Work Break
Here’s a nice start to your weekend. I took this picture yesterday from my apartment balcony. A maintenance worker from the building across the way was busy working on the roof. I watched as he finished up and put away his tools. Instead of moving on to the next thing, he made himself comfortable on the roof ledge, opened his book and started reading. With the ocean behind him and a blue-gray sky overhead it seemed the perfect place for a little break.
Traveling Contrast
In the midst of your jabbering work day, it’s nice to be startled. The healthy green African bush contrasts so sharply with this perfectly preserved, burned flower that it startled JD and I on our most recent camping adventure. Once again South Africa keeps me on my toes, just as I thought I understood the Cederberg Mountains.
Here’s to a happy – and startling – weekend ahead!
Do You Ever Wonder…
…what animals are thinking? What they would tell you if they could? What they’d warn you against, encourage you to do and remind you about? Global travelers love to meet new people. You love to soak in the new cultures at hand, sample new foods and take to heart foreign words of wisdom. But what about the animals you encounter as you traverse the world?
Time Travel: Places You Wish You Could Visit in a Different Era
Right look, wrong era
We’re lucky to live in an age where traveling is relatively easy, safe and doable. At this very moment there are interesting things happening all over the globe and history in the making to witness. But sometimes, when you hear stories of how things used to be, don’t you wish you could go back in time and visit a place during the height of its heyday?
If I could manage to track down a time machine here’s where I’d go travel.
St. Paddy’s is Not Just for Drunks…?
Must...punch...this leprechaun
Contrary to popular belief Saint Patrick’s Day is not just for drunkards. In fact it finds its historical roots back in the long-ago times of…
– Oh wait, that’s my beer. –
Anyway the Day of Saint Patrick dates all the way back to…
-Seriously, that’s my beer. Don’t drink it. –
…the seventeenth century. Saint Patrick’s Day is a day for celebrating the Irish spirit that embodies perseverance, diligence, emp
-Touch me beer again and I’ll clop you.-
Be the Person You are on Vacation
You’re amazing when you’re traveling. You laugh more, worry less and even seem to figure out how to flirt. In the midst of the exotic you become a more fun, open-minded and tan version of your home self. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to stay this intrepid, free thinking form of You even when you’re back into the rut and gut of real life? Wouldn’t it be fantastic to carry on throwing caution to the wind and spontaneously dancing even once you’re back into your stuffy work suit?
Well then, do it.
Dare to Fail
This is Kiteboarding from Scribblevision on Vimeo.
This weekend I will kiteboard. I’ve been putsying around on the beach learning how to fly the humongous kite. Now it’s time to strap on a board and hit the water. I am the most uncoordinated person I know. But sometimes you have to dare to fail. In traveling. At work. In life. So here goes nothing…
Your Monday Moment of Awe: Balcony Sightings
Mondays are downers. After the high of the weekend it’s easy to slump into a coffee cup depression as you hit your desk to start off a new week. But it doesn’t have to be like that. All around you are incredible sights, incredible experiences and incredible places to travel. All around you are moments of awe.
A Middle of Nowhere Valentine’s Day
The middle of nowhere is the most romantic place to be. Whether it’s wide open plains, a rugged mountain side or a deserted beach, the middle of nowhere dares you to be deliciously isolated. Inviting someone to share in this wind whipped or sun baked setting is inviting them to be the focus of your attention for however long you’re there. Forget the city scene of overpriced rose petal clichés, the middle of nowhere is the spot to travel to this Valentine’s Day.
Your Long-Distance Relationship with Travel
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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and whether you realize it or not, you do have a Special Someone – or, rather, a Special Something – to share it with.
You are in a long-distance relationship. You always said you’d never get into one. They never work. They drive you crazy. And yet here you are, one of the suckers who couldn’t bear to end it at the airport. So what if this particular relationship isn’t with another human? Your relationship with Travel needs love, too. As an expert in long-distance relationships (my boyfriend is shaking his head at me) I feel it is my duty to help you make this relationship work.
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