Saturday, December 26, 2015

Trekking

You know what it's like...

The cars, endlessly dropping off and picking up
The people, rushing around trying to get somewhere, anywhere
The security lines, boundlessly meandering through time and space but seemingly going nowhere

Finally,  
you get the call, it's your turn, you made it, and the process just starts all over again... 

The queue, flowing down the path ever so slowly
The rows, inviting an adventure to cram into the tiny space provided
The waiting, reading the latest edition of whatever's freshest till it happens

The sounds get louder as the air gets colder and the lights go darker. 
I always tend to hold my breath during those first few moments. 
The point it leaves the ground I feel free, excited for my journey and what's ahead.





 I'm finally getting to a place of calm; where I'm just trying to absorb all the planning and organizing, the researching and packing, the love and energy that has gone into making trips like this happen. I long for the days of travel. The ones that remind you of a purpose, the ones that push you to your limit, the ones that 

Adventure time ... 

We fly into London on Sunday but technically its already Monday once we get there. Time is such a tricky thing, especially when you travel around. The first few days are always the hardest to adjust. I feel like I'm walking a dream until it sets in that I'm actually somewhere else entirely. We booked a great little Airbnb for our first night abroad near Kings Crossing. It is close to the train station, which will help on Tuesday when we catch out train to Edinburgh, Scotland for a week filled with family, celebration, and New Years! 

I love trains. What a great invention in its time.   
The old ones that have been around for decades, maybe centuries with their rickety parts and tiny bathrooms. You can literally see between the cars. The new ones are mostly shiny with quite spaces and bathrooms that have automated flushes. I've had great luck on trains with no real mishaps to speak of. They are a great way to travel and are usually cheaper than airfare and more reliable. They do book up and occasionally weather can interfere like the time to tracks where flooded in Thailand. 

We'll see the countryside on our way to Edinburgh. Who knows what the time will hold once we get there but I'm looking forward to exploring castles, seeing the Scotland coast, and enjoying time with family we don't see often enough. 

Then we are off the London for another week of adventuring. We will see old friends, explore new places, and eat lots of Indian food. It's everywhere in London and the best I've ever eaten since I've not yet been to India. We'll spend days looking through old museums and hope to find a few antique shops. The Old World really has the best stuff and its from everywhere with such history and depth. 

Travel does something special to us.  It takes us out of your comfort zone while reminding us that comfort is really a feeling expressed from the inside out. 

Happy Travels 




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