Walkabout refers to a rite of passage where Australian Aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months. In this practice they would trace the paths, or “songlines”, that their people’s ceremonial ancestors took, and imitate, in a fashion, their heroic deeds. Merriam-Webster, however, defines the noun as a 1908 coinage that refers primarily to “a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian aborigine as an occasional interruption of regular work”, with the only mention of “spiritual journey” coming in a usage example from a latter-day travel writer.
For our version, Cinder and I will just roam the streets looking for cool stuff in Culver City, CA. You are welcome to come walk with us. The idea is to walk the streets, take some photos, and find some new places to eat, drink, and be merry. The goal is to walk every square inch of the city – all the major and minor streets in Culver City.
Here is a PDF map of Culver City, CA
Here is a quick link to all the Walkabout Post
