June 11, 2013

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    Happy birthday!

    This is your Travel Writing Starter Kit.

    It contains:

     

    i) 1 plain moleskine, for when the desire to

    write hits you with a ferocious intensity

     

    ii) 1 copy of 'The Ringtone and The Drum,'

    an insight on a man's travels to the poorest

    corners of the world and assessing whether

    or not the West is helping them in the way

    they really need to be helped

     

    iii) 1 copy of AA Gill's 'Here and There,' which

    might one day become your bible of sorts -

    for this man is one of the best travel

    journalists of our time

     

    iv) 1 copy of Alain de Botton's 'The Art of

    Travel,' so you will learn to savour your

    experiences more the next time you go off

     

    v) 1 copy of Lonely Planet's 'Better Than

    Fiction,' which introduces you to a plethora

    of writing styles and travel destinations -

    either one you choose to remember will

    still benefit your future self

    xx

     

    If it isn't already apparent, my birthday

    present to you is to encourage you to 

    practice the art of writing to yourself

    about your travels. So you'll remember

    the things that take your breath away. 

    So you'll be reminded of the lessons that

    other societies teach you. So you'll never

    forget that this world is so very, very big

    and that adventure is right out the door

    if you're willing to breathe and make

    that barefooted leap off your doorstep.

     

    Explore the world, Izelea, and document it.

    Future You will thank you for these memories.

     

    Love you, Kichi.

     

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