An Introvert’s Way of Getting Away

This week’s Lens-Artists challenge is about getting away, traveling to places far and near.

I’ve been to places north and south, not quite at the edge of the world but close, and I’ve looked out of hotel windows here and there. I’ve been on top of a volcano and a skyscraper.

But wherever I went, I realized that you can’t get away from yourself. You always bring you with you.

One of my most memorable experiences is watching the sunrise from Mt. Fuji.

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  Sunrise as seen from Mt. Fuji

I felt a calm and majesty as the sun broke above the clouds, like watching a timeless ritual, away from everything on the world below.

I was glad I brought me with me, as I wrote on my “About” page.

These days, despite travel restrictions, I find a way to get away; not that far but “away” enough.

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  Hitting the greens in the early morning, Laguna, Philippines

I enjoy having “alone” time. Not away from people but alone with my thoughts.

It can simply mean losing myself in a cup of hot chocolate. It helps if you’re in a mountain getaway.

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Baguio City, Philippines

I also discovered that whenever I need some peace and quiet, I can look for a chapel and sit on a pew with no one around. Sanctuary.

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  Talisay, Batangas province

I also find it on temple grounds I’ve visited.

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  Tenryu-ji temple in Kyoto

Be it in the great outdoors, or the great indoors, I find that the best way to get away is to find myself.