The Plan.

I have always been inspired by people that have traveled the world and seen all that they can see.  As long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be one of these individuals.  I want to experience something different, see the world through someone else's eyes and just be consumed by everything that is wonderful.

Tonight at work, I said goodbye to a friend who is setting out on yet another journey around the world.  He has had the opportunity to see and touch corners of the earth that I have only dreamed of.  On this trip, he will be backpacking through South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and California.  His trip will commence in September and he will not return to Canada until January 2011.  Even though he has travelled before, and is returning to some of his favourite places, he is excited and full of life as if it were his very first trip.  I feel inspired after chatting with him about his detailed itinerary, as I am planning my very first Solo-European adventure in 2011.  I have always talked about taking off and seeing different parts of the world, but have never actually had the chance.  Maybe it was bad timing or it just wasn't meant to be at that particular moment in time.  I find myself even more inspired and determined to accomplish this dream this time around, because of the several chapters in my life that have closed in the recent months.  With this, I know, that only more doors will open with new and exciting adventures to experience.

With my passion to travel and also a love for photography, I hope to document and share, the days leading up to my departure, and share with you what I hope to accomplish from my travels and also what will inspire me to continue to explore this beautiful world.  Starting in September I am starting a new journal, one that will be solely dedicated to my plans, contain maps, photos and lists of my future endeavours while abroad.  Like my other journals, I'm positive this one will end up being tied together, in the end, with a string or ribbon to help contain the loose sheets of unimportant tips and tidbits of information from flying away.  And while I am travelling I will be sure to be caring this journal in my backpack so that I may cross off sights that I  planned to see, the best cafes to eat lunch, and types of beer and wines to try, along with purchasing a fresh new journal to document my day to day activities while falling in love with another part of the world, and also with a new me.

Let the planning begin.