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Akaka Falls

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!

May 18, 2015

AWAY SHE GOES!!!

Okay, you know those pathetic parents who have no lives of their own and so have to live through their children? I'm joining their ranks for the summer, because my daughter, Catherine is going to have the summer of a lifetime!

First, she goes for a six week study abroad all over Europe with a group from BYU. This trip ends in Poland, where by happy miracle, Dave has a conference! We will meet her in Poland, take a quick trip to Berlin and then WE have to go back home, but she is going to stay on in Europe on her own until the end of August---unless her health and or money break down first.

So what I'll be posting here over the summer is a combination of real travel and imagination. I'll be traveling with Catherine in my mind and looking up the places she visits on the internet. I'll be posting pics and facts off of Google mixed with real pictures that she takes and real stories that she shares.

It's going to be a great summer!!
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