Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Happy Trails
This week’s entry is guest written by Amanda Gansfield, who trekked across northern Thailand all last week and generously decided to recount her adventures on this blog. In the past week, I’ve traveled approximately 600 kilometers around Northern Thailand. I’ve been on 8 songthaews (a form of shared taxi), 4 buses, 3 pick up trucks, 2 tuk-tuks, 1…
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Why & How
Two weeks after my journey over the Pacific, I’m still in love with Thailand. It’s a grinning clamor, beautifully cacophonous, taped-together wobbling tuk-tuk of good vibes. The closest thing to a teetering magical shanty built from a giant boot. Alright, enough with these up-their-own-ass metaphors. Let’s take a step back. Chiang Mai is a northern city, which you’ll be…
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Thailand
Thailand. Everything that’s come before is completely different, anything after is changed. The jaded voice of old posts has no room here. This new setting is invigorating down to my soul. My grit’s been replaced with wonder. Even with one week of experiences, there’s no way to describe it all. Hopefully, over the next three months, I’ll give you a…
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Mysteries of Work and Travel
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. As my jet flies over Japan…
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