To get me through the day to day grind of work, eat, sleep, repeat; I am always dreaming of where my next vacation will be. In 2010; I know I'll be going to Las Vegas for Hope's Bachelorette party. That will be an amazing trip with the girls, but I want to plan a trip for me. A "me" trip will involve another trip to Europe.
In 2004, I visited a friend in Italy and absolutely loved it. We were in Rome for half the trip and on a small island (La Maddalena) for the other half. To say I fell in love with the country would not do it justice. The culture was beautiful and the people were very polite. With my love of design, I could have walked through Rome for weeks longer to stare at the architecture. If I could have done anything different for that trip, it would have involved traveling through more of Italy. There's so much more to see; Tuscany, Florence, Sicily...
As much as I want to return to Italy (and I will...), my next European trip will be to France. Ever since I took French in high school, I've wanted to go to Paris. The romance, the architecture, the museums, the food, the wine, etc. I could go on and on. And when I get to France, if my friend Cedric isn't back to the US by then, he will definitely receive a visit from me. I'm crossing my fingers he'll be back to the US by then :)
Every year for Christmas I ask my mom for a trip to Paris. One of these days, I know she'll just give in ;-) I'm not sure if France will be in this years budget, but I'm saving every bit I can. It'll all help the final goal of making it back to Europe. Now, if only I could get more vacation days at work... (there's always something!).
As much as I say I want to be adventurous and just travel the world, there are responsibilities that have to be met. Bills to be paid and hours to be put in at work. My friend Chris told me about this guy who's blogging about his adventure driving his Land Rover all the way around the world. He's taking the whole year off work and has saved a lot of money to do so. How cool is that?! (http://transworldexpedition.com/). Every few days I'll check his blog to see the new adventure; and as many "bad" things that are happening to him during this trip, he still seems to feel truely blessed to be doing it. Meeting the unique people of each culture would be reason enough to do a trip of this size.
So, here's to the next trip. I'm dreaming of the Eiffel tower right now...
In 2004, I visited a friend in Italy and absolutely loved it. We were in Rome for half the trip and on a small island (La Maddalena) for the other half. To say I fell in love with the country would not do it justice. The culture was beautiful and the people were very polite. With my love of design, I could have walked through Rome for weeks longer to stare at the architecture. If I could have done anything different for that trip, it would have involved traveling through more of Italy. There's so much more to see; Tuscany, Florence, Sicily...
As much as I want to return to Italy (and I will...), my next European trip will be to France. Ever since I took French in high school, I've wanted to go to Paris. The romance, the architecture, the museums, the food, the wine, etc. I could go on and on. And when I get to France, if my friend Cedric isn't back to the US by then, he will definitely receive a visit from me. I'm crossing my fingers he'll be back to the US by then :)
Every year for Christmas I ask my mom for a trip to Paris. One of these days, I know she'll just give in ;-) I'm not sure if France will be in this years budget, but I'm saving every bit I can. It'll all help the final goal of making it back to Europe. Now, if only I could get more vacation days at work... (there's always something!).
As much as I say I want to be adventurous and just travel the world, there are responsibilities that have to be met. Bills to be paid and hours to be put in at work. My friend Chris told me about this guy who's blogging about his adventure driving his Land Rover all the way around the world. He's taking the whole year off work and has saved a lot of money to do so. How cool is that?! (http://transworldexpedition.com/). Every few days I'll check his blog to see the new adventure; and as many "bad" things that are happening to him during this trip, he still seems to feel truely blessed to be doing it. Meeting the unique people of each culture would be reason enough to do a trip of this size.
So, here's to the next trip. I'm dreaming of the Eiffel tower right now...
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