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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!

Jul 28, 2015

July 28, Disneyland Paris

Slept in until 10:00. Good girl! I'm worried about her. She looks exhausted and she's not slowing down.


At Disney again today. Today the rides were working, but it was super crowded. Maybe the Tour de France people were there? It isn't a holiday. But she saw Elsa, and went to the Frozen sing-a-long in French.  It was a chilly day (really) and Elsa was making it snow.



She also continued her quest to find a watch for Dave. Here's the winning watch--but it's sold out everywhere.




She ran (literally) into Jack Sparrow. And while she was waiting in the Pirates line, the whole line sang Happy Birthday to a lady turning 90.


The best part of the day---for me, was when she skyped me during my lunch. It just felt so good to chat with her.


The park continued busy. Even the ice-cream had a 20 minute wait.





Apparently, Europeans are a whole lot less line-oriented in America and will cut in line freely. Agree with Catherine, little kids running to the front to get a better view is one thing. Adults running to join them is quite another.


She rode Big Thunder and Peter Pan too. Overall, it sounds as though it was a mellow day. She says the park is small enough that she feels that she has really seen it, so instead of going headlong into battle with the crowds, she stepped back, took pictures with her fancy camera, explored the shops (not nearly the variety of stuff as in America), and didn't worry too much.

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