Tag Archives | travel

Decision To Travel

By on August 25, 2009 ]

Aracely and I have always preferred living in urban areas or cities.  The city offers easily accessible grocery stores, restaurants, bars, parks, museums, the arts and public transportation all within walking distance.  These are the things we enjoy and where we have spent our money over the last 3 years.  We have sacrificed the size [...]

My Typical Vacation

By on August 20, 2009 ]

I am trying to imagine the radical contrasts that will exist between these last 4 days vacationing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and our backpacking journey. We ate like kings, we slept like kings and we were chauffeured around like kings. It might not seem that way today, but after a month in Guatemala, it will probably be an accurate description. Who wouldn’t enjoy a vacation like that? These are the vacations I am accustomed to. We rented cars, went out for dinner and lay on the beach most of the day.

My Last Week of Work

By on July 28, 2009 ]

One week left for maintaining employment in the United States.  It is shocking and uneasy to say at the same time.  I feel like my entire adult life has been heavily focused on improving my career, making more money and being able to invest in my future and myself.  The thought of not having a [...]

Travel Immunizations

By on July 19, 2009 ]

After the decision to drop everything and go travel was made, we had to write The List.  It began as a high level to do list which has grown organically into a massively detailed inventory of what we need to take care of before leaving it all behind for the adventure of a lifetime.  If [...]

Things We Miss Traveling

What Will I Miss While Traveling?

By on June 22, 2009 ]

As we prepare for our journey, I can’t help but imagine us already there; backpacking our way from country to country and loving it all.  Time is flying by and The Day will be here sooner than we realize.  I am usually a reflective gal, but events like these (I never had an event like [...]

Are We Really Doing This?

By on June 22, 2009 ]

How many times have you had conversations about doing something crazy, adventurous, new, exciting, or different?  How often do you actually follow through, satisfy that urge or as they say, ‘scratch the itch’?  How often do you instead, forget that conversation and just carry on with daily life? What if one day, after one of [...]