As in, love, love, LOVE to travel.
I dream about traveling. I plan trips months and years in advance. I study maps. I look at pictures on social media of trips that friends take. I read articles about traveling. I even have a tattoo of the world on my left wrist, so that every day I am reminded of all the places I have yet to see, the adventures I have yet to experience.
In an effort to document these travels, the pictures, and the stories that go with them, I have created this blog. I want to capture and record not only the sights I visit, but more importantly, the thoughts, feelings and emotions that I experience on these adventures.
To me, travel is about connecting with a place--the people, the FOOD, the customs, landscape, traditions, celebrations, and culture of different cities and countries. It's about different languages. Different perspectives. Different ideas. And the FOOD. Let's not forget the glorious, delicious, decadent FOOD!
To me, travel is about finding the sweet spot; the juxtaposition between feeling small in this huge, beautiful earth, and finding my place in the world, my little niche where my talents and abilities can make a difference in the lives of others.
I travel to feel small. I travel to find beauty. I travel to meet people. I travel to eat different FOODS. I travel to learn about history. I travel to hear people's stories. I travel to see monuments and museums, flowers and park benches. I travel to admire architecture. I travel to discover possibilities. I travel to feel the wind in my hair. I travel to walk on busy city streets. I travel to visit the past. I travel to see different forms of art. I travel to sit on beaches, my toes squished in the sand. I travel to have hope in the future. I travel to immerse myself in nature. I travel to lose myself. I travel to find myself.
I travel because the world calls to me.
And I must answer her call...
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