Where Is Your Dream Destination and Why?

[Bill Bauer]

I see. Do you not like where you are living Bill, or do you just not like to do home improvements?

Definitely don't like (or know anything about) doing home improvement.

I have been intensely hating every single place where I have had to stay for a prolonged period of time. Having to look at the same thing every day is something that I find as depressing as it gets. (This is the reason why I would never have any art in my home - although looking at the same white walls also sucks.) I hate having to see the same scenery during my commute to work or to the grocery store. I hate the "groundhog day" feeling of having to shop at the same store (this is the reason I buy a lot each visit, to minimize my visits to the grocery store). And of course seeing the same kitchen/bedroom/living room/view from the window every day is the worst. And I would feel this way no matter how nice the place I happen to be in is. It amounts to having my life Paused. Traveling is pressing the Play button, and coming home is pressing the Pause button.

I guess it could get Even Worse if I were to have to see the same spouse/kids every day!

 

[Daniel Lion]

Definitely don't like (or know anything about) doing home improvement.

I have been intensely hating every single place where I have had to stay for a prolonged period of time. Having to look at the same thing every day is something that I find as depressing as it gets. (This is the reason why I would never have any art in my home - although looking at the same white walls also sucks.) I hate having to see the same scenery during my commute to work or to the grocery store. I hate the "groundhog day" feeling of having to shop at the same store (this is the reason I buy a lot each visit, to minimize my visits to the grocery store). And of course seeing the same kitchen/bedroom/living room/view from the window every day is the worst. And I would feel this way no matter how nice the place I happen to be in is. It amounts to having my life Paused. Traveling is pressing the Play button, and coming home is pressing the Pause button.

I guess it could get Even Worse if I were to have to see the same spouse/kids every day!

Hi there Bill, in one of your posts you mentioned museums and I wanted to share something cool with you. Many years ago, when I was living in London, I had a job teaching English to immigrants. People from Brazil, lots of Polish people, Turkish, Koreans, Chinese, everywhere... some students just studying to get a visa so they could work and make money, some who were more invested in bettering their language skills... not the point.

The point, or memory you brought up, was that my school was directly across from the British Museum, which is an amazing place and free to the public. They have the Elgin (spelling) marbles from Greece and amazing stuff from all over the world. My favorite piece was a small marble sculpture, less than 3 feet, of a little boy sitting and pulling a thorn from his foot. The artist who made it was from Greece around 300 b.c. as I recall. The folds in the skin, the form, the grace was just stunning. The artist was a master virtuoso.
When I had breaks it was a nice place to go.

PS, appreciate the dig about the wife and kids... I studied fine arts and have spent my life consumed with making art... art for me is a meaningful human endeavour, be it literature, music, the plastic arts... cinema. Very foolish on my part, the financial return has been dread full. Still love it.

 

[emmalee]

Traveling is pressing the Play button, and coming home is pressing the Pause button.

You know Bill, you should have picked an occupation that would have had you traveling all of the time, living out of a suitcase and waking up to a different view each morning, when you opened the blinds.

I knew someone who used to travel to different campgrounds and review them. He travelled throughout the United States doing this, all while living in an RV. It was a smaller C class RV and it contained every thing he ever needed. I am not sure how much money he made, I never asked, it wasn't relevant anyway, he was happy.

Would have, could have, should have.

 

[emmalee]

Hi there Bill, in one of your posts you mentioned museums and I wanted to share something cool with you. Many years ago, when I was living in London, I had a job teaching English to immigrants. People from Brazil, lots of Polish people, Turkish, Koreans, Chinese, everywhere... some students just studying to get a visa so they could work and make money, some who were more invested in bettering their language skills... not the point.

The point, or memory you brought up, was that my school was directly across from the British Museum, which is an amazing place and free to the public. They have the Elgin (spelling) marbles from Greece and amazing stuff from all over the world. My favorite piece was a small marble sculpture, less than 3 feet, of a little boy sitting and pulling a thorn from his foot. The artist who made it was from Greece around 300 b.c. as I recall. The folds in the skin, the form, the grace was just stunning. The artist was a master virtuoso.
When I had breaks it was a nice place to go.

PS, appreciate the dig about the wife and kids... I studied fine arts and have spent my life consumed with making art... art for me is a meaningful human endeavour, be it literature, music, the plastic arts... cinema. Very foolish on my part, the financial return has been dread full. Still love it.

I always enjoy your posts, Daniel. You are a good person and what you write shows this to be true.

 

[Bill Bauer]

You know Bill, you should have picked an occupation that would have had you traveling all of the time

Too late. Now my only hope is to sell my home and start a never ending trip once I retire. The problem is that I anticipate that when I finally get to retire, it will no longer be safe to be traveling in Europe and North America. I will probably have to do the opposite of what I actually want to do - I would likely have to sell my home (as it will not be safe in towns and cities) and move to a cabin in the middle of nowhere in the Canadian North.

appreciate the dig about the wife and kids

It wasn't a dig, it was me sharing my feelings.

The point, or memory you brought up, was that my school was directly across from the British Museum, which is an amazing place and free to the public.

I've been to London and to the British Museum back in 2000. I bet I would have enjoyed visiting that museum even more now. Too bad that I don't feel safe visiting London - I will never be able to experience the British Museum again.

My favorite piece was a small marble sculpture, less than 3 feet, of a little boy sitting and pulling a thorn from his foot. The artist who made it was from Greece around 300 b.c. as I recall. The folds in the skin, the form, the grace was just stunning.

