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A night time view from my own trip through Cairo last fast

10 Lessons I learned from Paulo Coelho, Einstein, and Traveling Abroad (part 2)

In Life Views, Personal Growth On March 21, 2012 1 Comment
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This is a continuation from my previous post from author Paolo Coelho’s blog .

6. Live in the Moment “I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.”

The Sea of Galilee, the Mt of Jericho, even canyoneering in the French Alps are all spontaneous things that happened as the result to little or no planning. It’s great to do a certain amount of planning, but some of my greatest memories happened by being completely spontaneous. I learned that in life, it’s great to have a plan, but to not be completely rigid in that plan, and to stay open to other possibilities.

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Is traveling without money possible? 10 ways to travel for FREE

In Budget Travel On February 6, 2012 1 Comment

We all know what it’s like to fill the pinch of the changing economy. And how many of us have put off traveling or taking that next vacation because we don’t have extra piles of money lying around? Well, with a little creativity, money (or lack of it) doesn’t have to keep us from still taking that next vacation or travel adventure.  Here are a few ways to travel for FREE (or pretty darn close to it.)

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Sunset from the back porch in Eden Utah

Need a Vacation? Your backyard awaits!!! How to travel from home

In Budget Travel On January 7, 2012 22 Comments

(That photo above is the Sunset from our back porch in Eden Utah)

Well it’s finally happened. That exciting roller coaster of travel that I have been on has come to a brief pause and those “post travel blues” I was warned about are slowly to starting to creep in. The crystal blue waters of the Red Sea, the stunning red sands of the Sahara, the uneven cobblestone roads of Europe now seem but a distant memory as I face the all too familiar mountains of Utah. It’s funny how you always seem to want what you don’t have. When I was away, I longed for a place that I could call “home,” and now surrounded by the family and friends that make up my “home,” I am beginning to feel like a caged bird, my wings eager to fly again.

And then a familiar quote came to mind. “Life is not about the destination but about the journey.” The journey is something

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