Travel and adventure rely heavily on a culture of hospitality and how one is perceived in an unfamiliar place as either a welcomed guest or a stranger to be feared.
So many experiences of “angels” in our travels. One who carried my heavy suitcase through the tunnels of the Paris métro, one who gave us a lovely apartment by the sea in Valencia “, Spain to recoup when my husband had emergency gall bladder surgery, and on and on.❤️
Wonderful! I love how virtually anyone you talk to who’s travelled extensively has a boatload of stories like this that shows how incredibly generous humans can be. It’s maybe THE underlying motive for me why I encourage more of us to travel to see that truth because so much of media culture presents our humanity in such a negative light. Thanks for engaging and sharing your thoughts Rachel!
Yes, there was a host in 1988. Sagres, Portugal. We overshot the train station we were supposed to get off in ( new⁷ friends, talk on the westbound train ... we simply got off at the most southwest terminus - Sagres ). A 10 year old boy asked if we'd like a room at his grandmother's. There being no hotel in town - "sure". We stayed 4 nights. 2 pubs in town - the American bar and the German bar. A close beach and a further, clothing optional beach. So much history. Columbus embarked from there.
Then up to Lisbon, Estoril, Sintra. More conventional lodging.
I love those serendipitous moments of travel when things don’t go according to plan but you find yourself amongst some of the best people on earth sharing stories and meals and it almost feels dreamlike. That’s a great story John! Thank you for engaging and sharing!
So many experiences of “angels” in our travels. One who carried my heavy suitcase through the tunnels of the Paris métro, one who gave us a lovely apartment by the sea in Valencia “, Spain to recoup when my husband had emergency gall bladder surgery, and on and on.❤️
Wonderful! I love how virtually anyone you talk to who’s travelled extensively has a boatload of stories like this that shows how incredibly generous humans can be. It’s maybe THE underlying motive for me why I encourage more of us to travel to see that truth because so much of media culture presents our humanity in such a negative light. Thanks for engaging and sharing your thoughts Rachel!
I love travel for this very reason. Many people I know can’t travel outside their bubble, though. So I kind of like that you call it adventure.😊
Yes, there was a host in 1988. Sagres, Portugal. We overshot the train station we were supposed to get off in ( new⁷ friends, talk on the westbound train ... we simply got off at the most southwest terminus - Sagres ). A 10 year old boy asked if we'd like a room at his grandmother's. There being no hotel in town - "sure". We stayed 4 nights. 2 pubs in town - the American bar and the German bar. A close beach and a further, clothing optional beach. So much history. Columbus embarked from there.
Then up to Lisbon, Estoril, Sintra. More conventional lodging.
The grandmother's home stands out. Full of love.
I love those serendipitous moments of travel when things don’t go according to plan but you find yourself amongst some of the best people on earth sharing stories and meals and it almost feels dreamlike. That’s a great story John! Thank you for engaging and sharing!