It’s around five o’clock and the sun still shines high in the sky of Amsterdam. It’s a beautiful summer day and my friend Paul invites me to go to a party.<i>“A different party”,</i>he explained. There is no alcohol, drugs (including smartphones!) and nobody is allowed to talk. All you can do is dance! Dance, like there’s no tomorrow! There are no choreographies or rules to follow. Even posing, as you do in a normal club, is not needed. You dance exactly in the way that you want, or always wanted, but was shamed enough to do it in public. No fear, no judgment. Just dance. Dance like no one’s watching, you know… Well, that’s all about.

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So I jump in Paul’s bike rack and he rides me to the river. You need to pay 12 euros to get inside a boat, with a nice deck, sauna, and a huge space to dance. We did it and went straight to the lounge, where some people were sitting in silence when others were doing some yoga-like movements. <i>“It’s going to be crazy, I think…”. </i>The lounge remains in a big silence, and Paul offers me tea. I accept and keep watching the yogis on the floor.

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The DJ, which is a beautiful young woman, arrives and starts to play a bit of lounge music. She invites everybody to make a circle and give us the first instructions. <i>“Calm down, close your eyes, breath deeply”.</i>After an atmosphere of relaxation takes the space of the boat, she asks us to inhale and exhale with making the sound of something that was really bothering us. Some screams and loud voices come easily. Then, she asked us to do the same thing, with the sound of something was making us happy. The group responds with a lot of enthusiasm, laughing and shouting. 

So, she invites everybody to seats on the ground. She goes behind her DJ’s table and invite us to get out of the floor slowly, in the rhythm of the music, with eyes closed. Gradually the music starts have another vibration, and all bodies start to take place in the lounge of the boat. Free gestures follow the rhythm. It's a kind of collective trance. And at the same time, seems to be that we all reached the true meaning of dancing. Move your body and feel. No chemicals and no judgments. Feeling the body and nothing more.

I let myself be part of the rhythm. I move according to music and I feel like I'm a child again. I think in all the possibilities that the body, which is wonderful, and I feel unusual happiness. A happiness that does not come from alcohol, consumption or exposure to social media. A happiness that comes from the moment! From simplicity! And I take advantage of it and feel it intensely until I get high.

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For me, it was one of the best parties I've ever been to! And I guess I've never seen so many happy people at the same time. I leave the boat completely sweaty, with an overjoy that couldn't fit inside. Dancing was one of the best drugs I’ve ever tried and I didn’t know it. 

I'm also happy to know that there are places like this. Seriously! I recommend that anyone do at least one day in a lifetime!

My life is often summarized as an accelerated brain and a dead body standing in front of a computer. And, as much as I love writing, I recognize: it is not balanced just to live like this! Ecstatic dance showed me that it's necessary to listen to the body if you want to turn off the mind… So, dance, dance, dance. Otherwise, we are lost!

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Ecstatic dance in Amsterdam: dance, dance, dance, otherwise we are lost!

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I’ve been co-working with @helgalubevi today in Chiang Mai, and just before we met up, I realized I hadn’t worn my Steemit t-shirt once since I got it at Steemfest 3 (even though I specifically customized it for Thailand weather). 

So I just took it along to our meeting and thought I’d asked Helga if she wants it. 

She did! 

Win-Win! I’m happy that I created some space in my suit case, and she is happy that she now has a reason to buy matching shorts for it! 😄

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m not a vegetarian. I mean I had my vegetarian and vegan phase and I really enjoy it. Comparing with the traditional cuisine, veggie/vegan dishes are much more creative and they do explore much more spices and flavors. So, yes, even not being a vegetarian anymore, I still visit places from time to time and I eat meat only when I fell as I wanted. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ve been traveling for two years now and I’m very curious about food. Being a vegetarian in some places in this world is equal to restriction. So, I prefer to taste the local food as it is, instead of avoiding meat. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">However, in some places of this word, you can have an authentic vegetarian experience with the local dishes. And Thailand is definitely one this! I’ve been trying amazing vegetarian/vegan places here where I can taste all the typical dishes. Besides that, many plates use mushrooms in order to substitute the meat. And if all the cows in this world become mushrooms, I won’t die on starvation!</span>

<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mushrooms: it’s all about this!</span></h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ohhhhh yesss!!! I’m crazy about mushrooms and in Southeast Asia, you can find so many types of it! I order two dishes, both with mushrooms. One was a holy basil stir fry (my favorite dish in Thailand as I mentioned </span><a href="https://steemit.com/tasteem/@helgalubevi/tasteem-a4daa4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">) made with mushrooms and tofu. 

It was a bit soupy, for my taste, but spicy in the way that I love it! I also had fried mushrooms with tamarind sauce. Really tasty, crunchy and with this sour sauce that makes the difference in terms of flavor.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The menu is full of options based on traditional Thai cuisine. So, I believe if you’re a vegetarian/vegan and you want to taste pad thai, stir-fries and curries from Thailand, this is a nice place to go. They also have nice smoothies made with fresh fruit!</span>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anchan restaurant</span></h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anchan restaurant has a nice atmosphere. You can have your mean at the balcony, with some green. The staff is also super friendly and careful about your comfort. 

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I won’t lie to you, comparing with other restaurants in Chiang Mai, it’s a bit pricy. But, I’m not a stingy person, especially when I go to a restaurant where the staff is a family working and people care about you. So I paid for the whole meal around US$ 7,50 (240 baths), which anyway is pretty affordable and if you consider the food, place, and service you’re super well served! </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">If you come to visit Chiang Mai someday and you’re vegetarian or vegan, don’t worry, this city offers amazing places for you! I wait for more veggie contests to tell you more about that! ;)</span>

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Hello and Welcome to Banterwords!

I am a words person. Always have been, always will be. I loved words from the moment I first started reading as a child. Back then words were the key to hidden dimensions that lay dormant in books and tall tales my grandmother used to recite. Though I grew out of fairy tales, those stories taught me that words are powerful creators. They can make your heart soar the same way they can eviscerate you in the blink of an eye. Each word, no matter how pedestrian, is a magic incantation. One kind word can unearth a long-buried smile just as a sharp barb can impale an ego. 

 Most people never fully grasp the beauty of words beyond their mere precision. They don’t see their many hues, their varied shapes, their unique personalities. In our busy lives, we don’t make time for beautiful words anymore. We reach for the most utilitarian, the most commonly used, the lowest hanging fruit of words-completely ignoring the treasure trove of words that is ours for the taking. Underutilizing the English language is akin to owning a Ferrari that you only use to pick up groceries at the corner mart. 
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The careless use of words is not just an aesthetic tragedy; it is also at the core of much of interpersonal strife. Without words, we lack the ability to express our innermost selves to others. If a well-chosen word is a bridge, then the words most people choose are like dental floss: flimsy, insubstantial, and ultimately disposable. Our inability to find the right words is, in my estimation, of the greatest barriers to connection with others, the universe and to our own humanity. 
I feel that my calling in life is to help people find the right words to express themselves. My aim is to utilize my verbal acuity to help people discover themselves and connect with their inner purpose, their vision, and with the world around them. 
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In joining the Steemit community, I hope to offer my thoughts on a variety of subjects to do with personal growth and interpersonal communication. I hope to share the lessons that I have learned about self-discovery and living authentically. I am inspired to do so due to the nature of this unique community. I am intrigued by Steemit’s raison-d’etre. In sharing my writing and supporting the work of fellow bloggers, I hope to cultivate a thriving, independently minded, intellectual readership with whom I can grow and develop as a person and as a writer. 
A lot of folks go into a lot of detail about their personal histories in their self-introductions and if you’ve gotten this far, you are probably exasperated with me because I haven’t revealed much about myself in terms of demographic factors. It is not that I am shy or intentionally evasive; rather, I think it will be far more fun to reveal aspects of myself over time. 

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Also, it might be a fun game for readers to guess things about me in the comments. Am I a man or a woman? How old do you think I am? Where might I be from? What’s my job? My plan is to reveal more and more about myself over time. For the time being, I look forward to your guesses. 

Thank you for reading and until next time.

