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@HellsBitchen_ This happened to me SFO-HKG. Made it to train into city. Woke up on train at china border. First/last Xanax I’ll ever take

Just xanaxed so hard the flight attendent couldn't wake me up and i woke up in the lie flat position at the gate by my neighbor

@newstart_2024 Cool experiment. Where did the money come from

In the 1970s, a small Canadian town called Dauphin was chosen at random for a remarkable experiment. The government gave every resident a guaranteed basic income — the equivalent of about $15,000 a year in today’s money — with no strings attached and no way to lose it. What happened next was fascinating. People spent more time with their kids. Very few quit working entirely, but many stopped accepting terrible jobs, which actually raised overall working conditions. Employers had to offer better pay and standards to attract workers. But the most striking result? Hospitalizations for severe depression and anxiety dropped by 9% in just three years. Johann Hari shared this story and it left me thinking: what if a simple floor of financial security could meaningfully improve mental health at a population level? It’s one of those rare real-world experiments that makes you question a lot of assumptions about work, poverty, and human well-being. Have you ever heard about the Dauphin experiment before? What surprised you most?

I stumbled upon a rug dealer in Cappadocia Turkey. He had a pile of rugs in a solarium that n back of store. Nice light. Colors. I’ll take a pic. I was stopped by store owner. Who pointed over to the line that was already formed by a herd of IG couples waiting their turn. There was a price menu, including $30 for Drone shot from above. I looked up location. It was an IG hotspot. This encapsulates the IG era of travel, where people just hit certain spots for the gram. No exploration.

The problem with modern travel: We document everything. Experience nothing. The sunset through a screen. The meal before it’s tasted. The moment before it’s felt. Try this: Put your phone down for one full day. See what stays with you.

@JeffreyLuscombe Because over here it’ll turn out like CA rail to nowhere 20yrs. Billions spent. And. Nothing

Why do Conservatives hate this so much? Anyone?

My Singapore Lombok flight was the next day. Don’t want to wait Flew to Bali to boat over at some point Grabbed scooter in Bali to ride up and surf Medewi Way overcrowded Spent afternoon in Seminyak area I have never in all my travels seen a locale completely overrun by everything that is wrong with the modern travel experience

I am in Bali now for 2 weeks …. And I’m too old for this place. The crowd is easy to spot. Yoga mats. Linen bags. Tattoos. Matcha to go. Scooters. No helmet. No shirt. It’s almost a UNIFORM/ BRAND of the consciously awakened nomad, spiritually aligned, recently escaped from the 9–5 pressure of the West. Three months in Bali. Sometimes more. Living well on prices they’d complain about back home. Sitting in cafés, MacBooks open, talking about healing, spirituality, the next cacao ceremony. And how much they LOVE this island. Sure you do. You love your photos. The aesthetic. The affordable “healthy lifestyle”…. bowls, matcha, sunlight. But DO YOU actually love Bali? Because loving a place isn’t just consuming what’s beautiful. It’s taking responsibility for what isn’t. And the other Bali exists too…. trash in the streets, sick street dogs, stray cats, the parts that don’t fit your feed. They don’t disappear just because you crop them out. So here’s a thought: Skip one smoothie. One. And donate that money to the people actually doing the work here… cleaning up what your version of Bali ignores. Or at least BE HONEST. You don’t love Bali. You love the version of it that looks good on your social media feed.

@illmatix3 Peaches ground citation 123 at signature vfr dept to the south with info Delta Ground: say destination Alpha. Tango. Lima…. Ground: get off my frequency

another gem. Atlanta-Atlanta

this is why I only work off referrals now

@graemelamperson Ahhh. The porteños playground

A work day in… 📍Punta del Este, Uruguay 🇺🇾 3 Ferraris parked out front. Great coffee &… Many 🇦🇷 & 🇺🇾 enjoying the good life Phenomenal vibes.

@tumanako1234 @kpottermn Yeah. United will be the first to file bankruptcy. Ok bud

@kpottermn Well, once passenge volume declines, these airlines are the very first to file bankruptcy. Just look at its bonds credit spreads.

BREAKING: United says it's hiking bag fees by $10 for all flights booked as of tomorrow. That means at least $45 each way on a domestic flight. $85 for basic econ to Europe. Lowest fees by prepaying before check-in. Still free for United cardholders and travelers with status.

@sgarciaz @AlejandroR35626 @avianca There’s no market for a viable alternative down there. Sry

@AlejandroR35626 @avianca Es un robo. Y lo peor es que no hay más oferta.

La business class de Avianca es una estafa y no nos podemos cansar de decirlo. Hacen lo que se les da la gana con sus usuarios. Primera foto A320. Segunda foto B787. La peor aerolínea, de lejos, en Latinoamérica. @avianca

@A4KikeLippi You forgot a center pump

No es la cápsula Orion de la NASA, y no vamos a la órbita de la Luna, pero es un hermoso Boeing 737-800 y vamos a Río de Janeiro ida y vuelta.

@Selenaqawfh Is Starbucks coffee a flex?

Where should I fly to next?

That doesn’t refute my point. Yes. Everywhere got expensive. But this was happening before Covid. And the sentiment in CDMX. Barca. Lisbon. Medellin. Etc. talking w locals there is definitely a rising disdain for expats. Last time I was in Sevilla the entire old town was just Airbnb’s. Nobody local lives there anymore. Blame it on PE. Blame it on Covid. Nonetheless it sucks It’s the Disneyfication of the world

@upandafter @thebrianmoncada More noticeable inflation has occurred everywhere in the world since 2020

After being in Buenos Aires for over a week, I can safely say Medellin is way better to live full-time, especially with a family. 1. Cheaper overall 2. Proximity to other countries for travel 3. Better access to beaches 4. More nature 5. Nicer people Still cool to visit tho

@JakeNomada @united Good riddance

Wowww @united just charged me over $500 usd for a lap infant ticket Just an utter scam They post all this jazz about families with their new full row ticket and then scam you when you actually fly with a family Won’t be flying United anymore Oh and Violet your customer service agent in Panama 🇵🇦 was incredibly rude

@unorthodoxmale @bradical3422 @thebrianmoncada Just because you’re broke doesn’t mean everyone else is

@bradical3422 @upandafter @thebrianmoncada 🎯Broke nomads definitely not influencing prices. Just an easy scapegoat

@bradical3422 @thebrianmoncada It was noticeable before COVID. Costa Rica was ground zero.

@upandafter @thebrianmoncada I love how everyone blames digital nomads for inflation instead of covid and money printing lol

アメリカ人も、 マニュアル車が好きなの？

@InfantryPilot @CaptBob_Nomadic Acting upon Bobs inspiration I hit the Times Square M&M Mecca. I made poor choices

Thought of you @CaptBob_Nomadic 🤙🏼

@tommyswriting Travelers were slowly replaced by PPBros circa 2014 w th advent of social media. It has reached critical mass. Speaking Spanish in S America for years opened the door to experiences PPbros can’t fathom. Cultural immersion is the way

Don't be a Passport Bro, be a Traveler Passport Bro: A full-time tourist who treats the land he's traveling in as a backdrop for his consumption. Loud, abrasive, insensitive. Doesn't learn the language (or make an attempt to), assimilate, or respect the cultures of the places he's moving to. Traveler: A culturally fluid, well-read, curious citizen of the world who makes an effort to understand the people and culture he lives among.

@May_Roma It is my duty to visit Japan and be the guy the Japanese are too polite to take out like the trash he is

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