LIFE IS A TRIP COMO EDITION
8000 feet off the ground, I see the waves, not those of the sea, no not those; these waves were rippling through my cup. We had just experienced some turbulence and like most people on the plane, my coffee was trembling in waves, I could never get used to the tremors. I look around and its an army of clenched faces, a litany of tight fists holding on to arm rests like their life depends on it, and there are the un-bothered air hostesses strutting around without a worry like it’s some fashion show, it’s broadway on the aero-highway(broadway on the aero-highway get it?), I look to my side and there she was: the one I chose to take this trip with, to be fair, she is far more than a trip partner, she is my life partner, she is the one I decided to take life’s trip with. Brothers and sisters it’s a trip each time I hold the gaze of this human, seeing her smile back at me amid all the chaos gives everything meaning. Brethren I am on vacation with my other half to Como in Italy.
It all started from Instagram, or did it start from that birthday party? Well, I met my wife at a birthday party a friend had whisked me to(shoutout to Yinka) so technically that was the beginning… God sent me my light bulb(get it? In the beginning God said let there be light?). But this trip started from Instagram, you know that app? The one where everyone posts pictures and videos of themselves as social currency for social validation? Yeah, that one; earlier on we had been stuck in between a trip to the Maldives or Mauritius. Just one video on Instagram and we are on a plane to Como: wifey had been super-excited about this trip, she had never been to Italy you see? (to be fair we are going to be doing a no of things for the first time if you get my meaning…. lol) we were going to Como a town in the Alps, bordering Switzerland it better be as good as it looked in them videos.
Many coffee ripples after, and countless air traumas after… the voice of the captain announcing our descend rang through the plane, the news was a drug and everyone was greedily getting their fix… people are usually a lot happier to get off planes than they were when they got on. Anyway, we were here; we had gotten to our destination: we were about to go drink wine and eat pasta while we explored Gothic scenery, the beauty of the Alps, explore local architecture and history, picnic by the lake and generally bask in each other’s company, an idea from Instagram is being lived… even more importantly, an idea that flickered from the first sighting at that birthday party, and further shaped out and ingrained over countless interactions is now being lived out, life is a trip, and now coming off this plane with her hands in mine, I know there is no one I would rather have made this trip with.
The sun in como is superhot (better come with your sunscreen) but my wife is hotter…. the drivers here are crazy, but only she drives me crazy… all together it was a really chill vacation I spent most of it by the beach at como, occasionally going to milan(it’s about an hour away) to get my fix of chaos when I was seemingly overdosing on serenity. That was my favourite part of the vacation being able to explore two major tourist destinations that offer seemingly different things in Como and Milan, strutting through the two different backdrops the cities offer with my baby in hand. I am no travel expert I spent the vacation exploring my wife, that’s my area of expertise, I only needed a different canvas for our art. If you want non expert advise then definitely come to Como and be sure to visit Milan while at it.
Note: this is mostly baronmide‘s experience… this author is just fleshing it out… check out his instagram @baron_mide and tiktok: wagwan for more visuals.
