Horizons: A Manifesto for Wayfinders

Prelude in Departure Lounge The fluorescent hum of airports (that great liminal cathedral) whispers the first truth of travel: all true journeys begin in the surrender of certainty Anti-Itinerary Burn your bucket list Scatter the ashes in: The 3am diner where truckers speak in road-worn poetry The Moroccan pharmacy where saffron and stories are sold by weight The Kyoto backstreet where maple leaves conspire with gravity Principles of Disorientation a) Getting lost is the only way to be found b) Jetlag is just your soul catching up with your body c) The most important phrases in any language: “What is this?” “Tell me more” “Thank you” Field Notes from the In-Between Observed: how train windows turn strangers into temporary confidants how border crossings make philosophers of us all how hotel pens write differently than home pens The Alchemy of Return What you bring back: Sand from a Croatian beach in your left shoe The recipe for that Bangkok street vendor’s smile The realization that “normal” was always arbitrary Postcard from the Next Journey (Found blank in a Berlin flea market) The unwritten rule: the best destinations are those that rewrite the traveler Colophon: This text should be read while slightly lost preferably with a ticket stub serving as bookmark

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