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RE: We are torn between a nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange.

in #vn8 years ago

Haha. I am still childish so I cannot bear if I totally disconnect with home.
You make me think about that time. But I wonder more about how they could deal with every problem of languages, map,... without google translation and gg map. Haha. It must be really exciting when exploring the world by their own self, not depend on any kind of technology.

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That's an interesting point @hangggggbeeee. When I backpacked around the world there was no technology at all. No smart phones and not internet.

We always seemed to manage without translation though. Hand gesticulations and maybe drawing or pointing at paper maps. I don't remember it was ever an issue.

We also relied on books such as the Lonely Plant and Rough Guides but most of all we share information with other backpackers and learned that way.

Wishing you a fun week wherever you are! 😊