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The View Was Perfect. I Wasn’t

I hiked Trilha da Feiticeira because everyone said the waterfall was worth it. Sunburned, sweat-soaked, and alone, I reached the top and stared at the view—the kind you’re supposed to post. But I just sat there, picking at a granola bar, wondering why I felt nothing. Maybe it’s the pressure to feel transformed in places like this. Maybe it’s just exhaustion. I watched couples take selfies, friends laughing in Portuguese, and realized I’d built up this moment in my head. The view was perfect. I wasn’t. Sometimes travel doesn’t fix you. Sometimes it just gives you a quiet place to notice what’s missing. #Travel #SoloTravelTruth #TravelExpectationVsReality

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Sulfur, Silence, and the Wrong Kind of Awe

You walk the paved path to Morning Glory, Yellowstone’s famous hot spring, and the colors really do look unreal—acidic blues, burnt orange, that impossible yellow. But the crowds are thick, the air smells like rotten eggs, and you realize you’re here for a photo you’ve already seen a thousand times. You stand at the edge, camera in hand, and wonder if you’re supposed to feel something bigger. Instead, you feel small and a little bit out of place, like you’re trespassing on something that doesn’t want to be admired. Nature isn’t always healing. Sometimes it’s just hot, sulfuric, and indifferent to your presence. #TravelExpectationVsReality #NatureUnfiltered #YellowstoneTruths #Travel

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Rome Was Empty. I Wasn’t Prepared.

Everyone says the Colosseum is best at sunrise, so I set my alarm for a time that barely counts as morning. At 5:45, the plaza was silent—no tour groups, no vendors, just me and the stone. I thought being alone with history would feel cinematic. Instead, it was a strange kind of loneliness, like I’d stumbled into someone else’s memory. I took the photo anyway, but it felt more like proof I’d been there than something I wanted to share. Travel is supposed to be about moments like this. But sometimes, the emptiness is louder than the crowds ever were. #Travel #SoloTravelTruth #TravelExpectationVsReality

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