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The farthest you can go: The loneliest place in the universe. [PART 2]
In PART 1 we looked for the farthest place we could go on the surface of the earth. Now is time to explore beyond our home planet and even beyond the confined space of our solar system and our time: A journey to the end of the Universe. Now that we have somewhat satisfying answers for isolated places on the surface of the earth, let’s keep exploring for alternatives. If we are still looking for a place that provides more isolation and ensures we do not have contact with anyone anymore, we need to shift our eyesight up, toward the sky and the stars, and imagine all the possibilities to…
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The farthest you can go: The loneliest place on Earth. [PART 1]
Everywhere you look there are others around. With more than 8 billion of us the human species populates, seems like, every single corner of the earth. So, how to escape? Where can we go if we want to feel isolated and encompass a moment of respite? If we want to find a place where we could live with total solitude. Where is that place? A few options arise as possibilities early on: we can learn how to meditate, so we can escape into our minds; or find solace online and escape into the crevasses on the internet. Yet, and because we are physical beings, the answer most of us are…