unprofessional travel




As my daughter packs to return home from Montana USA, its just about my turn to hit the road. But, I'll be doing it my way, throw some stuff together & take off with only vague ideas of destinations. I'll be avoiding "must see" hotspots, luxurious getaways & well travelled highways. It'll look messy, disorganised & unprofessional because I aim to impress noone. My vehicle will be old, untrendy but well serviced, if it breaks I will fix it. And can guarantee I won't be uploading or downloading, posting, streaming or broadcasting a thing. 
In fact I've just been looking online for a podcast about my style of travel, by bike, motorcycle or sailboat & have come away annoyed at the pollish & professionalism. It does seem that you've got to spend as much time in production as what you have touring & rely on subscriptions, merch & sponsors so you patronise the world saying shit like "get out there", "be inspired by today's guest". 
No, I'm not into commodifying "the outdoors", that's being done enough. 

I'm not going full Swaggy here. Those guys were tough, probably unemployed & penniless looking for a bit of work, flour or tea as they went forthvon dusty trails in holey boots. But if I have to classify my aspirations, I'm trusting it will be more Swaggy than Swagger.  

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