Blog Detail

Gypsy Cafe

Gypsy Cafe

http://gypsycafe.wordpress.com/

The Art of Travelosophy. Philosophical reflections and travel short stories by The Travelosopher. Being a Modern Day Nomad.

Gypsy Café / Jean-Jacques Marais
© 2007 - 2009. All Rights Reserved.

View More Recent Posts

  • The Pathfinder

    Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 03:18 pm in travel, poetry, inspiration, espresso, the travelosopher, jean-jacques marais

    – The only way forward Was to have not shown fear A split second’s reflection On what had brought me here By circumstance and choice Close to the frontier As slain dragons will attest I’ve come far it would appear Even if not far en...

  • Intermission

    Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 02:17 pm in travel, philosophy, Backpacking, travelling, espresso, travelosophy

    You have to return eventually To see everything differently To see what you see differently And how you see it differently Due to having gone away Old points of reference Faded through absence Return to conscience And highlights the essence Of what y...

  • Obtaining Clarity

    Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 05:12 pm in travel, russia, on the road, travelosophy, russian bania, russian banya, vodka toasts

    From a bleak Pskov city we were transported by bus into the rural Russian countryside. On the way we were asked not to consume liquids for it may be detrimental to the activity we were soon to engage in. Miles of winding forest roads decorated with o...

  • Beyond Borders

    Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 01:10 pm in travel, thoughts, philosophy, Spirituality, espresso, travelosophy

    We all have our own personal journey, yet I would like to propose that evolving is part of everone’s path. Going beyond geographical borders is as easy as buying travel tickets, but not everybody is affected by the process in the same way. We d...

  • Safer than Houses

    Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 12:37 pm in philosophy, espresso, travelosophy

    The long term traveler makes short term investments in short to medium term experiences. During the investment period short term loss of income may occur, but the long term profits are immeasurable  and immense. Even the shortest experiences yield h...

  • You can’t lose what you haven’t got

    Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 06:50 am in espresso

    The gypsy has no misguided vanity caused by financial insanity The gypsy needs no rescue when the money markets catch the flu The gypsy has no home to lose in a mortgage crises The gypsy has no status to lose when his pie has fewer slices The gypsy h...

Post A Comment/Review

Log In or Sign Up to leave a comment.