FINALLY got it.
Doesn't seem as good as OOT, but im probably remembering back to that game with rose-coloured glasses.
So far I'm up to the fire temple, and I suppose i havent had an opportunity to have a "free ride" like you did in OOT early on, where you could just get on your horse and ride around the world to all the areas, towns, etc... That was a really wonderful feeling in OOT the first time riding around everywhere on epona.
Does TP pick up soon after the fire temple? or do you have to go through EVERY area collecting farking tears of light?