Therapy?

Many people write well. Yet many more people travel extensively. But few and far between are those who combine the two eloquently. Even functionally.

A new literary hero of mine, much like Enid Blyton in the 80’s and Stephen King in the 90’s, transformed travel journalism into an art form, setting a standard few can follow. Anthony Bourdain. The introduction of Discovery Travel and Living in my 3rd year of medical school has made me re-think about my career choice. One of the main reasons lie in his landmark show "No Reservations", where he travels the world and eats street food, food without pomp nor pretension. The way genuinely good food should be.

What a dream job it must be then. Given the gift of gab and adept journalism, to meet, eat and greet, from all corners of the world… and getting paid for it! Surely you jest!

Alas, my path has already been written for me. And what I have to follow, is my (probably only) stab at travel journalism, and for the first time ever, the introduction of photographs into this blog. My next few posts will then be, of my 12 day jaunt in northern Vietnam.

Let us begin, then.