Wanderlust

Wanderlust (n).- A strong desire to travel the world.
Have you ever felt that urge? The strong almost physically painful desire to explore, to experience the infinite world. To wake up in a different city everyday; to eat different food and speak different tongues.

I sometimes envy people who seem content; they are so happy staying put in the place where they were born; happy to settle and live. The reason is that my wanderlust hurts. It is painful beyond existence. For a major side effect of wanderlust is frustration; that vexation of not being able to quench that thirst of yours. For the billion or so reasons you can't travel (economic/family issues) just add to your blood pressure of wanting to get the hell out of the place you are currently stuck in.

And I'm not talking family sight-seeing sprees; I'm talking week long treks completely alone, just you and your camera, no package tour for you; just pure exploration. Going completely hipster here but you know what I mean- albums of highly filtered landmarks and coffee shops. Beautiful architecture and wonderful people. All this completely alone.

And even if you did have the chance to see wonderful places, it is never enough. For wanderlust is something that you can never quench; leaving you with this life-long feeling of dissatisfaction enough to drive any self-respecting person crazy.
I guess for now, London and Paris will have to wait.