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Holly Starley's avatar

“I’d float down-down-down over the chestnut trees and the cobbled path that leads to the lower funiculare station with the chickpea candy dispenser and the smell of espresso coffee,  fresh bread and exhaust from Vespas.” 💕 💭

I, too, once had rail riding fantasies. I met a guy who did that for a living (which is not the right word for the tiny amount of money he made). He was paid by companies to accompany large freight and rode in the cars as one would if one were hopping the rails. His tales disavowed me of the dreaminess, to be honest. But perhaps we just had different kinds of imagination, he and I.

And your dream walk with travel guides in love with each leg — swoon. I have made long overland journeys by bicycle and days long treks by foot and longer ones with a mix of public transport thrown in. The Camino is on my list. And I’ve eyed same long road through the Americas. But this addition of the perfect guides. Friggin brilliant!! I’d enlist you as my dream trip dreamer upper, Adam!

Thanks to you and to you, Tom, for sharing this space.

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Samantha Childress's avatar

I'm so charmed by this idea of traveling like a hobo with a dog who loves you more than anyone else in the world--I hope Adam gets his Shep!

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