Welcome to Banterwords

<h5><em>Welcome to today's weekly Travelfeed Asia roundup!</em></h5><br>Are you bored out of your mind and need a distraction? Then we got the right articles for you, the following are our favorite posts from last week featuring Asia. Start reading and daydreaming.<br><br><h3>The BEST posts for Asia</h3><p>A <em>quick</em>  recap - the <strong>post rewards</strong> of this curation post will be distributed as follows:</p><ul><li>Each featured author is set as a 13% beneficiary of this post;</li><li>The rest of the earnings will be used to <strong>power up</strong> the <a href='https://travelfeed.io/@travelfeed'>@travelfeed</a> account.</li></ul><p>🔗<em>The thumbnails are directly linked to the original posts. Please, click on the image and enjoy the read!</em></p><hr/><center><h4>Tips Before Traveling In The Philippines <em> by <a href="https://travelfeed.io/@naojakyl">@naojakyl</a></em></h4><p>📍<em>Masbate, Philippines</em></p></center><blockquote><p>Thinking of traveling in the Philippines? Well, the country has a lot to offer; from beautiful mountains to different landscapes to crystal clear waters to magical lagoons to amazing amusement parks to nerve-thrilling adventures. The Philippines has it all! And you should include the Philippines in your travel bucket list. I tell you, the country i[...]</p></blockquote><center><a href="https://travelfeed.io/@naojakyl/tips-before-traveling-in-the-philippines"><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQbsQCnEj3Xt5Ue3dHknNRCzLfXUBymt1nDgPtt9vuNhd/10.JPG" alt="Tips Before Traveling In The Philippines"/></a></center><hr/><center><h4>Batad's Rice Terraces and Tappia Waterfalls (with video clips) <em> by <a href="https://travelfeed.io/@leeart">@leeart</a></em></h4><p>📍<em>Philippines</em></p></center><blockquote><p>

Ifugao is home to rice terraces often called the Eighth Wonder of the World.  These terraces covered 400 square kilometers and probably more.  These staggering architectural feat can be found in Northern Luzon some 7 hours from Manila.  It is a landlocked mountainous region bordered by Benguet, Isabela,  Nueva Vizcaya and Mountain Province.  Thus[...]</p></blockquote><center><a href="https://travelfeed.io/@leeart/batad-s-rice-terraces-and-tappia-waterfalls-with-video-clips"><img src="https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmUtNxkLDiDY1WXLJ1dQoJYNF7MWsQfQGXma4AoKEScxap" alt="Batad's Rice Terraces and Tappia Waterfalls (with video clips)"/></a></center><hr/><center><h4>Tel Aviv for creatives, digital nomads and budget travelers <em> by <a href="https://travelfeed.io/@helgalubevi">@helgalubevi</a></em></h4><p>📍<em>Tel Aviv District, Israel</em></p></center><blockquote><p>Tel Aviv was the city where I started my journey as a digital nomad. I’ve been living location independent since 2017 and, even considering that Tel Aviv is not the cheapest city in this world, I didn’t regret to start this lifestyle living there for three months. This unstoppable city is full of life, dance and art on the streets and you can enjoy[...]</p></blockquote><center><a href="https://travelfeed.io/@helgalubevi/tel-aviv-for-creatives-digital-nomads-and-budget-travelers"><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX2cGYPVZEvPrGVedaiR5R8rMzJWJ919UYRDdEupbP4ED/say%20yes%20to%20adventurs.jpg" alt="Tel Aviv for creatives, digital nomads and budget travelers"/></a></center><hr/><p>We hope you have enjoyed these posts. Please do <strong>visit</strong> the fellow Steemians’ accounts <strong>to learn more</strong> about their travels!</p><em>If you don’t want to miss our daily topic curations, please look out for the <a href='https://travelfeed.io/trending/travelfeeddaily'>#travelfeeddaily</a> tag. Do you like what we do? Please consider giving us an upvote or even a resteem. This will help us pay out higher rewards to the community which encourage even more people to use <a href='https://travelfeed.io/trending/travelfeed'>#travelfeed</a>.</em><h2>Participate in TravelFeed!</h2><ul><li><strong>Follow</strong> <a href='https://travelfeed.io/@travelfeed'>@travelfeed</a></li><li>Follow our <strong>curation trail</strong> on Steemauto or delegate Steem Power: <a href='https://travelfeed.io/travelfeed/@travelfeed/tutorial-follow-the-travelfeed-curation-trail-on-steemauto'>Check out our tutorial</a>!</li><li><strong>Use the tag</strong> <a href='https://travelfeed.io/@travelfeed'>#travelfeed</a> in your posts: <a href='https://travelfeed.io/travelfeed/@travelfeed/how-to-participate-use-travelfeed-in-your-posts'>Check out the requirements</a>!</li><li>To view our curation initiative with the <strong>daily topics</strong>: <a href='https://travelfeed.io/travelfeed/@travelfeed/introducing-travelfeed-featuring-steemit-s-best-travel-content'>Check out our introduction</a>!</li><li><a href='https://travelfeed.io/'>Help test our dApp</a>!</li></ul><h2><a href='https://discord.gg/kBY4qKA'>Join the TravelFeed Discord!</a></h2><p>With <strong>over 700</strong> members already on the TravelFeed Discord, it is an excellent place to meet other travelers and chat about traveling! The server is also the place where you can ask all your questions about TravelFeed.</p><center><a href='https://discord.gg/jWWu73H'><img src='https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmZhLuw8WE6JMCYHD3EXn3MBa2CSCcygvfFqfXde5z3TLZ' alt='Transparent-Discord-Travel.png' /><br/></a></center><h3>Is your travel post about a specific place? Pin it to the <a href='https://travelfeed.io/@steemitworldmap'>@steemitworldmap</a>!</h3><p>Just <a href='https://steemitworldmap.com/'>visit the Steemit Worldmap</a>, search for the location of your post, toggle the 'code' slider and then click on the map at the place where you want your post to appear. You now have a code snippet that you can click on to copy it to your clipboard. Now you only have to paste this code snippet into your Steem post and it will appear on the map!</p>

Asia - Weekly Round-Up #60

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Since I arrived in Southeast Asia my Chinese friends introduced me to this new concept of comfort food. For them, anything that is soupy is almost equal to love! I confess that I’m not a super fan of soups, especially when outside we have around 40°… However, little by little, I end up understanding that a hot bowl of noodles can also be refreshing for your body and for your heart. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">In Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, and Thailand, which are the countries I visited, you can find unique noodles in different parts of those countries. Here in Chiang Mai, north of Thailand, the Tom Yam is pretty famous, however, my favorite is the braised pork noodle! And the reason, I explain here in this post!</span>

<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The braised pork noodle</span></h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">I fell in love with this noodle since I was walking around a food court and suddenly I felt some aroma of cinnamon and barbecue. A lady opened a big pan, where a broth seemed to be cooked for hours and hours. She took a piece of pork from inside and chopped serving the that with rice noodle. You could feel the smell it at a distance and it looked very very tasty. I decided to try and I never forgot that experience. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The braised pork noodle is a dish with tons of flavors. Looking for the recipe after, I discover that my nose and tongue were right! It definitely has a lot of cinnamon and many other seasonings inside. Onion, garlic, anise, coriander, and galangal, which is a kind of ginger very typical in Thailand.  </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Because the pork is cooked for hours in that broth, it becomes soft and super tasty! Even if you’re not a soup person, I think you will love it!</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The braised pork is served with a boiled egg and kale. On the top, they put some fried garlic, roasted chili in vinegar and some spring onion and coriander chopped. Yay! It’s really a super bowl!</span>


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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where to eat this amazing dish in Chiang Mai</span></h2>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">More and more I discover Southeast Asia, more and more I fall in love with these simple local restaurants where a lady seems to be there cooking her family recipe for years. Sometimes she barely speaks English, but she’ll be very gentle and kind to serve you. This place, which doesn’t have a name in English, is exactly like that! And I love to go there because the food is simply delicious and I consider that she prepared one of the best-Braised pork noodles that I ever had! </span>


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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The place is super simple and the kitchen is exactly like home! The lady is super kind and lovely, even without speaking any word in English! You can have water with ice for free too! The prices are amazingly affordable! For the bowl, I paid 45 baths with is less than US$ 2,00!! </span>


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<span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to try the braised pork noodle like a local, with a good taste and aroma, this is the place to go! I hope that you do it and just understand how noodles can be so comfy and so good like a hug!</span>


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Thai style braised pork noodle in Chiang Mai

Since I was a girl, I heard about Palestine on the news. For me, it was a war zone and a place that I never expected to visit. But I was in Jerusalem at a hostel and I saw a poster mentioning about some tour to the West Bank. I looked on the internet and I decided that I wanted to visit Palestine. The magic of traveling consists of seeing with your own eyes, right? So, I wanted to see, smell, feel and taste Palestine with my own eyes, and someway somehow, understand why, for so many years, the conflicts still remain on this part of the word.

