A story left untold

A sneak peek behind the scenes of a travellers tale. A look into the story behind plans that turned into reality. Truth be told, whatever the reality may be, it still feels like living a dream. Very seldom it feels more like a nightmare, but when it does, there is no escaping it. When you are running to the toilet again with seemingly never-ending diarrhoea. When you are both so incredibly tired that all you can feel is pure and bitter hate. When you find a dead scorpion in your bathroom. When you need to hide below your mosquito net because thousands of flying insects found their way into your room. When you realize you don’t have money to do, well, all kind of things. When your mattress is so dirty dust comes out of it every time you sit down. When you are running out of toilet paper and can’t find a shop selling it. When you discover giant spiders chose your bathroom as their hunting ground. Or, when you nearly go to the next country and have no idea where to go or what you are going to do there.

Surrendering to life can be harder than it seems. Not knowing and not having control can be both beautiful and frustrating. In the end, things always turn out great, but this can be hard to remember when things turn pear-shaped.

Travelling shows you the best and the worst in the world. It shows you who you are, who you could become and meanwhile throws your shortcomings straight into your face. Where is that comfort zone when you need it? Where are your friends when you need somebody to talk to? Where is that ray of sunshine when all you can see is rain? Nothing in life can be without dreams, plans and a lot of work to get there.

Aim for the stars, follow your dreams, but never lose track of the reality hidden below. It will hurt, you will fail, you will hate yourself, but suddenly that will be forgotten and compensated when you reach those first stars, smile and see people that appreciate what you do.

Dream big, fall hard and continue your journey through life. Life is too short to throw away what could have been for what is.