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See the World for Free

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!

Apr 16, 2010

ooooo----aaaaahhhhh

This is the first country where I haven't managed to get to the library right off--so I feel like the equivalent of a tourist who came to the country then immediately caught the flu and hasn't been able to get out of the hotel.   Oh well, the patient is feeling better now, and tomorrow hopes to get to the library.   In the meantime, I finally pulled up Google Earth which has convinced me that Slovenia is a real place after all.  And what a place!!!!  Right below Austria and every bit as gorgeous.  Every picture I clicked on was an ooooo----aaaaahhh moment. Castles, mountains, lakes, cobblestone streets---it looks simply wonderful.  My fantasy is that it's nowhere near as crowded as Austria either.

Hmmmmm--just checked Hotwire--round trip tickets are going for about $1,325.  I wonder if I have any rich relatives I don't know about?  Perhaps some remote uncle living in a Slovenian castle perhaps?
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