Those are my impressions, which are totally personal and without any political or religious argument. When in Hebron, you will hear so many sides of the same story, that I think it’s possible to get more confused than certain about who’s right and who’s wrong. At least, that was what happened to me...

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<h2>From tourist to a witness</h2>
The tour started early and head us to Hebron, one of the most conflicted cities on the West Bank. It’s also a sacred place for Jews, Muslins and Christians, because of the Cave of Patriarchs, where Abraham was buried. The guide picks up the group around 6h30 in the center of Jerusalem and from there we went to the bus station. Hebron is around 30 kilometers from Jerusalem, and we did all the travel on a regular bus, but with bulletproof windows.

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Gabriel was our first guide. He was born in Hebron, is Jew and carries a gun on his waist. He explained to the group that the gun was for self-defense purposes and would be used only in cases of extreme necessity. He explained some rules of security that were basically: (i) show your passport every time someone asks you; (ii) don’t carry any kind of object that can be considered as a gun, such as lighters, pocket knives or even toy guns, (iii) don’t take photos on the checkpoints, (iv) if someone asks for your religion tell that you’re Christian, (v) walk with the group.

The tour would happen in two parts. First, we would visit the zone called H1, which is controlled by Palestinian authorities. Gabriel would bring the group to a checkpoint where another guide, who’s Palestinian should lead us. After we would meet Gabriel again to visit the zone called H2, which is controlled by the Israel authorities.

Hebron is divided into these two zones since 1993 after the signature of Oslo Agreements. Israelis and Palestinians are not allowed to walk in the areas which are not controlled by the following authority.

During the travel to Hebron, Gabriel tells us some episodes of his childhood, which includes the murdered of one friend and some people from his family. He doesn’t live in Hebron anymore but still works for some projects in the zone H2, including being a tour guide.

When we arrive in Hebron, Gabriel leads us to a checkpoint, where we meet Mohamed, our Palestinian guide.

Even with guns, checkpoints and a big tension in the air, at any moment when I was on the tour, I feel worried about my security. In a few steps, walking in Hebron, you understand that you’re not there as a tourist, but as a witness from both sides. And as a witness they want you to be safe, on both sides.

<h2>The meaning of work besides the conflict</h2>
Until we were waiting for Mohamed, I entered on a pottery atelier, where some men were working. They are from the same family. Nobody smiles, but they let me take pictures of them. Work is what brings normality to the heavy air of Hebron. It’s also a way to escape from the painful stories that are told in every corner.

I saw in those men some energy and some silence in order to keep things as normal as possible and somehow take the conflict away from their minds. As a western girl, I’ve been living the cliché of people who left a regular carrier to pursue your dreams. But looking into work inside Palestine make me think a bit how is to work in a place where dreams seem to be so far away.

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<h2>The Palestinian part of Hebron</h2>
The first place we visited inside the Palestinian part of Hebron was the Central Market. It’s almost abandoned after years of conflict. The walls of the market are also a division for the Jewish part and the Palestinian part. For this reason, it’s covered by a wired net, where you can see stones, garbage, and stakes that are thrown by the neighbors.

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For Arabs, the market is a symbol of many things. So, to watch this huge market dying was very sad and painful too. The merchants beg tourists to buy stuff and explain the whole situation inside the old market.

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After this, Mohamed led us to his aunt’s home, where a lunch was served. We had some saffron rice, chicken and pita with hummus. I really like the food and especially the kids that were curious about my camera.

We also visit inside the Muslim part of the Tomb of Patriarchs, where Abraham was buried. In 1994, an Israeli soldier which always was Jew shot and killed 29 Palestinian Muslims inside the mosque. After this, the place was also divided, and the mosque and the synagogue are separated.

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Walking around the streets I hear many stories of people who were murdered, and nowadays you clearly see that poverty struggles the survivors. Friends, families, people of all ages. Shots, knives, and bombs leave deep scars in the street of Hebron. The dry blood becomes dust and hate, and it seems that time will never erase it.

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<h2>The Jewish part of Hebron</h2>

Mohamed leaves us in the same checkpoint we started the tour. Gabriel is on the other side waiting for the group. Both shake hands between the fence and in some steps, we are in the Jewish part of Hebron.

The first stop now is the Abraham Avinu Synagogue which was destroyed in 1929 during the Hebron massacre. Inside you can find a 500 years Torah scroll which luckily survives the destruction.

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We also walk on King David Street, which is nowadays abandoned after countless attacks. From 1990 to 2000 many incidents involving bombing, shootings, acid attacks and harassment happened in this street. At the end of it, and old hospital was converted in a memorial for those who were murdered in Hebron. The lady that takes care of the place had his father murdered in 1980. I couldn’t hold my tears to listen to her.

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When we left, we had the opportunity to talk with a group of Israeli soldiers. They behave in a very different way considering the part where they are. In the Palestinian part, they are a bit rude and intimidating. In the Jewish part, they seem to be more friendly to tourist.

The general of the group is 23 years old. He carries in his body grenades, bombs with moral effects and two rifles. He also carries the weight of many decisions and probably sad stories that he keeps with him. I asked what is his dream and he answers me that is traveling the world, after leaving the Israeli army. We had the same dreams.

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I leave Hebron with a lot of confusion on my mind and my heart heavy. Nobody that's seen a conflict as a witness can judge those people. Many of them lost fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, wives, husbands, and families. Many of them buried their beloved ones. Those people carry some painful scars, that probably will never disappear, and they are there, making the terror story of Hebron.

In my opinion, the desperate truth of war is that nobody wins in the end. Hebron, for me, is a sad proof of this. I still keep the silence of those streets in my heart and those sad stories on my mind. I dream with the day that peace can be a choice. A day, where everyone can leave the hate, the sorrow, and the grief in order to forgive and give a chance to peace. Hebron showed many things, in a war, nobody wins. Choose peace. In small or big decisions, choose peace.


(Hebron, Israel, 2017)

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Palestine: could peace be a choice?

Tel Aviv was the city where I started my journey as a digital nomad. I’ve been living location independent since 2017 and, even considering that Tel Aviv is not the cheapest city in this world, I didn’t regret to start this lifestyle living there for three months. This unstoppable city is full of life, dance and art on the streets and you can enjoy many things in the city for free. Some days ago, my steemian friend @brisbanehorticulture told me that he was shaking the money tree to afford a trip to Israel. I won’t lie to my friend and say that it's cheap. However, like every city in this world, it is possible to live on a budget also in Tel Aviv! Check it out!

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<h2>Accommodation</h2>
I will start with the hardest, ok? Finding accommodation in Tel Aviv is not so easy. Although one Shekel is around US$ 0,28, the cost of living is high. To find an affordable rental, it’s necessary to live a bit far from the city center and public transportation is not the best. 

I was lucky enough to have a friend who lives in Tel Aviv and I spend three months living in his house. But, if you looking for a place to rent for some time, I recommend you to check this<a href="https://web.facebook.com/groups/secrettelaviv/?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr">Facebook group</a> where you can find great opportunities to rent apartments and rooms for all kind of budgets!

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<h2>Cost of life</h2>
Yeap, as I mentioned, the cost of life in Tel Aviv is not the cheapest in the world. The price of regular rent can reach easily US$ 900,00 and a simple dish in a restaurant costs around US$ 15. But it doesn’t mean that you cannot live a cheap life there. My secret of living on a budget is to save on food and transportation. And in Tel Aviv, you have many cheap markets and supermarkets with a good variety of food. You can try amazing food everywhere in Tel Aviv, and if you’re a vegetarian or vegan, they have a lot of options!

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(Amazing sunsets in Tel Aviv are for free!)

My favorite place to go in Tel Aviv in terms of food/budget was the local markets and a supermarket called Super Cofix where you can find basically everything for 5 Shekels. I use to stock my fridge in this market and cook a lot at home to save a bit and enjoy my free time experimenting the city

<h2>Getting around in Tel Aviv</h2>
I’ve been using the bicycle as my transportation since 2010. So, In Tel Aviv, I decided to buy a second-hand bike to get around and I strongly recommend anyone to this. It’s super easy and flat, and even if you won’t find many bicycle lanes in the city, I fell a lot of respect from the drivers. 

The only thing about cycling is the heat in Summer. You’ll see many electric bikes on Tel Aviv that is a way to not get too sweat whatever you go!

The public transportation was a bit chaotic. The bus lines were confused and Tel Aviv didn’t have a metro when I was there.

