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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!

May 1, 2010

Cheap romance in Slovenia

Tomorrow we leave Slovenia.  I'd like to come back again either in virtual or real life.  This adventure was sort of doomed from the start.  It's Elizabeth Peter's fault--she's one of my favorite authors.  Her most famous series takes place in Egypt, but Dave gave me a book, Die for Love which is part of a different series.  The book is a spoof on romance novels and my poor suggestible brain has been churning out cheap romance novels cliche's all month long---all set in Slovenia which is peopled with beautiful woman, counts, oppressive governesses, and laborers all of whom look like Fabio.  Maybe it's a good thing that I won't be going in real life for a while.  If I went and saw a middle-aged businessman or anyone with imperfect hair or teeth it would be very disappointing.
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2 comments:

  1. Travel-PBMay 4, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    Nice choice! :)
    This way of travel you chose seems very interesting. I hope you make it to Slovenia in person someday.

    I know your time in Slovenia is over but if you have any unanswered questions left, feel free to ask.

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  2. AnneliMay 5, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    Glad you visited the blog! I would simply love to visit Slovenia someday it looks beautiful.

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