As a child I actually was enamored of the public transit possibilities of Europe once I heard about them. But this was because I grew up walking, and taking the bus everywhere. Joe Strummer and the punks clued me into the fact England was not all that.
But I wanted to live in the jungle, not in England. Preferably in Madagascar but I wasn't that picky. An island was my top choice. This is how one could really escape the crazies, assuming lemurs or monkeys are somewhat sane. Probably, they were not--so maybe a similar illusion, different species.
You might enjoy the Hallig Hooge, where we vacationed earlier this year. It's currently my favorite location on the planet. It's all cows and sheep instead of lemurs, and not at all a jungle, but for serene isolation, it can't be beat.
The wife was scouting around for North Sea vacation spots in the area of Hamburg, where we planned to visit. We watched a documentary feature on the Hallig that sealed the deal. I wasn't sure if I'd find it dead boring being trapped there or not, but I was thrilled and never wanted to leave. It's as close to nothing you can get and still qualify as civilization. A few restaurants, a couple of gift shops for the day tourists, but not much else. No cops, no lawyers. Barely a government. Just grass and clouds.
It's wise to remember that Europe has had its own epic seizures of batshit, hairy-eyeballed insanity. WW1 and a sequel that was even worse, plus two genocides, and that's just the starting line-up.
Maybe this is just a phase America's going through.... JDA
A true colonialist superpower can afford to outsource its genocides in foreign lands. Too much bad press if you do it domestically, as we learned during our prime Manifest Destiny years.
Love this.
As a child I actually was enamored of the public transit possibilities of Europe once I heard about them. But this was because I grew up walking, and taking the bus everywhere. Joe Strummer and the punks clued me into the fact England was not all that.
But I wanted to live in the jungle, not in England. Preferably in Madagascar but I wasn't that picky. An island was my top choice. This is how one could really escape the crazies, assuming lemurs or monkeys are somewhat sane. Probably, they were not--so maybe a similar illusion, different species.
You might enjoy the Hallig Hooge, where we vacationed earlier this year. It's currently my favorite location on the planet. It's all cows and sheep instead of lemurs, and not at all a jungle, but for serene isolation, it can't be beat.
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=600dabd129a0d515&q=hallig+hooge&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0A6bwEop21ehxKWq5cj-cHa02QUie7apaStVTrDAEoT1A_pRBhSGXWPGL0_xk71SHGtVdca53WYr0RBwqQhxOC4l_QLfTBZlQhlvejtBy3PCr69bX-u-B1s83l143ZT8yKPvR9vYCB-cfM7eU-GwVpthr638taUIN3yQ5l12H-avoiJ8SE&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiTksCoqs6HAxX8hP0HHQqWBdAQtKgLegQIDxAB&biw=1280&bih=855&dpr=1
It looks BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for telling me about this. How did you find it?
The wife was scouting around for North Sea vacation spots in the area of Hamburg, where we planned to visit. We watched a documentary feature on the Hallig that sealed the deal. I wasn't sure if I'd find it dead boring being trapped there or not, but I was thrilled and never wanted to leave. It's as close to nothing you can get and still qualify as civilization. A few restaurants, a couple of gift shops for the day tourists, but not much else. No cops, no lawyers. Barely a government. Just grass and clouds.
Sounds IDEAL. Grass and clouds!
It's wise to remember that Europe has had its own epic seizures of batshit, hairy-eyeballed insanity. WW1 and a sequel that was even worse, plus two genocides, and that's just the starting line-up.
Maybe this is just a phase America's going through.... JDA
A true colonialist superpower can afford to outsource its genocides in foreign lands. Too much bad press if you do it domestically, as we learned during our prime Manifest Destiny years.
Amazing as usual!