Microadventures Flashcards

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Wanderlust

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A strong desire to travel.

Rob has wanderlust, he’s never @ home.
If you have wanderlust it may appeal.

Do You know how far it is around the world measured @ the equator?
In other words the circumference.
I shall keep You in suspense, ...
It is approximately 40,075 km.
Today we're off on an adventure.
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Coin

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Coin here means to use a word or phrase that no one has used before.

Alsty Humphreys has coined the phrase “Microadventure”.
I just coined this “Happy holiday”.

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Charm

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Charm, that part of pleasure or enjoyment of sth.

Part of the charm of going to seaside is eating ice cream & walking down the pier.
… thats part of the charm of making a little frisson of adventure.

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Hunch

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A hunch is an idea You have based on feelings but there’s no proof.

I have a hunch she wants to go to the pub.
He walked around the London orbital motorway-called M25- to prove his hunch, that you don’t need to go too far to find the adventure.
It may not be glamourous but it is an adventure.

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Frisson

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Frisson, meaning a sudden, strong feeling of excitement, or fear.

I still imagine ghosts but that’s part of the charm of making a little frisson of adventure.

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On Your doorstep

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On Your doorstep means, close to where you live.

here is a pub right on your doorstep, Rob.

He’s someone who goes on big trips & expeditions to the four corners of globe & writing books about his adventure.

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