Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Travel companions..............

In 2012 my son took me to England for 9 days. We went in August. My cousin Jennifer who lives in Australia is going to London for a week this year. She asked if I would go. Jason and I discussed it but I feel its too soon. I really need to pay off some bills. This has unsettled me though. I long to go home.
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So I have been thinking. I talked with Jason because we were going to try to go this year. We decided we would try for 2015 but for him its not a positive thing. Well my daughters friend Laura (who we call cousin Laura) heard that I had said I want to try to go every 18 months. She wants to go too. So............I will be talking to her soon. She also wants to go to Italy, her husband does not. So I think we may sort something out. If I am really good this year and pay off some bills like I planned, well then I can borrow some of my retirement savings for a nice trip like that. My husband is not keen on a cruise.
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So with this in mind I now have two travel companion possibilities. All I need is money. I was looking at a brochure that came in the mail and I chose 2 trips. One is England and Ireland, it goes into Wales and Scotland and that would be terrific. I know both Laura and Jason would like that one. The other would have to be Laura as Jason has been to Italy and wants to go to places I do not. Now to save, to plan and plot. I figure after I do those two trips, Tristen will be a bit older and Gerry will get his passport. I would love to take Tristen to England but he is just too young yet. None of us would enjoy it. SO, this will be a major challenge.
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The good thing about the British trip is that there is one full day of free time in London. I could meet up with my aunt and cousins on that day. So..........I will be showing this to Laura and Jason and see what we can come up with. I really really want to spend more time in England. I also want to see other countries so I will write a list and come up with some plans. It as always will depend on the economy and so many other things. Still its a goal and we all need to have goals right?

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Bucket List................

bucketlist I have never really thought of a bucket list, then Evie started one. She being 15 it seemed a tad pointless but on the other hand hers was what one would think typical for a teen. What would mine be? 1/.........Has to be to live long enough to raise Tristen and set him on a straight path to adulthood. That's a given. My first and foremost obligation and desire is to be there for him. 2/.........I think that I would like to travel more. Going home was an experience and having done that I really want to go back. I want to see my home land again while people I love are still healthy, and while I am too. I could write a list of places I would really like to see. Paris and Marseilles and maybe Provence. Rome and some of the Mediterranean countries/cities like Venice and Athens. I would like to see Russia and Africa or at least some of it. There is still a lot of travel in the USA and Canada that I would like to do 3/ ...........Maybe take a cruise. 4/............Get our debt under control so that we can leave something for Tristen. 5/............Get a home in the U.P of Michigan. Either a camper or a small home in the woods. 6/............write a book of poems illustrated by me. 7/............Take some more classes. Photography and painting. Then do some good work. 8/............ I am sure that there are more things I can add in time but that's what comes to mind. What would your bucket list be?