Walking around Tel Aviv is also a nice thing to do! You can experience some groups of circular dancing on the streets and also pick up some books that the residents leave on the sidewalks and walls of the streets. 

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<h2>Places to work</h2>
You can find many cafes to work in Tel Aviv. However, those places are quite small, so if you have plans to ask for a cappuccino and spend the whole day there, maybe someone can come and invite you to leave. Israelis are a bit direct when they need to, and they don’t care if they’re going to lose the customer after.

Besides the cafes, I found many nice places to work, like a coworking space which is a bar at night and you can spend the day working with some whiskey bottles and enjoy a happy hour later.

My favorite place to work in Tel Aviv was the Google Campus. The office was simply amazing, with a panoramic view and free coffee! You could come and spend a day on Wednesdays and Sundays. 

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<h2>Tel Aviv to enjoy</h2>
There are so many nice things to do in Tel Aviv for free! I really like to go to the markets and also Jaffa as I mentioned here and here. The beach is amazing and all that blue of the Mediterranean Sea is a great opportunity to contemplate life and also be grateful. Around the beach, you’ll find many performers and musicians to entertain you. And if you’re a woman, except to receive some invitations for a coffee…

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The Yarkon park was also another place that I enjoyed a lot. For making sports, reading a book and relaxing this place is really amazing!

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<h2>Why spend some time in Tel Aviv?</h2>
For me the experience to live in Tel Aviv for three months was amazing! The city is full of life and personality and I really enjoy it! Every time I said I was from Brazil people give me desserts, shots of tequila and gifts and I felt very welcome there! Even with the high cost of living, you have many options to enjoy Tel Aviv!

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It’s an unstoppable and creative city! And if you’re thinking to grow a business, definitely is a place where you can find people and initiatives to inspire you!

Some people say that creativity comes from scarcity. So, maybe that’s not a coincidence that Tel Aviv blows from a desert to become a technology pole, startups and yes, a place with a lot of innovation and creativity!

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Tel Aviv for creatives, digital nomads and budget travelers

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m curious about food. For this reason, I never get impressed by the way that a restaurant looks. If someone says </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“it’s good, go and try it!”, </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ll probably give a chance. Living in Asia for 9 months, I can say that simply restaurants are surprising! And you can taste amazing food in places that your eyes would doubt, but your stomach will approve! </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Nong Bee’s Burmese Restaurant was a recommendation of a good friend that I made here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was also my weekly choice.  The experience was incredible, so, I couldn’t stop sharing with you!</span>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Nong Bee’s Burmese Restaurant</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Nong Bee’s is quite famous in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Despite that its a super simple place, with the kitchen almost on the street, the dishes are amazingly tasted. The staff is also lovely and they are a family that works in the restaurant! More and more I live in Thailand, I got amazed by how people are friendly and sweet. </span>


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<span style="font-weight: 400;">In the menu, you can find Thai and Burmese dishes. But, considering that it’s a Burmese restaurant in Thailand, I think the best choice is to focus on the Burmese menu.</span>


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<span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll find many typical dishes from Burmese cuisine. They have options for vegetarians and even vegans, so, I believe that this restaurant can make anyone happy! The only thing is that the menu don't have prices, so always check first!</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The food is full of flavors and textures. After I finished I feel with that sensation when you try comfort food. The spices and flavors are just combined perfectly, making the taste absolutely extraordinary. </span>

<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tea leaf salad</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">I order three plates: the famous Burmese tea leaf salad, eggplant curry, and the shan rice. All the dishes were delicious, but the Tea Leaf Salad was the star of my lunch!  Known also as </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lahpet Thoke, </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">the tea leaf salad is an eclectic mix of flavors and textures. It’s made by pickled tea leaf, roasted peanuts, and other beans, toasted sesame seeds, fried garlic, and chopped tomato. To make the salad, the tea leaf must be fermented and Burmese people use the best leaves after the harvesting for tea.  </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Historically, the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lahpet Thoke </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">was a symbol of peace. After a dispute between kingdoms, the salad was offered when the war finished. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ve tried other tea leaf salads in Chiang Mai, but I can say that this one is unique!</span>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tomato rice and eggplant curry </span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">I also ordered the Shan Rice, which is made with tomato sauce and chopped with fried onion and cilantro on the top. I really love cilantro, so this mixture was simply perfect and tasty! I also had an eggplant curry, which, again was super delicious and juicy. Oh! Yes! I really made a great choice this week! I spend for the meal 120 bath, (around US$ 3,77) , so it was quite cheap! </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">If you look outside the Nong Bee Restaurant, it’s so simple that it can surprise you even more. When in Chiang Mai, it’s a must try!</span>


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<br/>Nong Bee Burmese Restaurant 
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The Burmese Restaurant: simply, exotic and amazingly tasty

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Coconut ice cream is my favorite dessert for hot days in Thailand. For sure it’s one of the reasons that I fall in love with Thailand. Today in Chiang Mai the temperature is around 38° Celsius. So, yes, it’s the perfect day for a refreshing Thai coconut ice cream!</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Coconut ice cream is quite popular in Thailand. You can find many locals selling it on the streets. If you listen to a kind of bicycle bell and look to a small stroller around, just stop it and ask for yours! The Thai coconut ice cream is super creamy and refreshing. It’s also a bit different from other coconut ice creams around the world since it’s made by pure rich coconut cream. For this reason, you will feel the ice cream melt in your mouth without any kind of ice pieces. It’s really amazing!</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite you can find coconut ice cream everywhere in Thailand, especially in Chiang Mai, I decided to try a new place, which I was curious about for a long time. The reason? It’s not uncommon to meet people in front of this place making selfies with a cute bunny ice cream! So, yes, it was time to taste it!</span>

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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coco corner </span></h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coco Corner is a very cute little spot that serves all kind of desserts with coconut. Coconut pudding, ice cream, shakes, smoothies and more. The prices are really affordable and the bunny coconut ice cream is a must try for sure!</span>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">You have places to seat and enjoy your dessert on your own or share it with friends. Water is for free and the air conditioning makes the place a perfect stop for a hot day! The staff is also friendly and will receive you with a great smile!</span>


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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The cutest coconut ice cream in the world!</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;"> In the streets, you will pay around 30 baths (US$ 0,94) for a delicious coconut ice cream. But the bunny ice cream costs 69 baths (US$ 2,17) and it worth it!

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It's super creamy and soft. The ears of the bunny are made by a crunchy sweet cracker and the eyes are made of a kind of sweet peanut. I won’t lie to you, it’s so cute, that giving the first bite and destroying such a cute bunny almost broke my heart! </span>


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<span style="font-weight: 400;">When in Thailand and especially in Chiang Mai, I truly recommend you to have a local coconut ice cream from this strolls on the street. More than supporting the local economy, you’ll probably try the best coconut ice cream in your life. And also, don’t miss the opportunity to have this cute coconut ice cream, which is pretty unique and for sure you can have nice pics and selfies with it!</span>

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<br/>Coco Corner
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[Su Thep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand](https://tasteem.io/post/31676#map)

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The cutest coconut ice cream in the world

Singapore is exotic in many ways. This independent island-country is super modern and also full of tropical nature. When I think about the meaning of flower power, a place that comes to my mind easily is the botanic garden of Singapore. 

I must confess that I have a special affection for the botanic gardens. Living around the world, I visited all that I could. But the one that impresses me most, for sure, was the botanic garden of Singapore, especially for the number of species of orchids that are simply BEAUTIFUL!

It was funded in 1859 and it’s not a surprise that the botanic garden of Singapore was inscribed as a Unesco Heritage in 2015 and today it’s considered on the most important botanic institutes in the world.

I definitely got amazed and inspired for the exotic species and the beauty of all flowers! They are so beautiful and colorful that’s not hard to take amazing pictures walking around. Some of them, I wanna share with you in this post!

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The botanic garden of Singapore opens from 5 am to 12 midnight daily. You don’t need to pay to enter, except in the Orchid Garden. It’s super easy to reach it by bus and you can also enjoy the cafés and restaurants that are inside the garden. It’s also an inspiring place to work, but if you want to do it online, you need to come to a cafe or bring your own hotspot. You can not only enjoy the beauty of flowers, but also the birds. I meet randomly some Hornbills and one beautiful blue Kingfisher. <b> </b></td>
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Jaffa, or Yafo (in Hebrew), was one of my favorite places to visit during the weekend when I was in Tel Aviv. I loved to cycle around the cost for a while and end up walking on the streets of Jaffa. They are full of life and street art! And I simply loved to lose myself on those charming winding streets and alleyways! I also love to go to Jaffa to photograph. It’s a wonderful spot to take nice shots and get inspired by so many beautiful scenes!

