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Nomadology ideas: write and introduction which introduces us to the idea that this travel writing is about the philosophy of journeying as opposed to tourism. to do: list all stories with small description and then begin to categorise and order them in a narrative structure. philsophical underpinnings: no matter where you go all you find is yourself. the cliches of the escapism the nature of exoticism tourism as commodified travelling experience pilgrimage as universal journey of the self anthropology of contemporary and ancient nomadic society personal experiential reality as opposed to the virtual experience (armchair political subtexts: energy descent disparity of wealth the tourist enclave and traps escapist element from mundane reality. the process of gentrification. ideas for the narrative Chapter concepts: home: beginning 'planet means traveller' Travel ,work and speed (or why the hell am I washing dishes) - Sam Evapouration - Dan the city as an organism Walking through the multitude - Tim Runniness of the Long Distance Loner - Dan Urban Surfing - Sam rootless globo-cosmopolitanism Bulldozer Dreaming Invisible in the city - Tim traveller culture Traveller Allsorts Same Lifestyle Different Scenery Niche Construction mutliculture vs multinational Multination Dreaming Escape Akira's Semen Colonisation and Imperialism Booty Dancing and Petroleum Dreaming Transport Everyday Journeys - Tim Hurtsbridge - Nic No Ticket To Ride - Tim Borders Post No Haste - Mim in Timor Kidnap in Kashmir -Sam Our Nations Capital - Tim Freedom of Movement - Freedom of Information - Andrew Crossing Invisible Lines - Tim Mixed Feelings in Montevideo - New York New York Uplands and Downtown the exotic obstacles on the road Kidnapped in Kashmir On Confidence in a strange city In transit Inbetweening - Tim Parish Airport Disappearance - Niic Low Taipei to the Delhi of the Beast - Sam Hofmann Liftoff -Dr Razam No ticket To Ride Snapshots of Laziness reflections on the road, where you are now, pilgrims of every shade Journey Inwards the personal journey death end of the year.... the return... the comedown. further journeys...