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 19, 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. It felt a bit like… Newcastle....
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 after the need to memorise it...
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 a really charming Dutch city. Besides,...
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 since I noticed it is usually...
One of the most fascinating short videos I’ve ever seen
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#TejaSundaySometimes there's a little piece of cloud that hovers around the top of KL Tower. The diffused light is quite magical.
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‘Origami’ creations from the fronds of the nipa palm. Typically a craft of the Mah Meri women, it is used to decorate festival spaces, shaman huts, and also to create the conical totems that forms the focal point of the dance at the close of the ceremonies. Mahmeri Village,Pulau Carey,Kuala Langat,Selangor #mahmeri #mahmeritribe #mahmericulture #mahmeripulaucarey #careyisland #orangasli #harimoyang #ancestors #indigenousfestival #indigenousart #tejaonthehorizon #tejainmalaysia #worldtraveler🌎 #worldtravels #worldtravelcaptures #nsyftravel #muslimahswhotravel #femaletravelbloggers #wordoftravel #worldtravelig #exploremalaysia #discovermalaysia #leavethemainroad #backpackingasia #malaysiaculture #origamiart #nativeart #womenart #womencraft #nipah @ Pulau Carey ... See MoreSee Less
I remember learning how to weave palm leaves as a child when we were on a holiday in Goa. I enjoyed it so much my poor dad had to keep getting me fresh palm leaves for the next couple of weeks. It was an interesting craft and quite soothing. We used it to provide makeshift roofing for shade.
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