“Eyes Wide Roaming”

Dear Reader: 

This week I want to introduce you to a new blog: “Eyes Wide Roaming.”  It’s written by a friend, Brad McCarter.  Brad is a commercial airline pilot who flies internationally.  When he has a 24-hour layover, he finds a spot like a coffee house or a pub and settles in.  He studies the environment, the people, and his own thoughts and feelings as they arise.  He then captures the essence of his experience in some beautifully crafted words and verses.  Every two weeks he shares a new piece from somewhere in the world.

I enjoy seeing how Brad expresses his experience so succinctly.  And after I read his posts, I feel like I’ve inhabited that space and time with him. This isn’t Lonely Planet or Rick Steves (both of which I enjoy.) This is soulful, personal, and fascinating.  For me, reading his posts is a way to “travel” to places I hope to visit someday.  It’s also about the inward journey we can experience when traveling. You can subscribe if you wish. (Like me, Brad isn’t out to “monetize” his work; it comes from a personal desire to observe the world and then share what one finds.)

I encourage you to take a look at his page and sample one of his pieces. Where would you like to go — Hong Kong, Munich, the Lower East Side of New York, London, or Tel Aviv (as it was before October 7?) Think about it — you don’t have to fasten your seatbelt, straighten your seat, or put the tray table back.

Here’s the link: “Eyes Wide Roaming”

Steve

(The top image is a pub in London, the lower a street in Hong Kong.)