tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post2308620728301407413..comments2023-11-02T08:20:06.829-07:00Comments on The Dealio with D'Emilio: floating thoughtsLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10165726936098435060noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-63560551600882369842010-02-09T10:31:33.118-08:002010-02-09T10:31:33.118-08:00@manu - i've heard the sense of smell is one o...@manu - i've heard the sense of smell is one of the strongest memory triggers.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165726936098435060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-60503637195490692182010-02-09T10:29:41.145-08:002010-02-09T10:29:41.145-08:00@canole - i think traveling together is one of the...@canole - i think traveling together is one of the truest tests of compatibility!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165726936098435060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-65230385007873055652010-02-09T10:29:02.292-08:002010-02-09T10:29:02.292-08:00@michele - yes! i remember that night and the tast...@michele - yes! i remember that night and the taste of apple vodkas ;)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165726936098435060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-80529788613283912792010-02-09T10:28:00.825-08:002010-02-09T10:28:00.825-08:00@mohammad - thank you for sharing your thoughts! t...@mohammad - thank you for sharing your thoughts! they are absolutely beautiful! i really appreciate you writing such a thoughtful comment here! i really like the arabic saying you mentioned, "heaven with no people is not tolerable", very fitting for the perspective of this post!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165726936098435060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-59489961562493171952010-01-19T01:39:08.194-08:002010-01-19T01:39:08.194-08:00Hi.
When I travel, I don't document anything....Hi.<br /><br />When I travel, I don't document anything. I don't write, I don't take pictures... the only thing I love and remember from a new place it's how it smells. When you smell the same thing again, you remember that one place you visited once, and the people who were around you.Manunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-59878519473321713392010-01-16T01:25:31.751-08:002010-01-16T01:25:31.751-08:00Close your eyes think positive and picture the hap...Close your eyes think positive and picture the happy moments you've went through in your life or draw your future and imagine what you want to achieve. You will find that there is always someone else in that picture sharing your happy moments and achievements.<br />There is a very old saying in Arabic! :) that means something like “heaven with no people is not liveable”... Life has no meaning or flavour if there is no one to share it with and I think this is something we all strive to achieve and maintain<br />even insignificant things such as a new gadget or a bag or shoe or car we like to share with our friends and people around us but I think here we have drifted a bit from knowing what would make us really happy and satisfied and instead of setting goals and targets we are being followers of whatever is the trend which kept us always unsatisfied and frustrated plus its keeping us always on the run trying to make more money to be able to buy our happiness. <br />Life is much more than insignificant things money can buy. I agree that money is extremely important but only as a tool and not as our goal.<br />My point, we need to start putting more time and efforts socializing with friends and people before its too late. And i am not talking about a companion. When i grow old i don’t want to end up being alone or with my wife or partner without having friends to fill up the picture ;)<br />At the end thank you Leah for making me write my first comment ever :) i hope i didn’t drift from your topicmohammed rayyannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-9353860800414813592010-01-11T20:21:32.338-08:002010-01-11T20:21:32.338-08:00I've only traveled alone, and often wondered w...I've only traveled alone, and often wondered what I missed with only two eyes and one heart. I know romance and travel are partners in the sublime from the couples I've met on the road, both young and old. Does their love of each other depend on traveling so as not to get too comfortable in one place? Maybe waking up each day in a different location is like the first day of a romance, but with the memory your traveling companion is somehow familiar. Till I meet "her" on the road, I will be content in loving what my eyes see and my heart feels. Next stop....Christopher Canolehttp://www.canole.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-25544029556036335172010-01-11T07:51:32.187-08:002010-01-11T07:51:32.187-08:00"This was one of my favorite nights in Berlin..."This was one of my favorite nights in Berlin - it was also my last night before flying back to Rome for new years eve. after leaving the lounge, I met up with some friends at a bar..."<br /><br />Couriosly I had a similar experience in Berlin too before NYE. I went to the same bar above with friends and met two cool girls.<br />One of the two surprisingly spoke Italian as well!Would you believe?And she had killer eyes.<br />It was a shame she had to leave the day after.<br />One of my best nights in Berlin.<br />One of my best nights ever.<br /><br />Ring any bell?<br /><br />Take care,<br />MicheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-13579522158716548302010-01-09T21:38:23.486-08:002010-01-09T21:38:23.486-08:00beautiful thoughts, gaston. thank you for sharing!...beautiful thoughts, gaston. thank you for sharing!!!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165726936098435060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-74543026115584096942010-01-09T20:48:15.709-08:002010-01-09T20:48:15.709-08:00I used to cherish my "alone time" when t...I used to cherish my "alone time" when traveling, but I have found thru meeting up with friends in odd places of the world, that any trip is better when shared, when there is someone to guide you and someone you can surprise with a reaction to something it is common to them. <br />I am a little bit of a "wide eyes guy" and I can walk like a hobbit, and I have gotten my friends into strange places they wouldn't notice, and I have let them take me to places that wouldn't be of my liking at first glance. These people are close friends, and it is has been so much more significant to me to actually see their cities thru their eyes and we laugh when we remember details together. <br />"You can't know where you are unless you know where you have been", and that has been my excuse to document EVERYTHING, but yes, I have been lost in the moment and sometimes I only have a shot with a cellphone or a blurb on twitter to remind me how it felt at that moment. Though sometimes I have found myself putting the camera away so I can see something with naked eyes, I am also aware that time washes over memories, and it is important to me to keep the vivid colors of these moments intact, and that has helped me share it to others. <br />Because of these pics and videos, some friends and coworkers have recently ended up visiting the places I have been to, like the costume store in Union Square where I got my V for Vendetta mask after Nats got scared by an animatronic Freddy Krueger, or the Kenner and Co. toy-store in Malmo where I took a picture with Heidi and Micke, or this little bookshop inside the British Film Institute in London that has a sale on screen-writting books.<br />These documents are dear to me, they are my touchstone when I need a pad in the back to keep on going.<br />Now don't ask me why do I want to run the globe, or why do I want to keep on running, because I do not have an answer to that yet, nor I am ready to face it. In the meantime, I will keep on collecting memories of shared time with dear friends, because like one of the friends I made in my trips says, "life is a collection of moments". And I want to believe in that, it makes me smile.Gaston G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-91062711164102773262010-01-09T20:23:04.416-08:002010-01-09T20:23:04.416-08:00ooh, that is a great quotation! yes, i agree, if y...ooh, that is a great quotation! yes, i agree, if your purpose is to go on a reflective trip (which was most of my purpose this time), i agree that being alone gives you the time and space to reflect...however, i feel you can get more out of a place/experience/adventure/etc when it's shared with others.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165726936098435060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801436798668399742.post-55234933160236251072010-01-09T20:04:06.406-08:002010-01-09T20:04:06.406-08:00“One travels more usefully when alone, because he ...“One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more”<br /><br />Thomas JeffersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com