Join me, Allan Hill (the Nostalgic Vagabond) for weekly one-hour~ish travel talks with unique and interesting travellers / adventurers who Zoom-in from all around the world. In conversation, we share compelling personal stories of trial, triumph and sometimes tribulation from journeys, exploring this world and its cultures, languages and landscapes. None of us claim to be experts, we aren't necessarily pros, we are regular people like you. But we decided to say, “YES!” Decided to step outside our comfort zone and have a go at creating our own journey, going our own way. You also don't have to be an expert or professional, all you need is to say, “Yes!” Commit. And go on your own journey – your own way. You can be a traveller too! Hey - Maybe travel could help you discover, your best you. And you can also follow me, @thenostalgicv
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episode 17: When One Travels to Places Afar - Best to See Things As They Are
The Nostalgic Vagabond Zooms-in (more or less home) to the east coast of Australia and to a little town known as Narooma, about one hour south by car from where he grew up with best mate from high school, the man that is, Cameron Thompson.
Allan and Cameron have experienced many adventures together. Adventures that started in the Scouts but progressed, in weird ways, from haphazard teenage road trips in island states to crazy, super-sized weddings in Punjabi Pakistan. Although playing the roles of the groom and the best man, at that time we had not much idea of what was going on or what exactly we were supposed to do. (Allan was also was zombified with food poisoning!)
In this episode, Cameron shares that something one learns when travelling to destinations far from what is normal in comparison to one's own home is to just experience things as they are.
Observe, try to understand but don't get too stressed out if it takes time. Be in the moment, be in that foreign environment, go with the flow and try to embrace the situation. And what is perhaps considered strange or abnormal in native culture is often completely normal in a foreign culture like:-
Riding without seatbelts on highways, no helmets on motorbikes, playing cricket on the rooftops of the multistory houses. These are only some of the things in Pakistan. Listen in for more...
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