India assaults my senses one moment, then soothes them the next. It creates a roller coaster of emotions inside me. Sometimes I want to say it is chaos, sometimes that it is absolutely beautiful, but all of the time that it keeps me off balance. Each day here is filled with so many ups and downs, which is why I […]
Oh boy, this is not a post I ever wanted to write or thought I would be writing. So today was my big day, I was going to fly from Florida to India and spend three and a half months exploring Asia. I packed, I printed my itinerary, passport in hand and headed to the airport with my mom and […]
I was in Malawi, Africa for a month and I fell deeply in love with it. Malawi holds a very special place in my heart and memory. Nothing is truer than what you hear and read about Malawi, that “It is the warm heart of Africa” The people are kind and generous. The landscapes vary from mountains to Savannah, and […]
I am beginning to prepare for my next big trip (India, Thailand and other points unknown yet). Part of that preparation is to check visa information, weather conditions, shots and/or medications I may need for all the possible locations. Then I make a list of what items I am going to take (packing tips coming soon), and most importantly for my […]
One morning I woke up with the ‘wanderlust’. I turned to my boyfriend and said, “Let’s go on a trip PLEEEEEAAASEEEEE”. He agreed, so I went straight to my laptop and searched fares to every major city in Central and South America. I found a great price so we booked it immediately. Our destination would be Guatemala. If you only […]
In life I want to be happy. I want to find peace. Most of all, as the late mythologist and teacher Joseph Campbell said, I want to follow my bliss…. Visit the Salt Desert in Bolivia See elephants, giraffes, and lions in the wild (I did and I was so overwhelmed I cried) See Gorillas in the wild Visit all […]
Climbing Kili I decided I was going to give climbing Mount Kilimanjaro a try. Never mind that I live at sea level or that I have never climbed a mountain. How hard could summiting the world’s 4th highest mountain be? I would soon find out. My travel partner and I arrived in Moshi, Tanzania and walked around town hoping a […]
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