When I have a bad day, or week… when I feel overworked, burnt out or just sick of routine – I turn to planning my next trip and research the incredible places in the world I have yet to experience. Just the thought of traveling and just how much world there is to see reminds me why I work so hard.
Why do I travel?
Many don’t believe me when I say this, BUT I LOVE CHANGE.THIS IS WHY I TRAVEL. I love new experiences and the challenge navigating through the ins and outs of a new environment. Its like a real life puzzle in action. Drop me somewhere – ANYWHERE, ideally somewhere beautiful with great surf, but for this explanation anywhere will do. If you drop me the middle of India (yet to experience) or the middle of South Beach – the same series of cerebral activity happens. I have need to start putting the pieces of the puzzle together immediately! I have most likely spent months researching with my best friend Google, to get a general feel of the area and the best boutique hotel it has to offer. Location (nearest to the ocean as possible) and affordable luxury are my first two elements I search for. SO back to my arrival. I need to get comfortable so I walk around, drive around, talk to locals and take it all in. Somehow a bizarre querk that I don’t think I have ever actually said out loud – is that by the time I leave I want to be convincingly ingrained enough that I could be mistaken for a local…. is that weird? Any ways, I am really drawn to the subtle details and how things work culturally. I love fashion and how every destination offers a visceral style. I love the natural transition of the day and how its different everywhere you go. All of these random things add to this completely new experience and I crave-need-live for that feeling!
The thought of how large the world actually is, and the fact that every time you experience a new place it shapes a little part of your perspective – shifts it, maybe widens it, makes my zest for life brighter. There are so many ways for your perspective to shift and to me, shifting is growth and growth is life.
I also travel to surf, experience new food culture and of course feel a little pampered! I have managed to find all three of those elements in many places and plan to continue!