mae McCreery6 years ago in Wander
Fremantle
From being the first sttled area in Western Australia to being the primary hub of Bars that flock 40-60 year olds that desperatlly want to feel young again to Cafe's and Restaurants that beleive they have a reasonable justification to charge an arm and leg due to "culture". Surrounded by the engulfing swan river filled with cruise ships docking the harbours every single day sending an influx of immigrants and tourists. Not saying that's a bad thing entirely, i understand the purpose and the economic turnover for Freo but the attitudes of immigrants can be quite obnoxious depending where they're from and is clear as day.
By Michael Guerrini6 years ago in Wander
A Short Story About Paradise and Where to Find It
The Maldives come quite close to the ideal image of paradise. Even from a bird's eye view, the sometimes round, sometimes oval, sometimes elongated atolls with their snow-white beaches in the deep blue of the Indian Ocean look like a masterfully painted picture of an ideal, harmonious and peaceful world.
By Markus Hermannsdorfer7 years ago in Wander
Lost from the First Step
Lost from the first step. That’s how it felt flying United. From the first step I took into Bush International, I was lost. I didn’t know how to get my boarding pass. I didn’t know how to check my baggage. I felt thoroughly underprepared for this trip. My mum had said something about business class which, frankly, sounded beautiful. Unfortunately, she was wrong. What we had was Premier Access.
By L. E. King7 years ago in Wander
Right on Red State: Florida Weather
Florida is hot. It's an undeniable fact, yet tourists feel the need to point it out. Floridians, and people who live in Florida, but don't want to be labelled as Floridians, are well aware that it is hot outside. Don't feel the need to remind them for the sake of small talk. They all know the statewide high temperatures are caused by Florida's proximity to the equator, and the low elevation making Florida very close to Hell.
By Benjamin Hecker9 years ago in Wander
