“I’ve always found it interesting how the scale of a map can completely change the way we see the world.” The vast majority of our world has been explored, people have stood on top of every significant peak, crossed every ocean, jungle, desert, and have descended to the furthest depths of the
ocean. Exploration has had to change in the modern age, most
of it now arguably happens through a telescope or a microscope. But those of us whose appetite for exploration and
adventure is etched in our DNA, need to think laterally and imaginatively; if we do that, we see territories differently that we might recognise or be intimately familiar with. We can look again at the options around us with fresh eyes and a different
lens. We don’t always have to put serious airtime between our
regular dwellings and where we let loose on adventures. New opportunities present themselves all the time if we remain open to them. And, oftentimes, those opportunities are closer to home than we might presume.
If you’re like me, you might at times suffer from city
fatigue, urban burnout. It’s something of a necessary evil but I spend most of my time in a built-up environment. Los Angeles
is an incredible city, but it can also be smoggy and suffocating. I need an ‘out’ – and I need to know it’s in ready reach. I don’t think I’m alone in experiencing this sensation.
