Seems that the Digital Tavern sees most activity (my writing) when I travel. Though I still try to keep up and provide insight and musings on music, wine, macintosh and whatever else inspires me. But it's the traveling the keeps me fresh, opens my eyes and infuses my spirit while stimulating my creativity. There's a difference between going somewhere and traveling somewhere, even nowhere.
Traveling. I've made my mind up to travel even more. Explore and discovery the world. Learn more about our planet and myself. But I've diverged.
What's travel to you? Vacation or holiday. Sitting on a beach with an umbrella drink, climbing a volcano or trekking remote village of a distant land? Have you heard of someone complaining that their vacation was too much and they need to take a vacation from their vacation? Or something like that? I can't understand it. Yea, there's a cold turkey I go through when I return from a journey. My anecdote is planning for the next. Seems to work.
What works for you? Where's your next travel destination? And how long will it be?
I learned today that Liz is taking a year sojourn. Though Liz looks at this as a temporary relocation. I might see it as a journey. Travel but not traveling, perhaps. Yet new experiences nonetheless. She'll spend a year in the Pacific Northwest. What a terrific opportunity. I wish her luck and enlightenment in wherever it may be dark. Though I guess Rochester and Seattle are pretty close to the same amount of sunless days. A newfound nugget for me. <
Then there's Joi. I think he's the only person I know who criss-crosses the glove more than I do. New Delhi, Taiwan, Argentina. Busiest and most productive person I know -- never ceases to amaze me in his perceptions, contacts and activities.
Okay. I'm back from Costa Rica. And unfortunately internet access was sparse in the areas I traveled and my constant quest for monkeys, the elusive Quetzal, tabers and the monarch butterflies kept me in the outdoors and the sun. The glare on the laptop so intrusive and unyielding that my writing was confined to my analog journals.
If I'm motivated I'll translate some key thoughts here over the next few days. But so you know the highlights of the trip included Dominical and especially Corcovado on the Osa Peninsula.
But let me diverge. Back in my Wirestone days I had the chance to meet the principal of 415 in San Francisco, Grace Stanat. We connected on many levels and though our paths haven't crossed much over the last couple years, I was happy to hear he found the love of his life, got married and now is doing the most amazing thing.
" [...] Instead of taking a honeymoon, we decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and travel the world for a year (13 months, actually). We started slowly saving soon after we met, and with the proper planning, it all turned out to be more affordable than we originally anticipated (let us know if you'd like more info on this). With a few exceptions, we have opted to stay in each place for about a month. We think this approach allows us time to immerse ourselves in the culture and experience how different people live. We've also found it to be less stressful (not to mention cheaper) than traveling constantly for a year. We hope that it also allows some of our friends and family to visit [...]
Spending thirteen months going around the world, Grace and his bride Susan are spending a month in each of a diverse collection of global destinations. With an excellent travelogue, great photographs and a love story that will make you cry, you need to check in with them. I'd start here and then move on.
Congrats Grace! I've got my own around the world adventure in the final stages of planning. Perhaps our paths will meet again, in person.
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