Introduction to 'un dia gratis' - A Day in Madrid.
>> August 9, 2010
The day was especially arranged by Brittany with total luck granted. She had taken her start-up information from Free Madrid Events listed on the web.
We are traveling as we want to. Though we have occasionally wished we had a bigger 'restaurant budget' or a more ethical, less consumption oriented clothes budget; we realize more often that when we set high expectations we are disappointed; and, we prefer surprises.
We do not want to be contributors to mass consumerism and materialism. That has been a point about how we have traveled this year.
We do not contend that our ability to live off a fixed sum for a long time is the norm. How is what we do different? We aim to use our travel as personal growth to share/blog so that others can benefit from our learning curve. How we are different we hope is by circling the world this year, not getting bored nor living 'on the cheap' and producing products from our travel.
We think and talk and write a lot about explaining to people what we do. At a dinner recently at L'Mansion, Morocco I was told that our budget for a year could not have lasted one couple a month abroad. They get tired, then go home to work. This is normal. We accept our differences.
We live abroad exactly as we hope to, as we expect to, as we would do at home. That is the magic. As our friend a world traveler told us, "You have Time or Money - choose one, you cannot have both."
So I am writing a blog titled 'un dia gratis - one free day' to explain to people who are interested in us, or our story, or in travel, how one day in Madrid, Spain can exemplify our travel ethic, our personalized economy, and a philosophy of urban and social engagement. Please continue to read our blogs as we hope to have many travel hints, experiences, and recommendations to share.
We are traveling as we want to. Though we have occasionally wished we had a bigger 'restaurant budget' or a more ethical, less consumption oriented clothes budget; we realize more often that when we set high expectations we are disappointed; and, we prefer surprises.
We do not want to be contributors to mass consumerism and materialism. That has been a point about how we have traveled this year.
We do not contend that our ability to live off a fixed sum for a long time is the norm. How is what we do different? We aim to use our travel as personal growth to share/blog so that others can benefit from our learning curve. How we are different we hope is by circling the world this year, not getting bored nor living 'on the cheap' and producing products from our travel.
We think and talk and write a lot about explaining to people what we do. At a dinner recently at L'Mansion, Morocco I was told that our budget for a year could not have lasted one couple a month abroad. They get tired, then go home to work. This is normal. We accept our differences.
We live abroad exactly as we hope to, as we expect to, as we would do at home. That is the magic. As our friend a world traveler told us, "You have Time or Money - choose one, you cannot have both."
So I am writing a blog titled 'un dia gratis - one free day' to explain to people who are interested in us, or our story, or in travel, how one day in Madrid, Spain can exemplify our travel ethic, our personalized economy, and a philosophy of urban and social engagement. Please continue to read our blogs as we hope to have many travel hints, experiences, and recommendations to share.
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