the distance you have come...

"all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware." -Martin Buber

i'm getting really excited about all of the parts of the world i will see this year. i'm so passionate about traveling. i love seeing and experiencing different places and cultures. i love tasting the food, walking the streets and smelling the smells; looking at architecture, listening to the melody of the languages spoken. i love it all. travel has played a huge part in shaping me. i feel that seeing the world has opened my eyes to different ways of thinking. it's given me my sense of adventure and a passion for life, the beautiful world we live in and all that they have to offer.

i sat down today and listed all of the places i've lived and visited in my life and the new places i can add to the list during my cruising this year. here's a re-cap...

i've lived in:

utah

england

pennsylvania

ukraine

canada

states i've visited:

utah

california

nevada

oregon

idaho

montana

colorado

new mexico

massachusetts

ohio

virginia

maryland

pennsylvania

new york

new jersey

washington d.c.

florida

countries i've visited:

u.s.

canada

england

ukraine

scotland

wales

france

spain

czech republic

denmark

norway

finland

bulgaria

greece (crete, cyprus, patmos)

egypt

israel

china

hong kong

mexico

south korea

australia

new places i will visit this year:

u.s. virgin islands

british virgin islands

bahamas

caribbean

sweden

russia

italy

portugal

gibraltar

malta

tunisia (north africa)

germany

estonia

i love that this will be a year of unexpected surprises, friendships and adventure.