“Remember, friends, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a good pair of shoes.” That’s the first thing the guy said upon plopping his backside down on the concrete chaise next to mine. I pondered this, as I observed this weary traveler, dressed in a dark green sleeveless Ludwig-Maxilians-Universität München sweatshirt (sleeveless by scissors, without question), a black leather kilt, and a pair of good black leather combat boots.