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The idea here is to TRAVEL THE WORLD regardless of time or budget. It dawned on me one day that even if I had unlimited time and money (which I definitley do not), I still couldn't see everything in the world that I'd like to see--I'm simply not going to live long enough to do it.

But I had a bit of brain wave and soon after the travel envelope was born. This is an actual physical envelope. I typed the name of every country in the world, plus every state in the US on little slips of paper which I then put into the envelope. In the beginning we (myself, my husband, Dave and daugher Catherine) would draw out a slip at random at the beginning of the month and that's where we would go---at least in our minds. We grab some books about the country from the library and put them in our bathroom to look at. We also check out some videos about the country if any. We check it out on googleearth, listen to the music, try the food, maybe even attempt to learn a dance or celebrate a festival.

After the first two years we discovered that even virtual traveling can be tiring, so we travel now whenever I happen to be in the mood.

It's great fun. I especially love it when people I meet have been to the place I'm "visiting" in real life, or get excited and have some virtual adventures of their own. I hope that anyone who comes across this blog will feel welcome to come with us on the trip!



You have a standing reservation to see it all!

Feb 4, 2010

Afghanistan February 2009

Catherine shook the envelope and drew out......drum roll......AFGHANISTAN!!
      Okay, so it's probably the last place on earth I'd like to visit right now in real life---but what a great chance to visit in virtual reality.  A beautiful mosque graces the background of my computer at work, and I'm determined to get at least a partial grip on some current events and maybe we can write to some soldiers as a family project.
       Today I went to the library after work and picked up four children's books (lots of pictures) about Afghanistan, a dvd about a midwife, and the book, "The Bookseller of Kabul" by Asne Seierstad.  I read a little while riding the stationary bike and am fascinated.  I sense many future posts will be about this book.  Just a few pages in and already the middle-aged bookseller has taken a second wife (16) without the permission of the first wife.
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3 comments:

  1. CrystalFebruary 5, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Great idea, Anneli! Hopefully I can get my life settled a bit and my girls and I can join you!

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  2. Sara K.February 5, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    Ditto to Crystal's comment. The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns are also fascinating reads about life and culture in Afganistan. You could probably do a whole book club alone based on this concept of traveling the world.

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  3. SusanFebruary 6, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    Yes! Good stuff!

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