Thursday, October 16, 2008

Better Travel Than Dead (Die)

Not exactly grammatically correct, but when I saw this ad posted on the wall of a restaurant, flanked with photos of its customers and their travels, I couldn't agree more.

Every time someone suggests the idea of traveling, my heart starts to palpitate, my eyes grow larger, and my head is filled with romanticized visions of backpacking thru unexplored territories.
Traveling defines my experiences, my perspectives on many things, and my soul. I was bit by the travel bug at a very young age, and I can't seem to shake it off.
Two days ago, my friends from home proposed the idea of spending Christmas in Hong Kong and New Years in Taiwan. DSpear emailed me earlier today about roundtrip deals from Shanghai to London for only 3100 RMB. What topped it off, however, was when a different group of girlfriends and I discussed the possibility of reuniting in...Africa?!?!?! Rwanda vs. South Africa? Hmmm...then again, we are all scattered around the world - London, Boston, New York and of course, Beijing. So what better place to meet up other than Africa?

1 comment:

LBS said...

i love having you as a travel buddy...and it seems like a perfect excuse to get together :-)