The thing I love about travelling is the variety. I like
walking around a corner and not knowing what to expect. On this trip, there has
already been so many new and unexpected experiences. But one has caught me particularly
unaware. For some reason, Ollie and Stella have embarked on a quest to find the
elusive Twinkie. On any given day, at any given moment, they will rush into a
supermarket, convenience store or news stand and ask whether the tasty treats
are stocked. Each time, they are met with a knowing, condescending smirk, as
though the smirker is thinking, ‘these sad
tourists actually think Twinkies are real’. The thing is, I’m beginning to think
they do not exist, that they have been made up. While I have heard them mentioned
in movies and on TV, I have never personally seen one, touched one or tasted
one. So it has become a quest for the Holy Grail, one I’m sure will continue
for the rest of this trip, and maybe a lifetime.
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