With the end of my trip coming hard and fast, I’m at a crossroads. As I prepare to move on to the next stage of my life, two roads lay ahead of me and I’m not sure which one to take. I’ve always had this dream of living in Europe. I’ve traveled Europe a lot [...]
Tag Archives: long term travel
I Do This For Me
October 20, 2011 – 4:44 pm
Recently, a commenter remarked on a recent post: “I do wonder after so many years of travel you don’t seem to have been to that many places, and I would have to say also that many of your destinations are pretty “safe”, well tred places.” I told him we all go where we most desire [...]
Halfway Home
October 19, 2011 – 8:04 pm
Six months ago, I embarked on my last round the world trip. It won’t be the end of my travels, but simply the beginning of a new chapter in my life – one filled with shorter trips. It’s hard to believe that time has passed so quickly. It feels like only yesterday that I was [...]
The Beginning of the End
April 18, 2011 – 10:15 am
I’ve thought about this post for some time now. In my head, I’ve written and rewritten this post many times. I’ve gone to publish it only to back out at the last minute. I’ve been hesitating not because I didn’t know what to say, but because deep down I knew I wasn’t ready to say [...]
Gaining the Wonder of Travel
August 29, 2010 – 8:08 pm
A few months ago I was in a slump. After 4 years on the road, I was a bit burnt out. Since my last “rest” I’d been traveling for 11 months solid. That’s a long time to go without a breather. I wrote about how I had lost the wonder of travel. As I said: [...]