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The Sailor's Song
"The Heart of the Sea, Trapped in time, I'll sing you back to me, Love of mine..." I see you, Sailor. Your endless search for me. That is perhaps the cruellest part of her curse. She allows me to watch you... want you. So close, yet just beyond reach. Our tether pulls me wherever you go but her curse holds me under. Never allowed to breach the surface.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Wander
Treasures
Sometimes people do not realize the treasures around them. Sometimes people travel to distant places to see amazing features. How many of them have explored what is nearer to their own homes?
By T L Smith5 years ago in Wander
My Horizon Elusion
My Horizon Elusion While vacationing alone in DR, I had decided that I was going to try some things that I had been afraid to try on previous vacations. I went to the beach several times that week and I saw a man teaching people about surfing. Prior to going on vacation, I had taken swimming lessons and I felt that I was ready to try surfing, but in the baby pool only. I waited until the instructor was alone to approach him and ask how difficult it would be to learn to surf. He could tell I was not sure whether or not I really wanted to do it, so he gave me some information and told me to read it over, go online and then return the next morning and he would be there if I was still interested.
By Ruby5 years ago in Wander
The Take-out Ship
Remembering our family history, the image of faraway sailing ships on the horizon was indelibly stamped in our memories of trade and interracial relationships... Our biological DNA cells, tissues and bones, our mixed facial features, our verbal accents, multicultural mindsets and open doors attitudes to foreign influences -- every family member was personally compelled to continue this obsession!
By isarte5 years ago in Wander
VESTRIBYGD
From the stone cover of the ruins, two hunters watched eight men spill onto the ice-littered shore from a landing craft, which they pulled aground with them. A ninth, one with poor balance, stood up in the boat and fell immediately into the shallow water. The foreign wretch crawled ashore as if pinned beneath great weight, then rolled onto his back and thrust his hands skyward. Anda and Minik's own hands tightened on their bows as this sick man began bellowing as if he were a snared animal. Another of their number, towering even among the hairy outlanders, dragged the howling man further from the sea and silenced him with three heavy slaps. The boatmen had arrived from their lands in a tall, boot-shaped craft anchored in the bay, and wore what Anda recognized as the clothing of the intruders who fashioned these once upright ruins so many generations ago. Clothing the builders had buried their dead in, made of the hair of their animals and not skin. Useless in any rain or wind. Anda pitied them their inferior technology, but understood as his ancestors had that these invaders were men too stubborn to accept any knowledge that was not their own.
By Tom Trainor5 years ago in Wander
How to Spend a Day at Al Wakra
If you’re planning a trip to Qatar, there are a few cities that you must visit, one being its capital city of Doha, and among the others is the city of Al Wakra. Al Wakra is thought of as a great city in which to enjoy an idyllic holiday. From quaint shopping and dining spots to a scenic harbour and a beach that’s perfect for lounging on, this city offers a great respite from the usual hustle and bustle of city life in Qatar.
By Amie Ginendra5 years ago in Wander
6 Best Hikes in Washington
Hello friends, my name is Rehana here with these days we're talking concerning the terribly best hikes or at least six of the very best hikes in Washington State.
By Rehana Khatoon5 years ago in Wander
Top Chinese cargo airline suspends flights to India
Sichuan Airlines said the airline has suspended its cargo flights on all six routes - Xi’an-Delhi, Xi’an-Mumbai, Chengdu-Chennai, Chongqing-Chennai, Chengdu-Bangalore, and Chongqing-Delhi - for 15 days. (REUTERS)
By Tausif Akhtar5 years ago in Wander
How to arrange Hotels & other things for Holidays
Planning a trip with friends or family members needs special attention. We should plan with hotels well before moving to the desired destination. Of course, trip planning is somewhat unique and gives relaxation forever. Unlike others, it gives an awesome solution and allows everyone to have a pleasant mood.
By Dolesh Agrawal5 years ago in Wander
Why trek to Everest Base Camp?
Our journey to the base of Mount Everest provides the ultimate trekking adventure. This meticulously planned itinerary is based on our track record and includes time for safe acclimatization, which is essential for any good trek in the Everest area. On our Everest Base Camp trek, we ascend in true expedition style with our guides, crew, and porters. Our route passes through the well-known Sherpa villages of Namche and Khumjung, as well as the Thyangboche monastery, all of which represent the Sherpa culture. Ascents to Kala Pattar (5545m), from which you can see the classic climbing routes all the way to Mount Everest's summit, are included.
By peregrine treks5 years ago in Wander
Del Cuerpo
I leapt, seabag bulging from my back. I stepped off the last concrete step on the dock. In the rolling launch, after flying to Chile and traveling eighty kilometers through her green and yellow roads, I was home. The Ocean. In the closing distance my ship bobbed in the current and wind-leaned away from her anchor in just-out-the-shipyard paint. I absorbed familiar cycles through the deck of the launch.
By Joe Nasta | Seattle foodie poet5 years ago in Wander
Sensational Sweden (Travel from Home #10)
It started with the realization that I could indulge my love for Fredrik Backman’s stories if I fake visited Sweden, so I put it next on my list of travel from home destinations. There is an IKEA near enough to me that I could conveniently pick up food from their food market as well. The amazing food, the book, the movie, and the music all combined to be one of my favorite travel from home trips yet.
By Kate McDevitt5 years ago in Wander