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Travel Itch…

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Having been fortunate to have wandered a bit around the globe, both as a footloose and single chic and presently as a married lady with a husband who also has a nomadic spirit; as a matter of fact, his loose feet are far worse than mine, I must say without any hesitation that traveling is an education in itself. Travel quote

It is a worthwhile venture, though it can be expensive to do so.

Something that I realized is that some of the things which we spend money on, and which we forget as soon as that expense has been made, can be given up and the money set aside for a bit of exploring.

These days I noticed that I am keen to go discovering, but for shorter periods at a time. The hassles involved in migrating are no mean feat and I speak from vast experience.

Maybe my nesting senses are kicking in as I grow older and with the children growing older as well, it gets a bit disruptive to up and go because it entails a whole lot of changes, from accommodation, to mobility to new school, to a new culture etc.

It surprises me at times, at how my children have blended into the various societies that they have had to live in and how they make friends so quickly, that most times before I can say hello, I am having friends mothers call my phone to invite them for one do or the other. We are rolling stones but we tend to gather a lot of moss as we go along 🙂

I believe that the opportunity of having lived in very diverse environments definitely gives one a broader sense of understanding, exposure, knowledge, adaptability and so much more.

That said, there are some places that have been on my mind to visit for a good vacation time and I hope that in the near future, I will be able to scratch these travel itches.

I would love to visit so many places and see so many things but if I were to start right now, these would be my first five:

  1. The Fiji Islands
  2. New Zealand
  3. Prague
  4. Morocco
  5. Scandinavia – Sweden, Finland, Norway

Visiting a lot of the ancient and World Heritage places all over, like the Great Barrier Reef, The Wall of China, Machu Picchu etc. would just be awesome.

Time will tell how these things go.

“Traveling leaves you speechless, then it turns you into a storyteller.” Ibn Batutta

”I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” Susan Sontag

”Once a year, go some place that you have never been before.” Dalai Lama

© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha

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Tell us about the top five places you’ve always wanted to visit.

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A wordsmith with a vivid imagination, an eager mind and a burning desire to carve out tales. As I journey with my muse to that land of all possibilities and self discovery, I hope my personal evolution will serve as a beacon of inspiration for anyone who chooses to stop by.

36 thoughts on “Travel Itch…”

  5. Great quotes in the end of the post!

    I completely agree, traveling teaches us ways of world and also makes us look at life differently and we learn a lot 🙂

    Thanks for sharing this post!

    Love and light ❤

    Anand 🙂

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  7. I’ve never been outside of the United States, but I’ve been everywhere my car can take me without a passport (no money for a passport). Having kids will tie a person — I had four kids. But that’s okay, they’re totally worth it. ^_^

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  9. Nice to read your post Jacky. You are so lucky, I must say, to have the opportunity to travel so extensively as you have done. But It’s not just luck. I think you work hard to make it possible and for that I must congratulate you. I really love travelling; and I belong to a profession that would have enabled me to travel but I did not travel much. No regret. I have traveled to four countries outside mine: France, US, Canada and Holland. I hope I’ll still create the opportunity to do some more. Travelling is indeed a school.

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    1. Yes indeed, it is a school that can teach you what a thousand words in a book cannot teach. I am sure as time goes on you will get to do a lot of relaxing trips in the near future. Thank you very much for your comments Sir Romanus. I appreciate them.

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  12. We have so much in common based on that post in regards to not just places to travel but the sites of these countries. New Zealand has been a dream from my 2009/2010 for my Masters/MPhil, the islands were calling me so bad and I want to study the Maori culture first hand. Of course there is the dream to backpack across Europe visiting the sites I study and write about, not forgetting the Natives Indian sites of South and Central America.

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