Travel is the best way to be lost and found at the same time. – Brenna Smith After half an hour on the rails, Willie Dare, perpetual alien without home or country, found himself sitting on a train going nowhere. The prolonged stop at some tiny, unnamed station in Italy’s Puglia region forced the conductor … More Willie Dare lost on planet Earth
A lock, like most people, will open up with patience and a bit of kindness. – Anonymous Crime was said to be nonexistent on the island. Cars were left unlocked, bicycles unchained and homes open. People set packages down on café tables and walked away for hours. They deserted boats and cars for weeks or … More Willie Dare makes a friend
Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth? – Rush Hour Willie Dare, Perpetual Alien sat on the examination table looking at his right hand with disbelief and fearing that this time his cultural curiosity might cost more than he was willing to lose. As Willie continued staring at his swollen … More Willie Dare takes a trip to the hospital
It goes without saying that [traveling] anywhere is an adventure. London is as unique to Kansas City as Rome is to Madrid. People in Sydney perceive things differently from the folks in Vienna. What works in Toronto or Frankfurt probably won’t work in Athens. (In fact, it won’t.) – Max Danger, The Adventures of an … More Willie Dare, Perpetual Alien
