I've slept in too many beds this year. When I bought my one-way ticket to Barcelona last November, I unknowingly signed a contract to become a bed taxonomist. Buried in the fine print was a peculiar clause: either share my findings with the world or be condemned to a lifetime of restless nights.
Really enjoyed this read. Love ‘em or hate em, those beds help us weave the fabric of our experience & stories as explorers, and you captured that perfectly with this.
thank you Riley :) Btw I'm pretty sure you subscribed after I shared an in-progress essay in Sarah Fay's Headline Hub about beds and you commented on that....this is the piece that turned out!
How do you find San Francisco? I met with the Chief exec of BART a couple of weeks ago. Wow, they have serious problems with antisocial behaviour! He couldn’t believe that the police here don’t carry guns.
This reminds me of when I spent a week in Tangier. It was a great airbnb with awesome hosts. They had little cheeses and bread for breakfast, with jam on the side, and an ash tray for my cigarettes.
The bed was comfortable but the mosquitoes were an unwanted addition. We smoked out the room with mosquito killer but it didn’t help. I had to sleep with the blanket wrapped around my whole body and face in hot sticky Morocco summer and I left just barely enough room for my mouth to breathe.
Nah it was part of the experience lol. I knew of Tangier because I was chasing ghosts from the 50s and 60s - a lot of guys from the beatnik generation hung out there. But I mostly did my own thing and found my own path for the week.
A novel concept to me, writing about travel through this lens, and a pleasure to read!
I hope you find the stability you’re after and I’ll be interested to see how you write about that 🙂
thanks Jess, yeah the "fun" thing about instability is that it gives you lots to write about haha. hope the well doesn't dry once I'm stable again
Really enjoyed this read. Love ‘em or hate em, those beds help us weave the fabric of our experience & stories as explorers, and you captured that perfectly with this.
thank you Riley :) Btw I'm pretty sure you subscribed after I shared an in-progress essay in Sarah Fay's Headline Hub about beds and you commented on that....this is the piece that turned out!
Yes! That’s exactly what happened. It turned out great!
Great stories as always Tobi.
How do you find San Francisco? I met with the Chief exec of BART a couple of weeks ago. Wow, they have serious problems with antisocial behaviour! He couldn’t believe that the police here don’t carry guns.
This reminds me of when I spent a week in Tangier. It was a great airbnb with awesome hosts. They had little cheeses and bread for breakfast, with jam on the side, and an ash tray for my cigarettes.
The bed was comfortable but the mosquitoes were an unwanted addition. We smoked out the room with mosquito killer but it didn’t help. I had to sleep with the blanket wrapped around my whole body and face in hot sticky Morocco summer and I left just barely enough room for my mouth to breathe.
I still have PTSD from the buzzing in my ears...
haha damn that sounds awful, I hope it didn't ruin the entire trip?
(Btw I'd never heard of Tangier until I just googled it :p)
Nah it was part of the experience lol. I knew of Tangier because I was chasing ghosts from the 50s and 60s - a lot of guys from the beatnik generation hung out there. But I mostly did my own thing and found my own path for the week.