Sculpture is my favorite art form.

 

[Daniel Lion]

Too late. Now my only hope is to sell my home and start a never ending trip once I retire. The problem is that I anticipate that when I finally get to retire, it will no longer be safe to be traveling in Europe and North America. I will probably have to do the opposite of what I actually want to do - I would likely have to sell my home (as it will not be safe in towns and cities) and move to a cabin in the middle of nowhere in the Canadian North.

It wasn't a dig, it was me sharing my feelings.

I've been to London and to the British Museum back in 2000. I bet I would have enjoyed visiting that museum even more now. Too bad that I don't feel safe visiting London - I will never be able to experience the British Museum again.

Sculpture is my favorite art form.

Cheers...
I respect your feelings and thanks for sharing... I always enjoy your input, intellect and sincerety and help you give to forum members. See you around.....Daniel

 

[Bill Bauer]

The folds in the skin, the form, the grace was just stunning.

If you enjoy sculpture, you have got to find a way to visit Staglieno cemetery in Genoa, Italy. It is filled with high quality 19th century hyper-realistic looking monuments/sculptures. Sometimes it totally feels like time travel (get to see 19th century citizens of Genoa wearing 19th century clothing and using 19th century furniture)

"One of the best known and beloved sculptures at Staglieno is the 1881 monument to Caterina Campodonico, "The Hazelnut Seller". A poor single woman, a street vendor, she worked selling nuts and sweets at fairs and festivals, and saved all her life to commission one of the most important artists of the time, Lorenzo Orengo, to sculpt her memorial."

In addition to the statues of the deceased, there are even statues of the mourners:

Staglieno Monumental Cemetery is unforgettable...

 

[Daniel Lion]

If you enjoy sculpture, you have got to find a way to visit Staglieno cemetery in Genoa, Italy. It is filled with high quality 19th century hyper-realistic looking monuments/sculptures. Sometimes it totally feels like time travel (get to see 19th century citizens of Genoa wearing 19th century clothing and using 19th century furniture)
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"One of the best known and beloved sculptures at Staglieno is the 1881 monument to Caterina Campodonico, "The Hazelnut Seller". A poor single woman, a street vendor, she worked selling nuts and sweets at fairs and festivals, and saved all her life to commission one of the most important artists of the time, Lorenzo Orengo, to sculpt her memorial."
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In addition to the statues of the deceased, there are even statues of the mourners:
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Staglieno Monumental Cemetery is unforgettable...

Awesome... thank you for sharing. The Hazelnut seller and the artist she commissioned were remarkable people. What a story, what virtue and adoration of beauty. What a legacy. Thank you for sharing.

 

[JohnAdams]

I'd like to visit @JohnAdams

lmao

 

[acute]

My own coffin.

 

[just1morething]

My own coffin.

You will get better. I have worse HF hearing loss than you and I seem better today. I can't really trace it to anything though. Maybe my mind is not focusing on it as much or some meds are helping?

 

[victoria9273]

I want to go to the UK to have Cambridge English tests and also go to Paris and rural France to see the modern martyrs' birthplaces.

 

[acute]

You will get better. I have worse HF hearing loss than you and I seem better today. I can't really trace it to anything though. Maybe my mind is not focusing on it as much or some meds are helping?

Thanks for your kindness but I'm 6 months in and tinnitus seem to have gotten worse. My left ear was the good one and it didn't sound very loud the past few months, but now the loud noise has also moved to this ear. My bad ear, the right one, sounds also very very loud. High pitched steady sound. Tinnitus is louder than a few months ago. It's worsening and I don't know why.

 

[Mathieulh]

Tokyo, Japan, I have a lot of friends and family there and it's full of quiet places. I go there every 6 months or so.

 

[just1morething]

Thanks for your kindness but I'm 6 months in and tinnitus seem to have gotten worse. My left ear was the good one and it didn't sound very loud the past few months, but now the loud noise has also moved to this ear. My bad ear, the right one, sounds also very very loud. High pitched steady sound. Tinnitus is louder than a few months ago. It's worsening and I don't know why.

Sorry to hear that. I understand your frustration. I always wake up to a static sound that makes me very irritable. TMJ Dr. thought it was from my left TMJ. That side is crunchy and clicks. I use a custom made mouthpiece when I sleep to pull my lower jaw ahead.

It might be all from HF hearing loss idk. That's what the ENT says. I have 2 sets of hearing aids that seem to help sometimes. Even if I have a good day my noise always resets upon awakening. What a terrible way to start out a day.

 

[dan]

Thanks for your kindness but I'm 6 months in and tinnitus seem to have gotten worse. My left ear was the good one and it didn't sound very loud the past few months, but now the loud noise has also moved to this ear. My bad ear, the right one, sounds also very very loud. High pitched steady sound. Tinnitus is louder than a few months ago. It's worsening and I don't know why.

How loud is it?
I coped well with high pitch tinnitus that I heard everywhere- so it's possible to live with some forms of loud tinnitus, but now got a new very loud dental drill tone which now killed me, so we can choose a tree together...

 

[DaveFromChicago]

My favorite destination would be Eerfsutinnit (please spell backwards).

 

[Manny]

Does it have to exist?
Heaven.

 

[just1morething]

My favorite destination would be Eerfsutinnit (please spell backwards).

I can't spell backwards but it sure sounds like a place in Germany.

 

[FGG]

My dream was to see the Northern Lights but without visual snow.