Tourist Envy: Getting up and Going

We asked him to share his thoughts on his traveling lifestyle.

What were you doing before traveling?
Before setting off for Asia I was an Account Executive for a promotions agency.

“The Taipei sky is a lovely walnut color that coats your tongue with a bitter aluminum taste.”

What made you decide to leave it all?
It started simply by telling my sister I was looking for a new job. As the conversation progressed over dinner she finally suggested that I take a trip to Asia because I had such a deep interest in that part of the world. I liked the idea, but I wasn't convinced.

Several days later I was driving to work across the Golden Gate bridge and I noticed some tourists walking along the bridge. It struck me how thrilled they were to be visiting this place I plodded by every day. I realized that sense of wonderment and excitement needed to be put back in my life and decided at that moment that I was leaving.

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