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ISOLATION

The past decade saw me spending over three hundred days sailing alone at sea, but alone at anchorage would account to years. During an interview in 2016, I was urged to define “to be alone” which I claimed “the absence of human influence” rather than “absence of humans”. Sailing in an “ocean” of mesmerizing natural beauty, one is also lost in a “sea” of literature, arts and cinematography. Human influence is available “on-demand”: the mind of an author/artist conversing with yours whenever desire suits.

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TOURIST GO HOME

Article in ABC NEWS Australia Thirty years ago, affordable travel to the proletariat implied a 2-hour road trip, by bus or one’s own vehicle. Today, three month’s savings for a flying holiday can make any planetary destination doable. Item / Year 1985 2015 Minimum-hourly salary $3.35 $7.25 Avg. domestic flight $595 $337 Hours worked 177.61 46.48 My research showed that in 1985 USA, the price of a domestic flight was around 3.

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CONVENIENT CONSUMERISM

Organic oranges, freshly squeezed with refreshing ice cubes on a cup “to go”. Thirst can be quenched healthfully from the pleasant-tropical temperatures whilst contemplating the glorious-red glow of a life changing sunset in Indonesia, an ultimate holiday destination. At the end of the spectacle: an empty cup, a cup of nuisance, must get rid of the nuisance. Except we avoid responsibility for our existence, just as much as the locals, expelling the waste unconsciously.