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June 5, 2009
Departures...
One of my favourite shows on TV right now is Departures on the Outdoor Life Network. It's two guys from Brantford who travel with their other friend the cameraman and travel the world doing a great mix of typical tourist things as well as the out there adventures. I'd try and explain it some more but it really is the type of show you should just watch yourself. Some people will just see two guys traveling around avoiding the real world, but those who have ventured outside their own comfort zone before will probably appreciate the beauty and the experiences being shared a little more.
For those who have traveled before and are currently stationary, it is a show that reaches inside you and plucks a chord that awakens the travel bug from its hibernation. And why wouldn't it? Come home from work where the recession and cutbacks and budgets are all that people seem to be talking about right now. Money can weigh on your mind a fair bit at these times but like the old adage says "it doesn't bring happiness". A little perspective can be found watching two (sorry, three...don't wanna forget the camera guy) fellow Ontarians on the Mongolian-Russian border spend several days with a community that farms reindeer. A place where money has little value, where you work hard to live, where others come to appreciate your lifestyle, your landscape....
All a little melodramatic, especially with the realization that I'm not traveling anywhere like that soon....so I'll compromise. I'll appreciate the incredible beauty that lies close by. I'll hit the trails for the early morning and escape the real world for a while. Clear my head and play that travel bug to sleep for a while.
Posted by Dr.Unk at June 5, 2009 10:46 PM
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