Things You Should Know Thursdays – Travel is not Negotiable
A dear friend and beautiful woman recently started a series called “Things You Should Know Thursdays” as part of her bigger project, Vivid and Brave, a program designed for creative women to express themselves and really get into writing for their business. Since I have been struggling with writing lately, I thought it might be fun to participate! I don’t know that I will do it every Thursday, that seems like a pretty large commitment. (Wow I totally feel like that guy in college who was like “I like you but don’t want a relationship right now…”) ;)
My clients have shared with me that they love interacting on Facebook with me because they learn a little about me. I suppose when you’re looking for someone to take some racy photos of you, you’d like to know a little more about that person, right?
So here we go, week one, something you should know about me if we’re going to be friends: I love to travel.
To me, travel is not negotiable. It’s not a question of whether we WILL travel, but WHEN we will travel. I have been to several countries, and while I enjoy doing the touristy stuff, I also love to hang out with the locals. My favorite spots have been the places where very few people speak English, but the locals enjoy having us and showing us their country. We have done private tours in most countries, run by local agencies, and people are proud to show you their favorite things about their countries.
If you could travel to one location for a week, and money is no object but you only get ONE location, where would it be?
A happy place… the Parthenon and Athena’s Temple in Athens, Greece, with the sun rising behind the temple. And yes, this is my photo, I took it with my 40D two years ago. ;)
Inspired by the beautiful Christine: #TYSKT Things you should know: #Travel is not negotiable. http://t.co/fiEMAg1APY
Where do you want to travel? :)
Love this post and feel the same! We’ve been blessed to travel and live in Europe for several years, but there is still so much of this amazing world we want to see! If I had to pick 1 place right now it’d be… London. Been before but the trip was brief. Want to finish my exploring! :)
I love how you said this – “travel is not negotiable”. I wholeheartedly agree. When people lament how they can’t afford to travel, I remind them that travel does not mean you have to fly somewhere. It can be as simple as getting in the car and visiting a new place you’ve never been. We also make a point to travel for our anniversary instead of buying each other gifts. We are celebrating our union so let’s create new memories together. Some years we go abroad, other years we have not been able to so we’ve stayed closer to home. But each trip, no matter how big or small, always leaves me feeling like a better person and enriches my life more than anything else can.
I hate that you’re asking us to choose, :P but I suppose I’d say Italy… All of it, but especially Wine country and the Amalfi Coast.
Ohhh i lovvvvvvvve Italy!!