Hello world,
It has been awhile since I last posted but rest assured it is not because I have not been traveling. Alas, I have not been posting because I have been exploring the world. Non-stop.
In the past 3 months I have visited 5 countries and over 15 cities. I have been so busy traveling (and then coming back to NY for work in-between) that I have had little to time to update this blog; that is coming.
I have also noticed a theme: my trips have become divided into those I have taken with, or to, visit family and friends (Washington State, California, Miami, Canada), and those taken alone and with a more spiritual intention behind them (Peru, Bolivia, England). As I believe in one of the most basic laws of Physics--that what you put into the Universe expands (or comes back to you), so too have my two travel paths begun to converge.
In October I went back to England to attend the Samhain ceremony (the Celtic Pagan New Year) at the Goddess Temple in Glastonbury, but I was also able to see dear friends from my Oxford days. On my 2-week South America trip in November I went knowing no one but made many new friends I am sure I will see again. My next big trip (in 2 weeks) is in a small city 40-miles outside of Dallas, Texas. I will be attending a 10-day silent Vipassana Meditation event.
So do not worry, the travel bug has not left me. I actually don't believe it ever could. Once infected, it takes over, perhaps lying dormant for years but residing within your heart and soul. Exploration and adventure are my only reprieve.
Until my next post (soon, I promise!), here are a few of pics from my latest journeys.
It has been awhile since I last posted but rest assured it is not because I have not been traveling. Alas, I have not been posting because I have been exploring the world. Non-stop.
In the past 3 months I have visited 5 countries and over 15 cities. I have been so busy traveling (and then coming back to NY for work in-between) that I have had little to time to update this blog; that is coming.
I have also noticed a theme: my trips have become divided into those I have taken with, or to, visit family and friends (Washington State, California, Miami, Canada), and those taken alone and with a more spiritual intention behind them (Peru, Bolivia, England). As I believe in one of the most basic laws of Physics--that what you put into the Universe expands (or comes back to you), so too have my two travel paths begun to converge.
In October I went back to England to attend the Samhain ceremony (the Celtic Pagan New Year) at the Goddess Temple in Glastonbury, but I was also able to see dear friends from my Oxford days. On my 2-week South America trip in November I went knowing no one but made many new friends I am sure I will see again. My next big trip (in 2 weeks) is in a small city 40-miles outside of Dallas, Texas. I will be attending a 10-day silent Vipassana Meditation event.
So do not worry, the travel bug has not left me. I actually don't believe it ever could. Once infected, it takes over, perhaps lying dormant for years but residing within your heart and soul. Exploration and adventure are my only reprieve.
Until my next post (soon, I promise!), here are a few of pics from my latest journeys.
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| Relaxing at the parent's lakehouse: Stanwood, WA |
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| Enjoying the architecture (not the freezing winter weather): Montreal, Canada |
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| Doing a "hat exchange" with the gate-keeper to the South Island: Isla Del Sol, Lake Titicaca |
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| Making new friends. 5-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Pichu |
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