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<h2>A little bit of history</h2>

Jaffa has a fascinating and turbulent story behind. This ancient port city is famous to be related to some biblical stories of Salomon, Jonah and also Saint Peter. It’s also known for some mythological story too. If you look straight to the sea when you’re in the port, you’ll see a rock with Israel’s flag. This rock, also known as Andromeda’s rock, is where Perseus, with his winged horse, saved Andromeda from the monster of the sea...

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In 1948, Jaffa becomes part of Tel Aviv officially. For this reason, the name of the city since then is Tel Aviv-Yafo. During a long time, Jaffa was inhabited by Arabs, however, after the independence of Israel, the city started to receive more and more immigrants that were Jews. After the incorporation, a lot of social problems happened and during some decades Jaffa was known as<i>the city of the crime, </i>or, <i>the dangerous part of Tel Aviv.</i>  

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Today the reality is pretty different. Jaffa is a touristic hot spot, especially on weekends, and you can see many Israeli families enjoying their free time on restaurants, galleries, and the famous flea market.

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<h2>Shuk Hapishpeshim (Jaffa Flea Market) </h2>
As I mentioned<a href="https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@helgalubevi/uzi-eli-and-the-healing-from-nature"> here </a>, I really loved to go to the markets in Tel Aviv and also in the Middle East! In Jaffa, it wasn’t different! The flea market there is pretty funny and you can find all kind of stuff that you don’t need (or need). From clothes to antiques, everything is available for affordable prices and if you’re looking for an authentic souvenir, this is a place to go for sure!

The market is also surrounded by trendy cafes, restaurants, and bars. The market is open every day, except Saturdays and public holidays. It’s a nice place to visit and also eat something.
<h2>The Abouelafia Bakery</h2>
Another place that you must visit when you’re in Jaffa is the Abouelafia Bakery. Those guys are making pita bread since 1879! So, you can imagine how experient they are in the art of making these delicious breads! You can try hot, fresh and tasty pitas and, yes, they are simply amazing! You can also try some traditional Arabic pastries like kunafeh, basbousa, baklava, among others. The place is full of people most of the time. So, probably you’ll have to wait some minutes in the line to taste the amazing breads and pastries. But it worth every second to wait! I swear it!  

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<h2>The wishing bridge and the old town</h2>

One of the things that I love to do in Jaffa was exploring the winding streets and the alleyways. Many of them are named with the zodiac signs and since I’m Sagittarius I was pretty curious to know more about “my alleyway”. And what I discovered was that it was a kind of place to change money in ancient times. Sailors and pirates come to this place to first change money, then pay for prostitutes. 

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On the upper part of the old city, there’s also a beautiful garden, full of families, groups of friends and artists, where you can see Tel Aviv and the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. In this part also you will find the Wishing Bridge, where according to the local legend, you must walk into your zodiac sign which is the bridge railing and make a wish.  I’m still waiting for my wish to come true, but I still have faith that all those local legends are not fake. 

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<h2>Art, music and more</h2>

It’s impossible to walk around Jaffa and not be enchanted with so much art. Graffitis, performances, and musicians. All these art give more movement and life to the streets of Jaffa. 

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(Tel Aviv, 2017)

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Jaffa, street art and best wishes

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Chiang Mai, this city in the north of Thailand, is surrounded by green mountains, beautiful temples and also cheap restaurants! I won’t lie to you, it’s not a big challenge to find a cheap restaurant here. However, not all of them can be considered fabulous ... You need to try some until you find one.

On the corner of some street in Nimmanhaemin I discovered Khao Tom Baht Diao, which become my favorite cheap and fabulous restaurant in the town. And the reason? Well, they have an amazing holy basil stir fry and you can taste it for less than US$ 2,00 !!!
<h2>The holy basil stir fry</h2>
The holy basil stir fry, or<i>pad kaprao</i> (in the Thai language), is a very popular dish in Thailand. You can find it anywhere, from street markets, food courts and also local restaurants. It’s a simple dish to prepare, but it has a complex spicy flavor and special aroma of the holy basil.

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Traditionally the holy basil stir fry is made with minced chicken or pork. But you can also find it made with squid, shrimp or seafood. The vegetarian version is made with tofu or mushrooms most of the time.

The classic way to serve the holy basil stir fry is with rice and a greasy fried egg on the top. The egg, in my opinion, is the star of this dish, because the soft egg mellows out the strong and spicy flavor. And yes, it’s such a perfect combination!

For Thai people, the holy basil stir fry is almost like a sandwich, ‘cause it's easy and quick to prepare. For me, it’s a kind of comfort food here in Thailand. Every week I go to my tasty amazing holy basil stir fry!

But this delicious and rustic dish has another characteristic that you must consider before you try it. Oh yeah, it’s spicy! You’ll find some pieces of red pepper (Prik-haeng) on it. However, the combination of pepper and the Thai holy basil (Bai ka-prow) is what makes the flavor of this dish so special. After you eat, you have a mixture of lips burning a bit, and some fresh taste on your tongue. Seriously, it’s amazing!
<h2>Khao Tom Baht Diao</h2>

Besides they make the best holy basil stir fry in the town, this restaurant is an amazing place to visit. They want you not only eat like a local but also pay like a local, which makes it a fabulous and cheap place.  



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Besides the amazing food, you can also have chrysanthemums or hibiscus tea with ice for free!


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The staff is super friendly and lovely! They always receive me with a smile and I feel very welcome every time I go there! I pay only 53 bath (US$ 1,66) for an amazing holy basil stir fry with chicken, which means, lips burning but an amazing cost-benefit for lunch time!


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Definitely, there are many cheap restaurants in Chiang Mai. But cheap and fabulous like Khao Tom Baht Diao aren’t so many. Really recommend this place!


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Holy basil stir fry: it can save your pocket, but not your lips!

It’s not hard to see kids working in Jordan. In Amman, Jerash or Petra, they are everywhere trying to sell you things. In one way, it’s amazing how they learn fast the ability to trade. But in another, it’s hard to see them playing in such dark fields like child labor and predatory tourism. There is some ugliness behind those beautiful kids that the lens of my camera cannot capture.

Petra is the first girl that I met. She works selling necklaces in the streets of the city with her name. But she doesn't seem to be proud of it. The skinny, tiny, shy little girl looks tired and unhappy and when I say that I wouldn’t buy her necklaces, her disappointment broken even more my heart. But, what to do in a tricky situation like that? Buying the necklaces, I’m also being convenient with that. I could buy her necklace, but I was feeling like I was stealing her childhood too.

So, I asked her to take her portrait and say that she’s very beautiful and the young Petra finally gives one smile.

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Then I met Ali. Ali is a seven-year-old boy who sells postcards to help his family and also pay for school. He’s there, learning in the youngest age the price of education when education shouldn't have any price. The tour guide tells us his story and the group of tourists buy all his postcards. The young boy shines, and again I feel confused about giving him a smile when he’s selling his childhood to help his family.

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I met Dara, which the story I already told <a href="https://steemit.com/travel/@helgalubevi/dara-and-the-camel-bone-s-necklaces">here</a>. The kids of Petra give me this sensation, that we’re all playing in the fields of convenience. And me, as a foreign, don’t know how to react. I came from a poor country, where it’s not hard to find kids working too. But it doesn’t make my experience softer, or less painful. Like when I got distracted for a little cute Bedouin that was playing outside his family’s tent… Suddenly I saw five kids inside, eating in the same small plate. I couldn't pretend that I was not seeing that. I just stop and open my bag. I have 3 bananas 2 apples and a package of chocolate. I leave them all, without nobody asking me. The mom feels so happy, that she wants me to stay and have tea with them. And I accept with my eyes full of tears.

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I feel attached to a sensation of impotence when I see those kids. But we still play and laugh. I asked them to take their pictures, to say to them that for me they matter. And to say to myself that it’s possible to keep the beauty, even when I realize that we are doing terrible work when it comes to make this planet a better place for children.

I try to play, at least for some minutes. I try to show them affection with my camera instead of opening my pocket. And it’s amazing how they can understand.

But sometimes my jokes won’t make them smile, in any way. My lenses won’t make them feel important. In Jordan, I realize that they are kids who will never smile because they had their smiles already stolen in the war of Syria. Those little refugees are also working in the streets of Jordan and trying to survive. I wish I could say to them that the world could be a better playground, but I feel that it’s too late. I feel attached to a sensation of impotence when I see those kids and realize that there are countries in this world where kids never smile.

