Life, Love, Travel & The Pursuit of…
The beginning of the year is a great time to be reminded that “The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” – Anna Quindlen
I don’t think that it would be hyperbole to say that 2016 has been an epic and magical year for me and I am amazed still by all that has happened. Here’s my year in review…
Petra is one of those places that either elicits a blank stare or complete excitement when I tell people I want to come here. So I learned from my young cousin to explain to the former in this way: Have you ever seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? Well, Petra is the real place…
Did you know that 2017 will mark the big 1-5-0 for Canada? And in true Canadian fashion, “Canada’s gift to you, the 2017 Discovery Pass will provide free admission for the entire year to Parks Canada places from coast-to-coast to coast!” Yes so click here for your Free 2017 Parks Canada Discovery Pass! This is…
Obviously I saved money but that was only part of how I was able to travel for so long and to so many places. These are tips that I personally used/did and are geared towards how to best maximize your money for travel: from how to save $ to how not to spend any money…
In Jordan, I see countless stars filling up all the night sky, structures and monuments created thousands of years ago, ancient and modern history and civilizations, and I realize that I am but a tiny creature on one small planet in this vast universe occupying but a blip in time. But I do not feel…
So time and again, I find that I am in the right place at the right time to meet the right people. It happens too frequently for me to say it’s just luck or good timing: is it my destiny to meet these people or is it my being open that allows for such meetings…
kis·met: fate or destiny How fitting that I become reacquainted with this Turkish word while here. Merriam-Webster’s definition is ‘a power that is believed to control what happens in the future’ and therein lies the important question: is fate something that controls us or something that we create? Is destiny a single line from one…
So it’s pretty obvious that I like to travel right? But I’m not a nomad, so I really do like having a place that I can call home. And I don’t think these two loves are mutually exclusive and this post shows you how I have combined them…I think rather nicely if I do say…
‘What if I fall?’ enters my head as I near the edge. But then I think to myself ‘oh but darling, what if you fly? You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger my love…’
So a big part of what I strive for as a global citizen is to do no harm or at least, do the minimal amount of harm ~ it seems like a simple enough mantra for life and travel but I have come to discover that things aren’t always so straight forward.
Travel really for me is about who I meet and interact with as much as what I see or do. At this point, it is probably even more important because it is what makes my memories so great. I am a people person in general but traveling allows me to connect even more rapidly…
