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Originally posted in 2015 For a variety of reasons I haven’t traveled much in the last six months. Mostly my hand has been on the cancel button. Family issues and health problems have made staying home more important. I’ve missed it. I’ve really missed hitting the road,...
Originally posted in 2015 I wish I could come up with something brilliant to say about traveling. People always ask me why I want to go where I want to go. Can’t always answer. 2015 was a big year for travel for me. Costa Rica. Bhutan, Paris. Tallinn, Estonia, St Petersburg, Stockholm, Iceland...
When Covid-19 hit and I had to cancel three immediate trips and later two additional adventures, I was disappointed, but took the whole thing pretty philosophically. I’ve been on lots of trips and assume I’ll go on more so I reminded myself of the motto of the summer camp I attended as...
Someone asked me the other day, “So, what’s on your bucket list, Susan?” This was after someone else queried, “Are you done traveling for a while…..you’ve been so many places. “ Like, why don’t you settle down? Hah. Both questions got me thinking. My answer to both: “Nope. Never done...
As we approach another Thanksgiving, I like to express my gratitude for family, friends, health, regular food on the table and a roof over my head. I’m also grateful for the gift of travel. Here are three reasons for that warm fuzzy feeling. Collecting Memories. Travel has taught...
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard– Norway “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ― Marcel Proust “The traveler sees what he...
Ok. Ok. Ok. I’ve got a problem. I’m at home and no plans to go anywhere for a bit. Yes, its true I’ve run out of Destinations to write about. Hitting the road isn’t an option. Not that there aren’t wonderful places here in Western Michigan, but frankly it has been hot and my lounge...