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(Jordan, 2017)

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The country where kids never smile

El título de este post no viene dado porque sí. No he estado en ninguna otra ciudad del mundo en donde haya tanta cultura musical como en esta magnífica ciudad turca. ¡Es algo increíble!

La ciudad resuena por todos los sitios. En bares, pubs, monumentos, calles e incluso a las 5 de la mañana cuando, desde las mezquitas, se puede escuchar la oración matutina. 

Estuve 10 días y tengo que decir que ha sido la ciudad que más me ha sorprendido, para bien, de todas las que he visitado. 

Estuve en pleno Ramadán y la gente estaba en la calle comiendo, bebiendo, hablando de sus cosas, jugando...¡fue algo indescriptible!

El ambiente era único y la gente no podía ser mejor. 

Y como siempre, aquí os traigo unos vídeos grabados con mi teléfono móvil donde podéis apreciar el ambiente que se vive por las calles de Estambul. Un disfrute constante. Una ciudad con vida. Algo que sólo estando allí, sabríais lo que se siente.

Aquí podemos escuchar este grupo con dos instrumentos típicos de la música árabe, el oud y el qanun. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvk667Lvex8&feature=youtu.be

Aquí, una canción típica otomana donde podemos escuchar un violín y la darbuka (un instrumento de percusión, me imagino que conocido por todos). 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtA-wDFo6pE&feature=youtu.be

Música manouche de la mano de este grupazo, original y auténtico como pocos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lcl7RSXyws&feature=youtu.be


También habían conciertos en escenarios en donde se reunía mucha gente y como no podía ser de otra forma, la calidad musical desbordaba al oyente. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbLpiqKAupI&feature=youtu.be


Los que ya me conocéis, sabéis que siempre suelo meter algo de humor en mis post. Éste no iba a ser una escepción. Aquí estábamos mi compañero de viaje, el "tieso" y yo escuchando un rezo de los muchos que se escuchan durante el día y atención a mi compadre el baile que se marcó. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5oE4fzCeNg&feature=youtu.be

Estambul: la ciudad de la música

<h5><em>Welcome to today's Weekly Travelfeed roundup brought to you by <a href="https://steemit.com/@for91days">@for91days</a>.</em></h5>

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Happy Sunday everyone. The entire TravelFeed teams hopes that everyone who reads this had a great week and weekend. It's time now to reward the top 3 submitted travel articles from the last week using our #travelfeed tag. The first winning article is taking us to the Meteora Monasteries in Greece. This magical place makes you wonder how they got all the building materials on top of that rock for the monastery. Now we would like to take you to Mars. The Wadi Rum desert In Jordan really could be set on a foreign planet with its barren landscapes. And finally we're spoiling you with more odd landscapes and are taking you to China, to admire the stone pillars of the Zhangjiajie-Nationalpark.

Please note - we are still in search for <strong>one more curator</strong> to cover a day or two a week. If you are interested, please <strong>contact us on discord</strong> (kindly find a link at the bottom of the page). Now let’s get reading!

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<h3>Three BEST posts of the week</h3>

A quick recap - For the weekly round-up, we feature the best 3 posts out of the ones previously featured in the daily topic curation posts in the past week. The rewards will go to the first three places as follows: 1st place - 3 STEEM, 2nd place - 2 STEEM and 3rd place - 1 STEEM.

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<center> <strong>Meteora Monasteries – The gems that didn’t stay hidden</strong> 
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  High up in the sky we were, trying to drive through the clouds and rain. The road was so foggy that we could barely see past a couple meters ahead but we knew where we were, up in the mountains. I clutched the steering wheel as firmly as I could and tried to forget that the truck right behind us was getting dangerously close to our rental car.
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<center> <strong>Wadi Rum: because you don’t need to be Elon Musk’s friend to go to Mars!</strong> 
written by <a href="https://steemit.com/@helgalubevi">@helgalubevi</a> </center>

<blockquote>
  I’m that kind of person that really enjoys the silence. For this reason, I love to visit libraries and also temples around the world. The lack of noise always give me a sensation of peace, and I love that! One of the things that I love most about Wadi Rum is its quietness. Sometimes, you just listen to the sound of the sand moving with the wind and it’s so magical and mysterious at the same time! I simply love the silence of the desert! And Wadi Rum, with your huge rocks, makes it even more special.
  <center><a href="https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@helgalubevi/wadi-rum-because-you-don-t-need-to-be-elon-musk-s-friend-to-go-to-mars"><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXPgSurm8LmWUmJidpPQCXZYGhLA9WLhczQCbQRpTS3bh/Self%20portrait%20(12).jpg" alt="" /><br/></a></center>

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<center> <strong>China 22: Talking about Avatar-landscapes, high heels in the mountains and damn narrow clefts [EN/GER]</strong> 
written by <a href="https://steemit.com/@roadtrips">@roadtrips</a> </center>

<blockquote>
  In the middle of the mountains, next to the gondola, a Mc Donald's was opened. They are crazy, these Chinese we think, and continue our hike. Instead of thinking about such nonsense, we enjoy the landscapes and the peace that comes in as soon as you walk a few meters and go off the beaten track. 
  <center><a href="https://steemit.com/travel/@roadtrips/china-22-talking-about-avatar-landscapes-high-heels-in-the-mountains-and-damn-narrow-clefts-en-ger"><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWH4o2PA63mKYGAfk4civumNP5pAw8ZugxCt6wHeWkjwY/ZNP_1.jpg" alt="" /><br/></a></center>

