Monday, February 28, 2011

Go Exploring


A Boss is the master of his surroundings. He knows the best hole in the wall Chinese place, and also a cool spring he can take a lady friend if they’re interested in the outdoors.

The best way to find these places is to go exploring.

First, take your smartphone or a map in case you get lost. Then walk out your door and start going in a direction you’ve never gone before. And there you have it—you’re exploring!

Not only do you get a chance to check out more of your neighborhood (when most of the time you’re just going to and from school/work or the motorway), you can see how people live who don’t have cars. It’s a humbling experience, as these people are mostly invisible as you’re driving past.

When you find cool stuff, keep a journal online (or a blog!) of what you find.

Now if you’re really adventurous, you might want to try urban exploration. Urban exploration is essentially trying to find things that are hidden in plain sight in cities across the world. Condemned buildings, closed subway stations, abandoned lofts, closed mental asylums. You can find some really interesting things in these types of places, and some of them are relatively easy to get to. However, this type of exploring can be both (a) illegal and (b) dangerous, so always bring a partner and please exercise caution.

I personally go exploring all the time. A girl and I walked around New York City yesterday in a direction and a place that we’ve never been before. We found a place that still does a dollar-a-slice pizza and found some really interesting restaurants to try.

So get up, go out, “Live The Boss Life” and go exploring! Follow livethebosslife on Twitter

18 comments:

  1. I've never thought of doing that, thanks!

    Keep 'em coming, love your posts!

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  2. I love exploring, actually I plan on adding some urbex pictures once I'm done with my ireland trip log

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  3. Again, great post by the BOSS. Thanks for this.

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  4. I guess in a city like New York you could spend most of your life exploring, where I live it's a two hour walk to get from one end to the other, and a two hour run to get around.

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  5. When i hear "exploring" I'm thinking of minecraft :D

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  6. I like to think of it as urban treasure hunting.

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  7. There is an abandoned brewery I want to explore a couple of block away.

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  8. Never thought of doing that kind of thing in it before! thanks for sharing!

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  9. I love your blog, I'm totally following!

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  10. They don't have dollar a slice pizzas in NY? There's so many here, I didn't know how good I had it!

    I go exploring all the time mainly because I've found restaurants who's entrances are in back alleys and that one usually only hears of from word of mouth.

    Great restaurants btw.

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  11. Dollar slices are rare in NYC. Taxes are high too.

    Just don't anyone go trolling the ghetto because I told you to. Explore safely. No thrill/enlightenment is worth your life.

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  12. loving the blog, keep it up! deffs following :)

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  13. today reading a magazine, i found a very nice article about exploring, and how good it is to us. if i have time i will traslate it (it's in spanish) and email it to you, you'll like it!

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  14. One day I'll be a boss. For now, I'm a broke-ass. :D One day, though!

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  15. Man, this sounds like something I should try out. Get out of my mom's basement. :)

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  16. I'm afraid of what I might find, I'd rather stay indoor.

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  17. Will do! Followed
    alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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