Wandering
Encouraging you to go wander through stories, thoughts, and practical tips.

The other day I met my old friend Tze at Broadway Junction and we walked up Fulton through Cypress Hills and into Woodhaven. It wasn't on purpose, but we spent a lot of the day under the elevated. First the J, and later, the A. Emerging from Broadway
by Dan Flag, Mar 06, 2025

Back in October a client/friend flew me to Berlin. We did a few days of wandering and then he went back to his lab and I took a quick train loop around Central Europe. I got knocked out on the 3rd day in Berlin, and for the rest of
by Dan Flag, Feb 22, 2025

Wandering is Good For You v2 This post was originally known as Wandering is Good for You For 99% of human history, in the time before agriculture, wandering was a core behavior loop that we used to explore, understand, and influence the world around us. But in the last few
by Dan Flag, Nov 24, 2024

In Offenburg, Germany, waiting for a night train to Prague. Typing in a charmless bar, surrounded by old men silently watching soccer news out of one eye, and the bar maid out the other. Chris Isaak's Wicked Game is on the sound system. A guy with his belly
by Dan Flag, Oct 22, 2024

This is a story about an idiot, a piece of shit, and looong spoons. Yesterday after taking a nice coffee and croissant with my friend Nick, we rounded the corner back onto the high street Kurfürstendamm, which is filled with fancy clothes and self-care shops. I saw him coming. An
by Dan Flag, Oct 18, 2024