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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!

Nov 2, 2010

UTAH!!!

We reached into our travel envelope and pulled out, of all boring places--Utah.  My first instinct was blah.  I grew up in Salt Lake, I live in Ogden now, surely ANY PLACE else would be more exciting.  However, on second thought...it's difficult to imagine a more beautiful place than Ogden, Utah.  Right now we have the most gorgeous fall weather.  I've taken to eating my lunch by the duck pond at Weber State and all I could think today was that lots of people would pay thousands to take a special vacation to stroll around a place so lovely.

So, the goal for this month for me is to see my beautiful state through the eyes of a tourist and thank my lucky stars that I get to live here.
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2 comments:

  1. StephonieNovember 2, 2010 at 11:40 PM

    Awesome!!! If ever you want to visit the red rock country down south I know someone who would be willing to take you on a jeep expedition. :)

    Don't forget to visit Arches, Canyonlands, and Lake Powell (all in my backyard growing up.)

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  2. AnneliNovember 3, 2010 at 7:26 AM

    I haven't been to Arches in years! A must this summer.

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