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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!

Aug 8, 2013

Vikings


I'm glad I missed the Viking years. I don't know which is worse, being a Viking, or being a villager in one of the towns they plundered. Either way, life isn't long. In one of the books I checked out a Viking king's subjects were telling him not to take so many risks.  His response, "Kings are made for honor, not for long life."  Hmmmm statements like that and pictures like the one above and names like Haarold Forkbeard are all very romantic. Plus I love the look of their boats.  But still, they were the terrorists of early medieval times. I don't like that England had to pay the Vikings huge tributes as "protection" money. Very mafia-like. I guess some things never change.  I think I'll stick with the romance--mighty warriors drinking mead (or whatever), thumping their chests and telling tall tales all while looking like Hollywood stars with all of their teeth, and basically hearts of gold under their rough exterior. It's no sillier than this Viking story----
 Lyle, the friendly Viking from Veggie tales.  The bet the real Viking boats felt this small after a few weeks at sea.
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  1. Too TallAugust 8, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    You might enjoy the Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan. (the first book is called The Outcasts). Young adult adventure with a crew of young vikings.

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