Great Philosophies of Life
Here in brief is the method I’ve honed to optimize a two-week vacation: When you arrive in a new country, immediately proceed to the farthest, most remote, most distant place you intend to reach during the trip. If there is a small village, remote spa, a friend’s farm, or a wild place you plan on seeing on the trip, go there immediately. Do not sto... See more
Kevin Kelly • 50 Years of Travel Tips
Travel
When asking someone for a restaurant recommendation, don’t ask them where is a good place you should eat; ask them where they eat. Where did they eat the last time they ate out?
Kevin Kelly • 50 Years of Travel Tips
Being beautiful, or well crafted, or cheap is not enough for a souvenir. It should have some meaning from the trip. A good question you may want to ask yourself when buying a souvenir is where will this live when I get home?
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The best souvenirs from a trip are your memories of the trip so find a way to memorialize them; keep a journal, send updates... See more
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The best souvenirs from a trip are your memories of the trip so find a way to memorialize them; keep a journal, send updates... See more
Kevin Kelly • 50 Years of Travel Tips
In reference to travel
If you detect slightly more people moving in one direction over another, follow them. If you keep following this “gradient ” of human movement, you will eventually land on something interesting—a market, a parade, a birthday party, an outdoor dance, a festival.
Kevin Kelly • 50 Years of Travel Tips
In reference to traveling to/experiencing new places
A great thing about taking notes is that it subtly encourages you to live a ‘notes-worthy life’
You end up seeking interesting conversations to build your memex; experimenting with new recipes to add to your collection; reading more widely to find surprising connections etc.
Anne-Laure Le Cunfftwitter.com
I open the Starbucks app for the 4th time today, a day that feels like it’s lasted a week. Time does this, when I’m strange. It wiggles and wobbles and sometimes it stops entirely. I love that. I love thinking about time as simply another story, one we all believe collectively for so long that it becomes truth.