Travel Day Dreams

E-ZPass Follow UP

My E-ZPass came in the mail today! April 11. So it took five days. I still have to install it, but I’m really excited! Will now have to plan a trip so I can use it, hehe.

Monday Musings

My sister just got back from spending her spring break in the Caribbean. I'm quite jealous. Apparently she ziplined, drove a dune buggy, and went parasailing. Oh, and also tried caviar and escargo. Quite the exotic adventure. Looking at her pictures reminded me how much I missed travelling. I got to do a lot of travelling in the latter half of 2008, and so seeing her have these wonderful experiences reminds me of mine.

No, I didn't do anything crazy like zip lining or parasailing or, scariest of all, trying escargo (blech!). But I did spend 20 hours in a van driving to New Orleans, to spend a week waking up at 7 every morning, working in the blistering heat, and going to bed at 12 (I am not a morning person). I did stand on the narrow, ridiculously high Marienbrucke, look out over the beautiful German countryside and tour the fairy tale Neuschwannstein Castle.

The sense of awe a person gets when they see something for the first time... in my life I've never experienced anything more grand or powerful. Whether it's how huge the sky looks in New Orleans or how high the Marienbrucke stretches over a steep ravine, I can't even think of the words to describe the excitement and wonder that I experienced in those moments. I'm sitting here in the New Jersey humidity racking my brain and the words just aren't there.

Unfortunately today those trips aren't as easy to come by. While living a semester in England, Ireland, Germany and Italy were just a short plane ride a way - a little skip over the sea. With bills to pay and a 9 to 5 job to report to every weekday, it's not as easy to plan these epic journeys.

But hopefully in the coming weeks, I'll explore short getaways for the every day person that can't afford that Mediterranean Cruise or a week exploring old castles -- and of course, find ways to save up for those. Because everyone deserves an adventure now and then.