Chapter 27

           

           ImetayoungAustraliangirllastweekwhowasbackpackingthroughEuropeforthefirsttimeinherlife.Igaveherdirectionstothetrainstation.ShewasheadinguptoSlovenia,justtocheckitout.WhenIheardherplans,Iwasstrickenwithsuchadumbspasmofjealousy,thinking,IwanttogotoSlovenia!HowcomeInevergettotravelanywhere?

           Now,totheinnocenteyeitmightappearthatIalreadyamtraveling.Andlongingtotravelwhileyouarealreadytravelingis,Iadmit,akindofgreedymadness.It’skindoflikefantasizingabouthavingsexwithyourfavoritemoviestarwhileyou’rehavingsexwithyourotherfavoritemoviestar.Butthefactthatthisgirlaskeddirectionsfromme(clearly,inhermind,acivilian)suggeststhatIamnottechnicallytravelinginRome,butlivinghere.Howevertemporaryitmaybe,Iamacivilian.WhenIranintothegirl,infact,Iwasjustonmywaytopaymyelectricitybill,whichisnotsomethingtravelersworryabout.Traveling-to-a-placeenergyandliving-in-a-placeenergyaretwofundamentallydifferentenergies,andsomethingaboutmeetingthisAustraliangirlonherwaytoSloveniajustgavemesuchajonestohittheroad.

           Andthat’swhyIcalledmyfriendSofieandsaid,"Let’sgodowntoNaplesforthedayandeatsomepizza!"

           Immediately,justafewhourslater,weareonthetrain,andthen-likemagic-wearethere.IinstantlyloveNaples.Wild,raucous,noisy,dirty,balls-outNaples.Ananthillinsidearabbitwarren,withalltheexoticismofaMiddleEasternbazaarandatouchofNewOrleansvoodoo.

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