Viaggiare....

Well, I've read with great interest and deep sharing your very acute and right observations about the certainly colonialist and even frankly, racist and even destroyers of populations, ruthless exploiters of economic resources, environment and brutal hunters of animal species, and not only!!! with which they used to face these 'famous' journeys in exotic lands. Used? Well, from what I read, not so much 'used' but still some of them, especially among the so-called 'privileged' ones, continue to research and to be largely satisfied with them.

I think we both know a lot about colonialism, from all kinds and nations, at least from our historical studies and readings of all kinds.

Well, I have to say, when I was a kid, I fed a lot more on J. Conrad than E. Hemingway.

This photo of mine I admit, very naive, was breathing through a travel agency window, I assure you equally naive in recovering that colonial helmet, in this case absolutely harmless, a taste of distant travels, routes that I have traveled certainly fascinated by the beauty of those lands, and how could not, and although aware of the disasters already perpetrated, on their magnificent people and cultures... but wearing not any helmet of any kind. I think this should be clearer than any further explanation of mine:-)
There's no need of Covid: . Just then I realized I wouldn't go back there: maybe both out of my own cowardice and my awareness of being wholly powerless and helpless in facing all that.
Certamente la mia non un'ottima scelta per esprimere il mio desiderio di essere libera di viaggiare..viaggiare ..ancora da vecchia signora, ma non così ottusa.
:-)

Thank you, Dear Friend.
Passez une bonne nouvelle semaine.
Carissimi e sinceri saluti-Bea