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90 Spontaneous Days Around The World : When we believe the best about ourselves
Posted on March 12, 2015 2 Comments
March 6, 2014 I’ve heard about Bali my whole life and it seemed like an exotic place only other people would visit. But today, I’m going to set foot there. There were a million reasons to not go. To stay stuck in fear. To pull back, especially in the face of so much pain and […]
90 Spontaneous Days Around The World : Killing my own spiders
Posted on March 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
March 2, 2014 Seloliman Nature Reserve, Java The jungle hikes at Seloliman will stay in my imagination forever. So much to inspire. The great variety of life…the beauty of the wild. I thank God for waist-deep hikes in this jungle. Swallowed in nature, I’m blessed to experience the aliveness of an exotic world. A world […]
90 Spontaneous Days Around The World : How to discover your passions in the face of catastrophe
Posted on March 3, 2015 2 Comments
“the truth I ‘d been running from was so strong, it was as big as the promise of the coming day…” My roommate Hannah and I sleepwalked into our clothes. Together with our traveling companions, we piled in five jeeps to take the dizzying, nighttime drive to summit Mt. Bromo. I sat in the far […]
90 Spontaneous Days Around The World : It all started with a taxi ride…
Posted on February 28, 2015 8 Comments
On what would have been my twenty-eighth anniversary, February 14, 2014, Kelud erupted, a volcano 175 miles to the east of Yogyakarta. I learned of the deadly details of the eruption on my return to Jakarta, where I prayed for the victims and hoped for the best with my travels. Borobudur and Prambanan temples closed […]
90 Spontaneous Days Around The World: #1 travel myth of a woman traveling alone
Posted on February 23, 2015 2 Comments
When I left her in Melbourne, Dee said that the world is my oyster. It was wonderful to hear, but I had yet to believe it. One world had ended and my new world had yet to begin. I was between worlds… Feb. 19, 2014 – Arrive Sydney, Australia – Rothwell Guest House, Glebe Glebe […]
90 Spontaneous Days Around The World – Week 1 : No limits
Posted on February 20, 2015 1 Comment
“You know, some are glass half-empty people, and some are glass half-full people. But some people aren’t limited by the glass.” When I chose to take big leaps in my life, people all around me, well-meaning friends and family, even acquaintances all had advise and opinions about my plans. Supportive, to be sure. At the […]
5 must-haves for women world travelers (or the best $60 I ever spent)
Posted on February 18, 2015 4 Comments
A year ago I began what would turn out to be a 90-day spontaneous trip around the world. Spontaneous, you say? Uh-huh. In honor of the journey, I’m featuring posts about the trip over the next three months. Wanna join me? I thought about giving you a preview of where we’re heading. But, heck, I […]
Ultimate Dream Dinner — Phuket, Thailand
Posted on February 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
“Dreams are the most important ingredients in my ultimate dining experience. So many are hatched and celebrated around the dinner table. Dreams and dining intertwine in my life.” The kind people at smartling.com asked me, “if I could have or make dinner anywhere in the world, where would it be and what would I eat?” My dream […]
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