At last, I finally figured out how to use Skype on my cell phone and possibly even integrate it with my phone number. Not that it’s the hard, it just took me awhile to a) get an iPhone and b) set up the service.
Now maybe I don’t need to worry that my phone service isn’t [...]
What are your travel dreams for 2012?
Places I want to go outside the U.S.: Thailand, England, France, Belgium, and Poland. Farther-fetched but still on the list of possibilities: South Korea, Japan, Australia, Bali, Costa Rica, Panama. Not sure I can make all of them, but here’s to dreaming big dreams!
Where do you want to go?
Follow this link to a cool calculator of where you fit in the history of the world.
When I was born, I was the 3,367,491,156 th person alive on the earth. Neat.
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with the holiday season.
We love the good stuff, but can easily become overwhelmed with expectations, invitations, and cogitations.
Here’s a drop of virtual peregrination and a dose of exultation at the wonders of the planet of our inhabitation.
Where in the World?
Enjoy…
This is a new concept for me…using my contacts when I plan for travel.
To reach out for advice about things like lodging, dining, and activities in someone else’s hometown. To plan to meet people, perhaps for a meal or excursion, in a new city or town. Experiencing a place alongside of or through the eyes [...]
I have never been on an official eco-tour or stayed at an official eco-lodge. I’m not anti-eco. I have stayed at environmentally conscious hotels and worked with providers who weren’t the worst non-eco folks out there.
To get my start on out eco-ing the eco set (not that it’s a competition), I think I’d like to [...]
If traveling the world was a novel, here is one possible blueprint:
Main character: you
Supporting cast: random strangers, with a sprinkling of family and friends
Time: now
Setting: the present
Location: wherever you are
Opening scene: waking up
Act I: discovering a new place
Act II: continue exploration
Act III: connect to your life
A book in either 193*, 195**, 196*** or 321**** chapters
* [...]
Last night I attended an inspiring event: Meet Plan Go.
It was an event where world travelers shared practical advice on how to plan a trip around the world, or just part of it, for an extended period of time, typically for a career break. Or just because. The tag line is “Stop dreaming, start packing.”
The [...]
Have you ever just dropped everything to suddenly go on vacation?
Not just decided to drive to the beach for the weekend. But did something like see a great price for tickets to Paris or Tokyo and decided to just throw a few things into a bag and hop on the plane?
I haven’t yet [...]
Check out this blog post about why we travel. Love it!
My favorite three reasons:
Because comfort zones become constricting zones over time.
Because the world was meant to be experienced, not imagined.
Because you are afraid, and it’s always good to make peace with your fears.