While I Was Traveling… – WMNF 88.5 FM

May 2026, I made a decision to take the entire month off. A a lot wanted getaway. An prolonged journey again residence to go to household and buddies. I deliberate an intriguing route by rail starting within the lush and genteel Surrey Hills and the charming riverside city of Guildford; heading north to the grim however gorgeous Pennines; throughout the Yorkshire Dales; west to the picturesque medieval market city of Shrewsbury; southwest to wonderful Bristol and the magnificent Clifton Suspension Bridge; then additional south to the seaside city of Weymouth and the rugged Isle of Portland; day ventures to London and The Tate Modern, Borough Market, the South Bank, Soho, The Barbican and different favourite haunts from my early years; plus a number of wonderful days in Lisbon and Porto. An unbelievable journey.

While I used to be touring, I made a concerted effort to not comply with the newest information, keep away from TV and radio, dismiss newspaper headlines and shut my thoughts to social media. Difficult because it was at first, I managed to do a relatively high-quality job of ignoring the information. Then, as soon as I stepped again onto US terra firma ready in a big line to cross by way of customs I knew I ought to on the earliest potential comfort name upon an excellent pal and frequent contributor to Life Elsewhere, Dr. Binoy Kampmark for his eloquent and well-considered opinion on what did I miss whereas I used to be touring.

In this version Dr. Kampmark explains what I missed and solutions the query, is fixed entry to information good for us?

Dr Binoy Kampmark is Senior Lecturer within the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne. He writes columns frequently for CounterPunc

Image: Traveling by practice, coming into Waterloo Station, London, with The Shard seen within the distance