Travel for me is like waking up. It offers me a sense of enlightenment and enrichment of my human experience. Each country I visit gives me the opportunity to look at myself, others and life in a unique way. It changes and broadens my perspective, and I love it.
For much of my early travel, I backpacked on a budget, enduring a vast array of insects and noises. After kids, I had to be more cautious, but the better regulated hostels served us really well as a family. Now in my later years, I place a high value on sleep, but still happily find my way to simple accommodation if it comes with quiet. Because the further I can make my budget stretch, the farther I can travel.
There is still so much of the world I’d like to visit, but so far I have managed to take myself to the following countries – here is both a visual representation, and a list:
- Antigua
- Australia
- Belgium
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Canary Islands
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Peru
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vatican City
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- *I also soon hope to travel to Austria, Croatia, Morocco, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
How many of these countries have you also visited? And which was your favourite? I’d love to hear about your experiences and compare them to mine – here are some photos:
As for what travel has helped me to write, that’s all over here.