LIFE FOR A LIFE(!)

The point of travelling
‘’Travelling, if i was to put a label on it, it’s (like
life) a schizophrenic chameleon. It’s a party, it’s
an escapist, it’s lonely as helland it’s beautiful.’’ –
Paul Harrington
Sometimes, i find my´self sitting in a bar full of
young minds and beautiful people - all speaking a
language that i cannot understand. Yes, i can
interact, if i pull myself together. However, if i
don’t, then i better prepare myself for another
lonely Tuesday night in a strange city.
People often ask, ‘’why did you start travelling?’’,
and i’m sorry to reply that i don’t have a definite
answer. However, isn’t it just cool to find yourself
walking towards the train stationin Budapest
when all of sudden, some backpacker you met last
week in Krakow calls out your name? Hm, i didn’t
even plan on staying another night, but i’m glad i
did. Running wild, up and down the streets of
Budapest with Nathan and some of his travel
mates totally changed my overall view of the city.
We were on the biliards table when i asked the
barman to call us a taxi to some boat party we’d
heard about. The oppurtunity to give the barman my
business card, while inviting him to view one of my
photo galleries around Europe. Lucky me, his
girlfriend had just finished a photography course.
Thus, a new friend was made. He then pulled out 4
VIP passes to the boat party and handed them to me,
just in case we needed to get in and yes, we did.
Isn’t it funny how interesting we look while
travelling abroad? We were more open to meeting
new people and exchanging stories and ideas. Back
home, not many people would randomly stop me in
a pub, just to ask me where i’m from. So, is
travelling my escape mechanism?
The next morning, i was gone, again. Struggling to
find a bit of sleep on the train, while passport control
keeps flipping past every page and stamp as if he’s
looking for an excuse not to allow me to enter the
country. But he does and after he leaves, the cute
Slovakian girl across the aisle finally speaks to me in
my own native language – ‘’i take it that you are from
America?’’ I return a smile before i speak, realising
that her words and whatever happens next is just
another brilliant reason behind the point of travelling.