New York grey day
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just a glimpse, stay tuned for more to explore MilesAstray unfolds in retrospect. I was living these stories full time, now I'm making space to pen them down. Head over to the countries section for the latest places/stories and completed countries.
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a glimpse
glimpse: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE | Many New Yorkers might look down on New Jersey, some of them quite literally so, peering out of their lofty ivory towers. But who’s got the better view really? It’s all a matter of perspective. What’s more, while longing for what appears beautiful from afar, the vista might trick us into overlooking that we’re already in the place to be.
glimpse: SLEEPING IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS | We had just come down from the top of the Empire State Building. For the last two hours we had been part of an infinite torrential stream of goofy tourists, climbing up and down New York's most iconic landmark. But when we stepped back out onto the nightly street, the voices of midtown had died down already. Here, only meters from the glamorous sightseeing crowds, we passed by an elderly man, who almost disappeared in the gloomy marble all around him. Fast asleep on a chair, he was forgotten by the crowds oblivious to his presence. It was as though he just couldn't keep up anymore with the pace of a city that never sleeps.
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places / stories
story lived, yet to be written
Las Vegas / Desert Casinoexplore
New York / Dream Arrival: Jamming Untamed Imagination into Tight Realitiesstory lived, yet to be written
San Diego / At the Border of Worldsstory lived, yet to be written
San Francisco / Childhood FantasiesShow More
Las Vegas / Desert Casino
story lived
yet to be written
stay tuned
New York / Dream Arrival: Jamming Untamed Imagination into Tight Realities
a story of a dream coming truer and a city that was smaller the second time around
...there was certainly something endearing in that city coming down to earth from its pedestal...
San Diego / At the Border of Worlds
story lived
yet to be written
stay tuned
San Francisco / Childhood Fantasies
story lived
yet to be written
stay tuned
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