I wrote this a while ago, but just now decided to publish it.
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Wouldn't it be cool to be a world traveler...and further cool to choose destinations based on some whimsical inspiration that zaps you when you least expect it? I was standing in Total Wine when such an inspiration struck me.
Adolf Meuller 2007 Rheinhessen Niersteiner Gutes Domtal Kabinett.
A German wine, obviously. Off-dry with citrus, peach and spicy notes. Recommended to be enjoyed with spicy Asian dishes, perhaps like the spicy Thai curry I will be polishing off for dinner.
Where is Niersteiner? Is it a small mountain town? Near a big city, or maybe remote? I've never been to Germany. It would be soooo cool to go get on a plane and just go to Niersteiner and see where this wine was made. I probably wouldn't have too much trouble getting around, even though the extent of my German language skills is "Wilkommen!" Would be odd to say "Welcome" to someone who already lives there.
This spontaneous travel notion is something I ponder at least once per day. I am a member of the online travel community called Matador. Not because I am a traveler, but because I am living vicariously through all those other people in the community. Many of them are writers, location independent. That represents the ultimate freedom to me.
Well, I do not have the luxury of that kind of freedom. I will just keep reading about the exploits of others, dreaming of a day when life gives me a break and lets me explore the world a bit. When that happens, I'll be sure to tell you about it....from a little table in a little town in Germany, perhaps.
