The Quiet Traveler

Very nice, and very true for me as well!!

I love this! I’m also an introverted traveler whose most poignant memories are usually of experiences without others around. I love meeting new and interesting people, but I don’t need to to have adventures. And I love to peoplewatch, but find that having a book around allows me to do it without someone thinking my aloneness is an invitation to talk or to pick me up :-)

Thanks for the lovely words and photos-

Melissa

Nice piece - and not about problems or mishaps or strange goings-on, but about observation and being yourself - “seeing the world our own way,”

Oh, Sophia, this is so GREAT. And listening to it, I remembered, a very long time ago staying at a hotel on the French Riviera. It was a rambling pink and while place, and I was the ONLY guest there. I’d forgotten all about that until seeing/listening to this. For that, I thank you.

I like it. So true and very refreshing.

A lovely piece narrated in a lovely voice. The two blend beautifully.

Thanks all. And Pam, my very favorite thing to hear in response to personal writing is that I reminded someone of her (or his, of course) own trip. That is always my goal.

Very good one this.all guys are like it.

Well said… I had never been able to put my finger on exactly what made us I’s unable to really communicate with E’s… “our experiences don’t necessarily translate well” just hit the spot. I had never realized that simple fact: you just experience life differently, that’s what’s going on…

you just spoke my heart. Sometimes when I travel and someone wants to chat I feel guilty for wanting to just sit, but I need to be polite. Yes, good connections have come out of that but it takes a lot of energy for me when I’d rather just watch the China countryside slip past.