Stroll and Speak | Your Guide to Mindful Travel
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I once tried to bring a slice of Italian dolce far niente into my cramped apartment—spoiler alert: it’s not as simple as swapping your morning espresso for a macchiato. Turns out, the art of doing nothing is a bit more nuanced when your neighbors are more “leaf blower” than “lilting violin.” But I figured if […]
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I remember the first time I tried to write a travel piece. I was staring at a blank page, my screen mocking me with its sterile emptiness. I had just returned from a supposedly life-changing trip to a remote island, but all I could muster was drivel that read more like a tourist brochure than […]
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As I sat with my friend, a real estate investor in Costa Rica, I realized that navigating the world of real estate finance can be daunting, but with the right approach, it can also be a powerful tool for creating sustainable and intentional communities. The smell of freshly brewed coffee and the sound of birds […]
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I once found myself in a German beer garden, ostensibly to soak up the culture, but really, let’s be honest, I was trying to nurse a hangover with a pint of something strong enough to recalibrate my life choices. As I sat there under the sprawling chestnut tree, nursing my existential crisis as much as […]
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I still remember the first time I had to deal with a supply chain management disaster. It was like trying to solve a puzzle blindfolded – pieces were missing, and the ones I had didn’t fit together. The so-called “experts” were spewing out jargon, talking about optimizing logistics and streamlining operations, but none of it […]
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I once found myself in the heart of Marrakech, attempting to negotiate for a rug I didn’t even want. The salesman’s grin was all teeth and no sincerity, a testament to my complete inadequacy in the art of bargaining. There I stood, a hapless foreigner, drowning in a sea of vibrant fabrics and the unspoken […]
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I once found myself in a dimly lit Parisian café, desperately clutching my phone while trying to decipher cryptic French SIM instructions. Spoiler alert: my high school French didn’t cut it, and neither did the patchy Wi-Fi. It was a humbling moment, akin to realizing your umbrella is inside-out in a rainstorm. There I was, […]
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I once thought planning a multi-country trip would be as simple as stringing a few destinations together like beads on a necklace. Turns out, it’s more like trying to assemble a jigsaw puzzle with pieces from different boxes. The first time I tackled this beast, I ended up stranded in a tiny Italian village because […]
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I once found myself in a cramped hostel room in Bangkok, the kind that smells like stale dreams and desperation, realizing I was about to overstay my visa. No amount of charm or cash would sway the humorless immigration officer I imagined waiting at the airport. That was the moment I learned that long-term travel […]
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I once found myself, laptop in hand, perched on a wobbly café table in a back alley of Bangkok. The Wi-Fi was as reliable as a politician’s promise, but there I was, trying to squeeze out a few coherent sentences between sips of overly sweet iced coffee. This was the glamorous life I’d imagined when […]
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