Bucket Lists and Other Travel Goals
Do you have a travel bucket list? Maybe you just call it a list of travel goals. Do you feel proud or discouraged by how many checkmarks there are on your list?...
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Close to Home, Far From Ordinary
The Definition of Adventure The Merriam-Webster Dictionary provides a number of definitions for “adventure.” Ad·ven·ture [uhd·ven·chr] Noun an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks an exciting or remarkable experience an enterprise...
Your Limiting Beliefs About Travel
What Are Your Limiting Beliefs? Why am I asking about your limiting beliefs? I’m asking because I know you have them. We all have limiting beliefs about ourselves, about what we can...
Is Travel Playtime for Adults?
How Often Do You Make Time for Play? When was the last time you did something just for the fun of it? Not because it was productive. Not because it would benefit...
Love Languages and Travel
Have you heard of the Five Love Languages? It’s a popular self-help book from 1992 by Gary Chapman, and it’s popular enough that the title has slipped into common-day usage. What Are...
Can You Repeat a Travel Experience?
Do you like to return to your favorite vacation spots or do you prefer to explore new places? Some people like the comfort of returning to a familiar location over and over....
How to be a Traveler Every Day
Listen in on a conversation I once had at a party: New Acquaintance: What do you like to do?Me: TravelNew Acquaintance: What do you like to do when you’re not traveling?Me: Think...
Do It Your Way
Recently our friends, Danielle and Gibran, talked to me and my husband, Greg, about taking a trip to Greece. We showed them photos from our past trip and discussed where they might...
It’s About Time
Much of travel is about time. Obviously, it takes time to get to and from locations, and it's important that you add that time into your agenda when planning your trip. Even...
How to Become a More Confident Traveler
Brave and Wise How does one become brave? Many of us think of courage as a trait that you're either born with or you're not, but this couldn't be further from the...