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The Golden Rule of Travel: How to Be a Better Tourist


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I’ve traveled my whole life—as an American boy spending summers with family in Greece; as a young man living in Paris for seven years; and

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“I’ve never had any desire to become a writer, no lifelong passion to write that finds its origin in a hated childhood or in a love for words. I stumbled upon it the same way a scientist stumbles upon a cure.”

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Instagram post 2194448994655642049_5488194165 Letters  I enjoy writing letters, almost as much as I enjoy receiving them.  I start on plain white sheets of unruled paper, or on hotel stationary from a hotel worthy of receiving a letter from. (I often write letters when traveling.) I always date my letters because I want the person to know the day I sat down and composed a letter in their name. This way it becomes a mediation, a sort of personal holiday that we share and can celebrate—at least that’s how I see it. 
I use my favorite pen. These days my favorite pen is a fountain pen my wife bought me before she became my wife. Nothing too fancy, but certainly beautiful in its design. I only write in blue ink. I’m not sure why.  I always start with the most simple of salutations, no matter how heavy the message is to follow.
____________________________  I wonder, do any of you still write letters?
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