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When in a new city with plenty of time to see how it works I pick someone who looks interesting and follow them, until they get on what is clearly commuter tran
by telesilla 6y ago
When in a new city with plenty of time to see how it works I pick someone who looks interesting and follow them, until they get on what is clearly commuter transport. Or, in a city like London, Amsterdam or Berlin you can follow someone on the bicycle for extra long rides to new places. Another thing I've done is look for a cafe on the other side of town and go exploring. Of course, keeping safe means always being aware where you are. As a woman it's always been heightened not to find myself out after dark on foot for example.
- Tomte 6y ago> Of course, keeping safe means always being aware where you are There is also the other side of the coin: if you do this, make sure you aren't noticed. Especially with women. Especially especially in the dark. It's not nice to make other people feel threatened.
- tkgally 6y agoOnce, around fifteen years ago, I had a day free at the end of a short business trip to Seoul. I decided to explore the city randomly. I got on the subway, rode a few stops, and went up to ground level and walked around. I repeated this several times. Each area turned out to be interesting in a different way, and I encountered things—a wholesale textile market, a maze-like residential neighborhood—I never would have seen if I had been following a guidebook.
- hippira 6y agoAre you not afraid of coming across as a stalker ?
- telesilla 6y agoIn a busy city there are so many people. I don't think I ever felt I was doing it in a way that was obvious and I never followed anyone home.