At first, I had a list of at least 30 places that I HAD to go to. But then I started to think - what was it that I really wanted out of this trip? I wanted to really spend time relaxing, immersing myself in specific places, seeing the natural beauty of different parts of the world. I decided that I really needed to limit the number of places I was going. Then, I also decided that I wanted to use this time off to go to places that just can't be seen in 2 weeks.
Let's be honest - I won't have a whole lot of time in the future to go on long vacations. I have a job that will require me to be at work a good portion of the time without being able to take such long breaks off. But, a 2 week vacation a couple times a year would be possible. So, I started to divide my list into places that could be done in 2 weeks and places that can't. France, Cinque Terre, Prague, the Galapagos, Japan, etc. - these are places that can be seen in 2 week blocks. But, Africa, the Middle East, Nepal, Chile - these are the places that needed more time to just soak up the experience!
So, ultimately, I knew that Africa (the southeast part of Africa) was a must. Tibet, Nepal - musts. Everything else would be icing.
If you were going on a 6 month trip, what places would be YOUR more than 2 weeks?
I'll end this blog post with a picture that I have been hearting since I saw it a month ago. It's from National Geographic and was taken by Kostadin Luchansky. They have a lot of great photos up as they just had a recent photo contest. Check it out. You can get lost looking at photos for hours.
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