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<h2>Introduction </h2><br><p>Hi everyone @LivingUKTaiwan here for the weekend edition of the #traveldigest.  Don't forget our contest for our promotional video is still ongoing and will close next Thursday 4th April.  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Batur in flip flops</a> by @brizhorticulture</b><br><br><p>"I was having a coffee at the hostel when the guide arrived wearing full blown hiking gear. I was wearing flip flops and a singlet, he asked about my foot wear looking concerned and I explained it's all I brought with me and I'll be fine.It was still dark as we trekked up the volcano but he provided small flash lights so it was rather easy really.Finally after two hours of walking we reached the top, apparently doing this trek in flip flops is a big deal to the locals as they were all amazed, but still charged me $3 for a cup of hot tea..... 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So, what should I expect from a desert, right? Some sand, cactus and a terrible heat? It doesn’t sound so exciting… However, deserts are much more than this! Ein Gedi was an amazing surprise, but the Wadi Rum, in Jordan, was astonishing! For sure, this Desert can make anyone breathless!"</p><sub><a href='http://www.steemitworldmap.com/?post=wadi-rum-because-you-don-t-need-to-be-elon-musk-s-friend-to-go-to-mars'>Find this post on the map</a> <a href='http://www.steemitworldmap.com/?author=helgalubevi'>Find this user on the map</a></sub><br><a href='https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@helgalubevi/wadi-rum-because-you-don-t-need-to-be-elon-musk-s-friend-to-go-to-mars'><img src='https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdzFQK74wM6y4s123P5DLTnM4KSTxVks5gUSCh3q8BL4z/Self%20portrait%20(13).jpg'><br/></a><br><hr><br><br><b><a href='https://steemit.com/archisteem/@taco.cat/tacocatstravelsfinland21visitingwaynemanoroknotrly-n7yf8ed5py'>#3 TacoCat’s Travels (Finland) #21: Visiting Wayne Manor! (ok not rly)</a> by @taco.cat</b><br><br><p>"This second cottage is called Tertti Manor and it's located a bit further away from Mikkeli's city centre and our campus compared to the previous cottage, Kenkävero.  We took a different bus this time and it was kinda like the party buses I always see on TV. It even had a stripper pole in the back!  Of course the guys would be sitting around the pole huh 😅After about half an hour or so, we finally reached Tertti Manor! Even though it's in the name I wouldn't really call it a Manor per se. The cottage compound actually consists of 3 buildings. 1 building houses the reception and main dining hall/restaurant"</p><sub><a href='http://www.steemitworldmap.com/?post=tacocatstravelsfinland21visitingwaynemanoroknotrly-n7yf8ed5py'>Find this post on the map</a> <a href='http://www.steemitworldmap.com/?author=taco.cat'>Find this user on the map</a></sub><br><a href='https://steemit.com/archisteem/@taco.cat/tacocatstravelsfinland21visitingwaynemanoroknotrly-n7yf8ed5py'><img src='http://tacocat.vornix.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180516_095552.jpg'><br/></a><br><hr><br><h2>Honorable Mentions</h2><br><ul><li><a href='https://steemit.com/steempress/@worldcapture/mocaartgallerybangkok-photoreport-fz0m3hij7z'>Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand</a> by @worldcapture</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/travel/@dvotravels/whyilovedquitoecuadorsomuch-bdk1xi7szf'>Hike, Quito, Ecuardor</a> by @dvotravels</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/travel/@world-travel-pro/travel-pro-places-of-interest-115-beypazari-cemetary-beypazari-turkey-part-two-9-photos-1553785130'>Cemetry, Beypazari, Turkey</a> by @world-travel-pro</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/cn/@itchyfeetdonica/223-market-friday-valparaiso-2-or'>Market, Valparaiso, Chile</a> by @itchyfeetdonica</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/dtube/@dvotravels/05l0ua6m'>Beach, Tamarindo, Costa Rica</a> by @dvotravels</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/esteem/@trudeehunter/treasury-building-brisbane'>Building, Brisbane, Australia</a> by @trudeehunter</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/travelp/@varya-davydova/bulgarian-sakura'>Sakura, Sofia, Bulgaria</a> by @varya-davydova</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/hiking/@derekrichardson/my-california-san-antonio-canyon'>Canyon, California, USA</a> by @derekrichardson</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/travel/@ellaironheart/travel-diary-16-a-country-like-fairytale-singapore'>City, Singapore</a> by @ellaironheart</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/busy/@livinguktaiwan/skinless-peppers'>Shop, Hualien, Taiwan</a> by @livinguktaiwan</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/accra/@for91days/theuniversityofghana-ph5zmk5iit'>University, Accra, Ghana</a> by @for91days</li><li><a href='https://steemit.com/photofeed/@photovisions/norwegian-landscape-the-spirit-of-the-north-nord-gallery'>Storm, Lofoten, Norway</a> by @photovisions</li></ul><hr><h2>Support Steemitworldmap</h2><br><p>The more support we get, the more we can give back!<br><a href='https://steemauto.com/dash.php?i=2'>Vote for the Daily Traveldigest</a><br><a href='https://steemauto.com/dash.php?trail=steemitworldmap&amp;i=1'>Follow our curation trail</a><br><a href='https://steembottracker.com/delegation.html'>Delegate Steempower</a></p><h2><a href='https://steemit.com/steemitworldmap/@steemitworldmap/steemitworldmap-what-do-we-do-how-do-we-do-it-who-are-we-what-can-you-do'>Want to learn more?</a></h2><br><a href='http://www.steemitworldmap.com'><img src='https://steemitimages.com/DQmNqFCPEbwtdzKc4fu8YXpujGhnY8KBEdx6XmBu99C94nj/image.png'><br/></a> <br /><center><hr/><em>Posted from my blog with <a href='https://wordpress.org/plugins/steempress/'>SteemPress</a> : https://haveyoubeenhere.com/wp/2019/03/30/travel-digest-471/ </em><hr/></center>  

Travel Digest #471

I am thinking about making a few postcards with pictures taken around my home. I live at a village on eastern Crete, in Greece but there are 3 towns in the area, about 30-35 km away from my place. All of them are quite small, around 10.000 people each but very beautiful! The most popular among the tourists is Agios Nikolaos and the best part of the town is the lake!

So would you bought a postcard with that picture?

![ntopaz-image-0](https://artisteem.io/media/a696a542-e006-4430-bf41-c705cfc44068)
<center><sub>Camera: Canon EOS 40D
ISO: 100
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm  EX DC HSM
Focal Length: 15 mm
Aperture: ƒ 8
Shutter: 13 s</sub></center>


Would you bought it?

The first Desert that I visited was the Ein Gedi, in Israel. I confess that I didn’t have so many expectations about it since I came from Brazil, where tropical nature always enchanted me. So, what should I expect from a desert, right? Some sand, cactus and a terrible heat? It doesn’t sound so exciting… However, deserts are much more than this! Ein Gedi was an amazing surprise, but the Wadi Rum, in Jordan, was astonishing! For sure, this Desert can make anyone breathless!

Here are some reasons why the Wadi Rum, also known as The Valley of The Moon, was such an amazing experience and also one of my favorite spots on this planet!

![Self portrait (13).jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdzFQK74wM6y4s123P5DLTnM4KSTxVks5gUSCh3q8BL4z/Self%20portrait%20(13).jpg)

<h2>1. The true sound of silence</h2>
I’m that kind of person that really enjoys the silence. For this reason, I love to visit libraries and also temples around the world. The lack of noise always give me a sensation of peace, and I love that! One of the things that I love most about Wadi Rum is its quietness. Sometimes, you just listen to the sound of the sand moving with the wind and it’s so magical and mysterious at the same time! I simply love the silence of the desert! And Wadi Rum, with your huge rocks, makes it even more special.

![Self portrait (15).jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbiXSLTHrnXweDEjyBwnSk4UmMpcV1YCzsgEANK83DNEK/Self%20portrait%20(15).jpg)

<h2>2.  Visiting Mars without getting out of the Earth</h2>

Wadi Rum got a bit famous after it becomes the scenario of Mars in the movie Red Planet (2000). The landscape of the desert makes you feel like you’re really on another planet! The Wadi Rum is pretty unique for the giant rocks that look like real mountains. Yes, you will take amazing pictures and also experiment with the sensation of being in a sci-fi movie!

![Self portrait (14).jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRrxohJABRpu7S2V8TWqXnVLmKZ1NDRhTqfK48F4UcywV/Self%20portrait%20(14).jpg)

<h2>3. Exploring the Bedouin’s culture </h2>

As a nomad, I also feel curious about nomadic cultures around the world. For this reason, I would like to explore and know more about the bedouin’s culture. Wadi Rum has been a place for tribes in thousands of years. So you can have unique experiences there, like <a href="https://steemit.com/travel/@helgalubevi/a-coffee-with-bedouins">having a coffee with Bedouins</a> for example and knowing more about these people. I learned that the Bedouins use a kind of eye contour made by a pigment that came from a frog. This is not a matter of beauty, it’s to protect the eyes from the sand of the desert. 

I also got amazed by how perfumed the Bedouins are! I bring with me one sample of the Bedouin perfume, which is made by amber ou musk essence and camel’s fat. You can use it in your skin and also in your clothes. I simply love this kind of solid bar of perfume which is also perfect to travel with! (no risks to break in your suitcase, or be banned from your hand luggage!)

![Self portrait (12).jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXPgSurm8LmWUmJidpPQCXZYGhLA9WLhczQCbQRpTS3bh/Self%20portrait%20(12).jpg)
<h2>4. Get amazed by pre-historical life in the desert</h2>
The Wadi Rum was always inhabited for tribes, hunters, and traders, for million years! And the biggest proof of it is that it’s possible to find a prehistoric inscription in the rocks of this desert. You can find not only prehistorical inscriptions but also Arabic inscriptions telling stories about tribes and people that lived in the Wadi Rum. Some people say that it’s more than a desert, it’s a library!

![Self portrait (11).jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSL7rGf7vo3NNV4c2iZGDraoPHadwfHyvEi1Um3E8aPav/Self%20portrait%20(11).jpg)
<h2>5. Fall in love with camels</h2>
Yes, camels are lovely creatures and I got enchanted by some and I told <a href="https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@helgalubevi/bedouins-don-t-make-friends-for-money">here</a>. I mad the whole tour to Wadi Rum by jeep. But I believe that if you’re looking for an authentic experience, you should look for visiting it by camel!

![Self portrait (10).jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeYm4vCWoJupMTftJgv7jr1a1ynjYbhWwLj117Z9ujFy5/Self%20portrait%20(10).jpg)

Wadi Rum is a special place on this planet and for sure you nobody would miss  it! 

![Self portrait (9).jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYngTKdWUtjinxMX2HW8m5bDhuU3YQnDtQnnWEmGZvch1/Self%20portrait%20(9).jpg)
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<td>Quicky tips to visit Wadi Rum:
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;">The best time to visit the desert is between March and April (spring) or October and November (autumn). Between May and September temperatures can get really high.</li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;">Wadi Rum is a protected area since 1998. So, it’s not possible to camp anywhere. If you want to spend a night in the desert, you must check the authorized places and also accommodations. And don’t worry, you can find luxury ones if it’s what you’re looking for. </li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;">I did only one day trip to Wadi Rum, but I recommend to spend more time. I’ll come back one day only to sleep in the desert for sure!</li>
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Wadi Rum: because you don’t need to be Elon Musk’s friend to go to Mars!

