Another Boring Night In Germany

In Düsseldorf, he spent roughly four hours walking alone, struggled with language and social anxiety, and found only repetitive ready-to-eat food. He booked a £270 five-night hotel, will wait for the Turkish woman on April 22, then may visit Spain. After paying €250 for an escort, he estimates nearly £1,300 spent and vows not to fly abroad for women again.

Romantic travel as escape has become isolation, culture shock, escalating expense, and dependence on uncertain sexual encounters.