There are things that you come across and find interesting in travel, curiosities and oddities. Things that baffle you as a foreigner – being baffled, I think, is one of a traveller’s secret enjoyments. Observations and mementos, crafts or items from our random world.
And then there are random things that happen, and random places you wander off to and enjoyed. I love storytelling, finding a narrative and an arc, weaving a spell and breaking it, setting the reader free at the end. But not everything in our world has an arc – or at least one that my mind can discern.
So these travel odds and ends – whether whimsical or erratic or serious and philosophical – are all grouped here. Randomness doesn’t need a reason.
Chile / England / Our Random World
by Teja · Published September 14, 2019 · Last modified October 15, 2019
The eerie feeling I had when I began exploring Valparaiso on foot, increased as I wound my way through the converging old streets that steeply descended towards the port. The city felt oddly familiar....
The Atacama desert. A line read in a geography book long ago, its claim to textbook status was ‘driest place on Earth’. And it stuck at the back of my mind ever since, long...
One negative thing about the efficient Dutch public transport network – it made me complacent. I thought I should go to Delft on my final weekend in the Netherlands, since it’s supposed to be...
In hindsight, I suppose I could have gone to Panorama Mesdag on the same day as when I went to the Escher museum. I could have saved a few euro. I was curious about it...
Our Random World / The Netherlands
by Teja · Published February 26, 2019 · Last modified April 16, 2019
Let’s get one thing out of the way. I had two weekends in the Hague, and I did not see the Girl with the Pearl Earring. In fact, I did not go to see any...
Our Random World / The Netherlands
by Teja · Published February 24, 2019 · Last modified June 2, 2019
For a couple of weeks in 2017 I was in the Netherlands, neither a tourist nor just in town for meetings. I had the opportunity to switch offices, and work with colleagues there for...
I paused in the dim light, still seated on the floor where I was praying. The room was near-darkness, in the hour before sunrise. My room-mate Belle had sleepily asked the question from where...
They asked if I could swim in the open sea. “What do you mean? Just put 10 for everything,” his voice came through distractedly over the phone. I had consulted my (ex)friend, regarding how...
Much has been said about solo travel, and how it needn’t be lonely and isolated. That you would meet people along the way, travellers and hosts alike. And so, while you may start out...
I was intrigued when Chandrima of Travel Stories Untold nominated me for the Mystery Blogger Award. I hadn’t heard of this award before, and didn’t think I had the readership to even be noticed for a...
In two weeks, I will be heading to Nepal, and I will be trying out the millennial way of independent solo female travel. The big ticket things are booked now, and no cold feet madness...
Near the end of my Barnsley-Derbyshire trip, I went to visit the stately home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth House. There I finally found the bluebells I was looking for, after...
Sea Urchins Pull Themselves Inside Out to be RebornConceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations in nature.
Posted by Deep Look • PBS on Thursday, 6 December 2018
7 hours ago
#ThinkTuesday
I've always been inspired by the history of global exploration. A great deal of it was accomplished through sea travel, so ship travel has a kind of glamour to me. While I've tended to be undecided about cruise travel (the culture of cruising isn't really geared towards my demographic), I didn't cross it out either.
Until I learned that it is even more irresponsible to the climate crisis than flying. I mean, I can just about offset my flight emissions, but no way can I afford to offset cruise emissions, let alone how unsustainable it generally is overall.
#cruiseships #climatecrisis #carbonfootprint #responsibletravel
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Cruise ships: why you need to boycott them right now
More people are choosing to cruise every year, but the industry has some slimy secrets. Here's why you need to boycott cruise...Teja, thanks for sharing this. The cruise ship industry has so many disgusting facets.
Teja on the Horizon is at Kuala Lumpur.
1 day ago
#WebMonday
Wildlife lovers! Climate change is not the only environmental issue reaching urgency proportions. I kinda forgot to share something about this, but back in July I actually hosted an interesting traveller who was in my city to attend this conference by the Society for Conservation Biology.
There, they issued the 2019 Kuala Lumpur Declaration, highlighting the consensus on the global extinction crisis, both on land and at sea.
"Recognise that we are united by the threats posed by species loss."
Is it a highlight issue where you live?
#extinction #biodiversity #conservation
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Teja on the Horizon is at Desierto De Atacama, Chile.
2 days ago
On some evenings the sunset stretches in red-orange lines, as long as the Andes on the horizon.
This is one of the unexpected perks of staying a little bit outside of the heart of San Pedro. The walk back to the hostel gives you this panorama.
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