i am a leaver, is my time wasted well?
jonno and i have been watching the “long way down” series – ewan mcgregor and charley boorman’s african sequel to their “long way round” trip around the world.
it’s a little bit of heaven and a little bit of torture at the same time. watching them slalom through countries on their motorbikes – countries i have dreamt of endlessly – the urge to run away again is overwhelming. the desire to just *go* – grab a bag, walk out the door, head for another continent which might as well be another planet full of strange landscapes, animals, languages – the desire is so strong i have to bite my lip to keep from crying.
along the way so far, ewan and charley have run into other travellers who’ve decided to run away. they’ve bumped into jason lewis, who spent 13 years going around the world on human power, a couple who had done the same journey by motorbike but in reverse, and several other people who just dropped out and took on the world – living the traveller lifestyle, living day to day for nothing but the experience of seeing what else is out there. the minimalist magellans of the 21st century.
and i can only watch and wonder why it’s not me.
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