Living Travel, Traveling Life: A Writer’s Guide to Everyday Journeys
Creatrip Team
3 months ago
A new essay collection by Im Joon, Sensory Moments: Europe — Everyday, explores living like a local during long stays in Tilburg (Netherlands) and Porto (Portugal). Rather than a practical guide, the book captures small, sensory scenes—scar from a bicycle fall, street festival energy, a corner of a room filled with a suitcase—to show how ordinary moments can feel special. Im, who nicknames himself “hobang” (steamed bun), hopes his warm prose helps readers reconnect with daily life through visual and sensory language. He suggests five casual ways to read the book (for example, open to any page, read an episode then view the photo, or mark images that linger) and emphasizes the series’ focus on the blurred boundary between travel and routine. The series curates travel books from varied authors and formats, aiming to bring the reader a sense of longing and the impulse to wander.
