Random thoughts collected during a month of travel in Europe
1. No matter how long you have known someone, there's still lots you can learn. Travel is a teacher bc a) there's often long periods of waiting, and b) things rarely go as planned, so getting to see how someone thinks to adapt to the change is a wonderful insight into her creativity. 2. Smoking is hugely popular and not stigmatized at all in Europe. 3. While I can't stand the fact that sitting in a beer garden means I'm inevitably inhaling tons of second hand smoke, I also have noticed that Europeans as a whole look way healthier than US citizens. People are smaller. Almost everyone has noticeable muscle tone. People ride bikes everywhere and walk. But they also smoke. They smoke while biking and walking. I have seen 0 morbidly obese Europeans and maybe 5 overweight to obese Europeans. Huge difference. The big people I've seen have been other Americans. 4. Don't leave lotion behind to save room in your luggage thinking you'll find it in a hotel. I...