Why am I here writing a blog? The short answer is I don’t really know. The long answer… I’ve always been fascinated by stories, particularly other peoples stories. Becoming lost in the real lives of real people. Gritty tales of adventure.
So here I am with my own stories. I’ve also enjoyed telling the stories of my adventures, usually enough for people to tell me to stop telling them again for the third time. Four years ago I set off on my bike for France searching for new stories, and new people to share them with. When you turn up on the door step of a friendly AirBnb host, bottle of wine in hand, it’s amazing how open you both become to sharing your experiences. That trip only lasted a week and, with real life getting in the way, there has only been a handful of similar trips since.
So why start blogging now?
Well as I sit and type this on my laptop we are 4 weeks into a national lockdown because of Coronavirus. Sitting in a back garden in Utrecht, sipping a cold beer whilst sharing travel stories with a cycle club you only met that day seems almost a lifetime ago. So where better to find a stranger to share a story with than the internet.
My stories may not be like the epic adventures of others I spend much of my time reading about, but they are my own and now they’re here for you to share!
Karl
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