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I picked up a rather intriguing book the other day, but the Lonely Planet people, all about Experimental Travel.

 

The basic gist is that a few veteran and seasoned travellers have got bored of just visiting places and doing the normal tours offered by their hotels and so have gotten it into their head to try and do things differently.

 

At first I thought it would be a good way to get over the nervousness of being in a foreign place, but soon after I read a few more I began doubting if it was a real book, or if they were just having a laugh with ideas and making it out to be real.

 

Things like wearing a pantomime horses head while you go out and about seem just plain silly, just like photographing something over your shoulder did, whereas the whole let a dog or small child be your guide while you close your eyes felt like it was just a waste of time and money.

 

However when I read a few on and got to a few other games I realised that I myself often have done something very similar, albeit without considering it a game as such and setting out strict rules for doing so, and so suddenly it brought back a real sense of believability to the book.

 

So, as a yet another added twist to my already confusing and hectic plan I have now decided to try out a few more of their games whilst on my travels, as it cant get me into any more trouble than normal, and if it did I am sure it would make an even funnier story to stick in any post travel book that I will try to write.

 

Not that I am trying to get into mischief for the sake of the book, more like this has given me more opportunity to have fun with my clothes on, and if I end up making an add of myself and living to tell the tale then so much the better.

September 1st

Fate often has a way of dealing me what it deems I need, rather than what I would honestly prefer, and when it does it also usually does it in an off hand sort of way as if to say "It's either this or nothing mate, and its a lot more than I give most people, so i'd take it if I were in your shoes!"

 

And for the most part, I sort of just amble by, doing my bit to make others happy and sort of expecting that life is going the way its meant to ... however ... every now and then I just have to rebel at least a little as if to reply, "oh yeah, well in that case I'm gonna do this as well, just to show that its still my life" .

 

Now realising that trying to get one up on a pseudo-elemental-being is only just slightly crazier than trying to get one up on myself, I do try to not waste too much time rationalising these bouts of self-control, but seing that recently I have felt that I have had little choice but to return my departure date back to its original 1st September, does some what kind of smack of Fate telling me that it is firmly in charge and I am just along for the ride - especially when it reminds me that I will be leaving with exactly the same amount of money either way, so I should just stop fighting for control and go with what comes naturally !

 

 

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