She stared at the photograph which was not remarkable in any way. Yet, she was transfixed. She stared and remembered. Memories were stirred and an ache formed in her chest. The photograph was of a lonely street she had walked a few years back when travel was readily […]
“I HAVEN’T BEEN EVERYWHERE, BUT IT’S ON MY LIST.”- SUSAN SONTAG Adventure and exploration fill my dreams. This past year I have had many lucid dreams. These dreams have been so strong and vivid leaving me with a deep longing to go explore. I want to go back […]
Many moons ago I wrote about a little thing I do when I travel abroad. I tend to leave something behind. I at times take something thsts frayed or near falling apart and let it come to its end on foreign land. For instance, I left my timberland […]
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” When I became pregnant I knew that one of the values I would immediately try to pass onto my child was the love and appreciation of travel. In psychology, we measure […]
I love travel. I feel like I have not done enough of it. I have certainly traveled more than a large number of Americans but not nearly enough for my tastes. While I love travel, I am starting to despise more and more traveling by air. It is […]
For an extroverted introverted person, such as myself, this week has been both physically and mentally draining. I had to attend a health conference in Washington, DC and attend meeting after meeting. I actually enjoyed the legislative hill visits I partook in, as they served as a reminder […]
I am a little behind on my movie viewing. I made it to the movie theatre three times this past year which was a lot more than my average viewing experience lately. When I fly cross country on my business trips, I get to treat myself to […]
The universe, as well as Hollywood films, is filled with stories of two individuals who grew up in similar circumstances yet widely diverged in how they went forward in life. In Hollywood, one becomes good and the other evil. It is a completely worn out trope. To […]
I want to share with you a question I have been asking myself. Is it better use of one’s time to go back to a country you loved visiting or is it better to always keep going to new ones? I for one love, love, love New Orleans […]
Do you believe that animals can smile? That animals purposefully smile? I do. I have no doubt at all that animals can signal happiness and pleasure to us. And, there is nothing cuter or more touching than experiencing an animal smile. My dog Milo was quite a […]
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