The Lake Was Perfect. I Was Restless Anyway

Tulparkul in Kyrgyzstan looks like the kind of place you’d see on a screensaver: turquoise water, wild horses, mountains so sharp they feel unreal. I thought standing there would quiet something inside me. Instead, I kept checking my phone for signal, wondering if I should hike further, if I was missing something better just out of sight. It’s easy to chase the next view, the next story to tell. But even in a place that feels untouched, I couldn’t outrun my own restlessness. Maybe paradise isn’t a place you find. Maybe it’s the moment you stop looking for it. #Travel #TravelRestlessness #UnfilteredJourneys