The Nice Thing About Strangers

Creative Non-Fiction Short Stories. :) Travel, Oldsters, Love, and Compassion.

To Slow Down, Change Locations

He wanted to slow life up and he quite rightly felt that by traveling he would make time move with less rapidity. You have this noticed yourself, I expect, on a holiday. If you stay in one place, the holiday passes like a flash, but if you go to three places, the holiday seems to last at least three times as long.

–Graham Greene. Travels with My Aunt.

travel photos, Italy, Pettenasco

Near Pettenasco, Italy

Budva, Montenegro, travel photos, tourism

Budva, Montenegro, travel photos, tourism

Vienna, Austria, tourism, travel

Vienna, Austria…does that look like the Statue Of Liberty, or what?

11 comments on “To Slow Down, Change Locations

  1. Kay Rodriguez
    October 24, 2012
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    Wow! Beautiful images. Thanks for sharing!

  2. eldinsmille
    October 24, 2012
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    Hope you had a good time in Montenegro – Budva! It is nice down there!

    • thenicethingaboutstrangers
      October 24, 2012
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      I was thinking of you because I had a Mostar pic I was going to use. I am saving it for another post…

      • eldinsmille
        October 24, 2012
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        Yeah, Iยดm waiting!

  3. free penny press
    October 24, 2012
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    Beautiful places.. thanks for sharing with us!!

  4. Alarna Rose Gray
    November 6, 2012
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    To slow life up, that’s what we need! Lovely ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. sayohmmm
    November 7, 2012
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    I love your title, that is exactly why I love to travel. Lovely blog!!!

    • thenicethingaboutstrangers
      November 7, 2012
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      Thanks so much! I have found almost exclusively good people as I have been roaming. I love to toss that back at the cynical conventional wisdom. ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. thenicethingaboutstrangers
    February 6, 2015
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    Reblogged this on The Nice Thing About Strangers and commented:

    Graham Greene and my typical wintertime wish to travel…

  7. Leya
    February 7, 2015
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    Nice shots and quote. It’s so true, isn’t it. I’m planning to slow down this year…having a year off. Hopefully it will give me some peace.Have a great weekend!

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