I've been sorting, prioritizing, and purging in an effort to eliminate all but the bare necessities for our upcoming trip. After all, it will be the trip of a lifetime; a trip to inspire me to rethink who I am, where I’m going, how I see the world.
The trip of a lifetime?
Our trip to the Holy Land in 2014 was truly life altering.
Maybe for you it’s walking Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa; perhaps climbing Mount Kilimanjaro; hiking the Great Wall of China; going on safari in Africa; exploring Machu Picchu, Easter Island, the Galapagos Islands; lounging in a hammock in Bora Bora; skiing the French Alps; cycling through Italy; achieving a state of true Zen in Bhutan.
Sure, my baggage will fit in the overhead bin!
For me, right now, my trip of a lifetime (let’s just say I spent a lifetime getting to this point) is making a 7 mile-trek from what was to what will be; from a big empty nest (well, can we overlook the basement?) to a smaller, new chapter.
This is it - 8 boxes! Yeah, right!
Packing light has been a challenge. Take only memories (yeah, right!), leave only footprints (and the ‘frig, washer, and dryer).
“You’re selling my childhood home,” my son, the last of the Mohicans, lamented when Jim and I shared the news with the family several months ago.
“It’s yours for the right price,” I offered.
My mantra is never look back (no pillar of salt for me); and less is more.
Less stuff; more experiences.
Travel fits very nicely into that paradigm.
Here’s to more travel, and less packing!
“You’re selling my childhood home,” my son, the last of the Mohicans, lamented when Jim and I shared the news with the family several months ago.
“It’s yours for the right price,” I offered.
My mantra is never look back (no pillar of salt for me); and less is more.
Less stuff; more experiences.
Travel fits very nicely into that paradigm.
Here’s to more travel, and less packing!
Take only memories; and hundreds of pictures with the wonderful people you meet along the way!
--------------------------
You Might Also Like:
You Might Also Like:
RSS Feed