As a writer, I write better when I'm sad. Words come easily, I don't know how to explain... As a photographer, however, the process is the opposite. 'Cause photography forces you to look into beauty. And beauty comes to your heart, and suddenly your energy goes up. For me, photography is an exercise to find beauty everywhere... sometimes, even in yourself.


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No sé por qué, pero es llegar a un nuevo país y me gusta vestirme como ellos. Sentirme como ellos. Lo raro luego, es que nunca me disfracé en carnavales. Quizás no sea lo mismo vertirse como alguien que disfrazarse de alguien. Quizás.

Sé que algunos de vosotros ya me conocéis por mis anteriores posts (ya tengo más de 20 seguidores en steemit, lo cual me dice, que tal posibilidad existe).

Aún así ¡me voy a atrever a contaros mis historias como si fueran auténticas hazañas! ¡o proezas! ¡según se mire! ¡cosas que ni el auténtico Gandhi hubiese hecho en vida!

Corría el año 2017. Me encontraba en Agra (sí, donde está el Taj Mahal) cuando de repente me ví envuelto en un acontecimiento púramente diabólico. Unas cabras comenzaron balitar con fuerza sobre mí: ¡meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! ¡meeeeeeeeeeeee! (para el que no lo sepa, balitar es al balido lo que el ladrar al ladrido).

Yo, apabullado por tal situación, intenté comprender lo que me estaban diciendo o balitando. Me bloquée. Intenté defenderme con lo que lo tenía más a mano. No encontré nada cerca salvo unos trozos de pan que me sobraron del almuerzo y que guardaba para una posible merienda. 

Entonces, en ese preciso momento en el cual una de ellas quería morderme un brazo, pensé: "Quizá tengan hambre estas cabras". Y mi caridad, junto con mi miedo, hicieron una labor social importante. Calmé el hambre de esa cabra. 

El resto de cabras se quedaron mirando y no probaron bocado pero comprendieron que yo era bueno. Que era el nuevo Mesías. Su salvador. Gandhi hubiese estado muy orgulloso de mí. Lo sé. 

Y como todo lo que os cuento se puede apreciar mejor con imágenes, aquí os paso el vídeo de un señor que, atónito por lo que estaba suceciendo, procedió a filmar para el recuerdo. 

https://youtu.be/WNLkNanSffU







El siguiente caso que paso a describiros no tiene tanto que ver con las necesidades básicas pero sí con poder conformarse con lo que uno tiene y frenar de esta manera el consumismo desmesurado que nos invade. 

Seguía por Agra (sí, en un mismo día puedo realizar varias hazañas o proezas, recordad que soy el Mesías) y ante mí, como ante cualquier otro turista, se me presentó la disyuntiva de visitar el Taj Mahal o no hacerlo. 

Barajé las posibilidades. Ví que me tendría que levantar a las 4h30 de la madrugada. Tendría que pagar 12 euros. Hacer una larga cola. Que digo yo, los monumentos por dentro están muy bonitos, pero por fuera también lo siguen siendo. Y al final me dije a mí mismo, y cito textualmente: "déjate de Taj Mahal y con ese dinero te invitas". 

Y podría haber hecho eso. Era la opción fácil. Pero no. Mi buena voluntad no me lo permitió. 

Rápidamente, sin mediar palabra con nadie (puesto que estaba solo), llamé a un tuk-tuk y le dije que me llevara hasta una zona donde se pudiera ver bien el Taj Mahal, pero por fuera. El señor me contó que había un lugar donde se podía contemplar a una distancia relativamente cercana y que con la puesta del sol, el Taj Mahal cambiaba de color. ¡Wuau! pensé. Si más dilaciones le pedí que me llevara hasta allí. 

El hombre, durante el trayecto, me dijo que era padre de familia y que a duras penas llegaba a alimentar a sus hijos. 

Haciendo números y teniendo en cuenta que me iba a ahorrar los doce euros de la entrada de tan célebre monumento, procedí a darle cuatro euros por el viaje en tuk-tuk. Sé que para vosotros, lectores míos, no es gran cosa esa cantidad, pero en la India se pueden hacer maravillas con ese dinero. Es más, creo recordar que el señor me pidió menos, pero a mí, como ya sabéis, me puede la generosidad. Y como se dice en estos casos, ni corto ni perezoso, le entregué sus cuatro euros (para quien no lo sepa, tal cantidad, en rupias, es un buen fajo de billetes de todos los colores).

Aquí un ejemplo de cómo se puede usar el equivalente a cuatro euros en rupias a modo de abanico. 

https://youtu.be/JS3nbT2scQQ

También lo invité a un par de cigarrillos que nos fumamos mientras el grandioso Taj Mahal cambiaba de color. Gandhi, en este caso, también hubiese estado muy orgulloso de mí. Lo sé. 


Aquí una foto que me echó mi nuevo amigo. 

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Éstas son dos de mis hazañas por tierras indias. Tengo muchas más. El Mesías disfrazado de indio va haciendo el bien por donde quiera que va. Podría estar hasta mañana contando historias. Pero con estas dos, creo que por hoy, es suficiente.

Si os ha gustado, y veo que el post tiene buena acogida entre la comunidad de Steemit, seguiré contando más hazañas de este personaje que se llama así mismo: El Mesías. 

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El Mesías disfrazado de indio

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My father lost his best friend two days ago. I called him randomly, just to know how’s everything was going, and after describing his routine as a retired man, he suddenly burst into tears and tell me that his best friend passed away. The strong figure of my father melts in the screen of my smartphone and I realize how distance can be so cruel sometimes. I wish I could just hug my father now. But my arms are not enough since we have two oceans and three continents separating us in this exact moment. 

To get here, however, so far from where I came from, I had to learn this hard lesson, which is how to say goodbye. And this is what I try to explain to my father since hugging now become something impossible.

I’ve been traveling and living nomadically now for two years. I lived in 8 countries, visited more 5, and during all this time it wasn’t difficult to make friends, fall in love for some guys and also call some randomly houses as home. I learned many things traveling. But every time I was leaving a country, I realized that there was one single thing that I wasn’t able to learn: how to say goodbye. 

In every country that I lived, I faced the same symptoms. I run away from the farewells and I cried like a baby when I realized that some amazing people and those places I would never see again. So, I noticed that someway somehow, getting the next plane was also a kind of death. A geographical death, indeed. But still a death. 

And like all deaths, it wasn’t easy to deal with that. Actually, it was so hard sometimes that I started to question myself if traveling full time was really the life that I dreamed for me. Maybe every nomad soul struggles with this fight: your soul wants wings to fly, but your heart requires roots to live. And no matter how amazing traveling could be, in this fight of heart and soul, I was always losing and suffering a lot. 

When I arrived in Malaysia, in August of 2018, I decided to stop looking for answers or trying to convince myself about this topic. I accepted that I didn’t know how to say goodbye, and maybe I would never learn it.

But it’s crazy how traveling led you exactly for what you need. And it was in Penang, Malaysia that I met one very wise men who finally teach me the art of saying goodbye. Ang is a Chinese man in his fifties, who traveled during most of his youth. We become friends because of a friend in common, and since I told him that I loved to hike, we climbed the Penang Hill three times a week in order to keep ourselves healthy and happy. 

We had amazing conversations during these hikes on the woods. Once I asked Ang how he faced the goodbye thing while he was traveling. “I never look at what I lose. I always look at what I get and I feel grateful for having those friends in a certain period of my life. I never carry memories, because I believe that it’s important to be in the present moment. So I just answer with gratitude all those who participate in my journey”. I look at him with absolutely no words. I think I finally founded how to say goodbye!

I tell my father about the wise words of Ang. And then he started to tell me some of the greatest moments when he was with his best friend. We laugh and cry together until he tells me some epic stories and then I see that his best friend is alive in his heart now. 

I realize that my father is getting old and fragile. I feel so happy to have him as my father on this journey. I feel proud of who we became, ‘cause like all fathers and daughters, we also had many misunderstandings to get here. I realize that losing him could be my biggest fear if I wasn’t able to understand this: the beauty of the journey and people who bring color to it. 

When you look to these beautiful bright colors and smile, knowing that they will shine in your heart forever, then you learn to be grateful for all those that make your life a meaningful journey. And when you recognize that, finally you know  how to say goodbye.      

(Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2019)

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