In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain

by Tom Vitale

Damien that reminded me he hadn’t been just any old soldier, but one of those specially trained killy soldiers.

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Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.

Anthony Bourdain on travel

The Iban then commemorate the experience with a hand-tapped tattoo, à la “travel leaves marks.”

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