Take a glance across the internet, and you could think that the globe has shrunk, that tourists have blanketed the world, and that nothing is left to astonish us.
Beautiful. We all want to go where others don't go. But how to implement it? My favorite (and patented, but I grant you permission because I like you) method is the Red Marker method . Here is how it works: you need an old-fashioned, paper-printed map, a Lonely Planet guidebook and a red marker, and some patience. You open the guidebook and using the red marker you patiently mark on the map and cross over all the places mentioned in the guidebook. Then you look from distance, with satisfaction. The red-marked places are where you will NOT go. But the entire rest of the country is the white spot for you to discover. Voilà!
Wonderful! I’d add one more thing—we don’t have to travel far to explore, especially with time or budget constraints. Destinations just a few hours’ drive away can be just as interesting and often even more off the beaten path.
Thanks Mike. Absolutely. I touch on this in my post 'The Ancient Shudder'. Planning to do a post about my local hill soon! Great to see that your'e a photographer who writes too!
How true. The read is very uplifting actually! Thank you
Beautiful. We all want to go where others don't go. But how to implement it? My favorite (and patented, but I grant you permission because I like you) method is the Red Marker method . Here is how it works: you need an old-fashioned, paper-printed map, a Lonely Planet guidebook and a red marker, and some patience. You open the guidebook and using the red marker you patiently mark on the map and cross over all the places mentioned in the guidebook. Then you look from distance, with satisfaction. The red-marked places are where you will NOT go. But the entire rest of the country is the white spot for you to discover. Voilà!
Thanks. Paper is always best. Always look for the white blank spots!
Wonderful! I’d add one more thing—we don’t have to travel far to explore, especially with time or budget constraints. Destinations just a few hours’ drive away can be just as interesting and often even more off the beaten path.
Thanks Mike. Absolutely. I touch on this in my post 'The Ancient Shudder'. Planning to do a post about my local hill soon! Great to see that your'e a photographer who writes too!
This is exactly how I feel about travel :)