Transmogrification – Iceland

Originally posted on The Beauty Along the Road:
Transmogrify – to change, morph, transform. My first trip to Iceland introduced me to a landscape that somehow rattled the portal to ancient memories. Rock, water, mountain – primeval elements transported me back in time, a thousand years ago. Wind, ice, sun, lava – elemental forces that…

Double Tag Award-Travel Tag & the Entertainer Blogger Award

Originally posted on A Beautiful Thing:
​I haven’t done any tags or awards for a while, so as I’ve been tagged for two in the past week, I decided to double them up. Starting with the Travel Tag, I want to thank?This, Tatt and the Other?for the nomination. I love reading her travel posts, especially…

An Open Letter to Indian Parents: Let Your “Kids” Travel.

Article Source: the-shooting-star.com The Shooting Star Dear Parent, On a pristine beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico, I watched in admiration as hundreds of newborn turtles crawled towards the roaring Pacific Ocean. About two months ago, their mothers laid nests on the beach and a team of conservationists protected them from dogs, coyotes and poachers. Two hours ago,…

Funniest Travel Moments of 2016

Originally posted on Picnic at the Cathedral:
I needed a bit of cheering up today so I decided to research my end of year blog stats on the WordPress admin site.  I ignored the numbers and charts and went right to the juicy part: search terms.  These words and phrases that curious web searchers type…

Places I want to Travel to

Originally posted on BeaFree:
Traveling is something I’ve always wanted to do. To go somewhere else, to explore new land and learn new things is just fascinating and wonderful. As much traveling as I would love to do, I must admit I am terrified of airplanes. I don’t understand how they just suspend in air…

Paths for Slow Travel

Originally posted on ALMOST ITALIAN:
A path invites, lures and beckons. It meanders, follows a  creek for a while or crosses a bridge. Perhaps its surface is uneven with cobbles, shale or stepping-stones. Or maybe it is time-worn and ancient, following the steps of our ancestors or tracks made by animals to a water source…

Tips for Travel Wellness

Originally posted on Girl Seeking Healthy:
The last year has seen my family and I traveling all over the United States, from our Hawaii/west coast trip last spring, to southern Florida in the fall, to our most recent: a week in Arizona. Before 2016, I would not have considered myself a traveler.? I hadn’t been…

How do I afford to travel so much?

Originally posted on MY WORLD WΛNDERS:
Hiking in the Colorado Rockies ? Happy Holidays my dear readers and fellow adventurers. This seemed like an appropriate topic to cover on the holiday 🙂 Yes I know this article has been done a million times, by much better bloggers and more experienced travelers than myself. However,…