travelling bug

money can do wonders. i always thought financial independence would be the key to real freedom, to be able to do that i wanted. but never had i realised it until now. i dont have a lot of money, but i can fend for myself. start ticking things off my bucket list, and the foremost is travelling.

i used to always wonder if i were a sea person or a mountain person. i hadn't been around either enough to decide that. but now i know i am a wind person. as long as there is wind, i am happy to be on any nature of land. be it the bone freezing wind that races past your chin when you ski, or the hair tousling water splashing wind when you sail. the over whelming stretches of white snow underneath your feet, spreading out in front of you as far as you can see, or the heaving body of heavy molasses like water that sea is. choppy they call it, but to me it just plain power. nature's might. or cool refresihng breeze when you cycle down the cliff, blue water on one side, green fields on the other and blue sky above. you could be flying. or snaking down the criss cross of highways or train tracks, safely behind a glass screen, but still awe struck by the colours of nature. of course in the latter case, the wind doesn't touch you, but you do get the point.

windsor, brighton, newcastle and cowes. this is just in the summer in london. as compared to the one year in barcelona when i went around andalucia, basq country, costa brava and leida. so far my choices have been quite partial to nature but then i am already making plans for the summer travel, and the tickets can be maddeningly and confusingly cheap.. hurry before offers close! so far i have managed to add abit of civilization element to the travel plan thats taking shape in my mind. summer in italy, cradel of civilization in greece and just plain european vanity in france. maybe switzerland is a better choice for trip with family. anf germany and nordics can wait for the next break. and one day, i will go around india. the real india, allowing it to overwhlem me, taking it all in with a fresh perspective. south america, japan, china,, and maybe even the US eventually.. quite a few destinations there, only so many years i have, need to make the most of it...!

till then, its gonna be movies, catching up big time, places and people.. preparing for the journey.. and in between when i find time, i work to prepare the finances :)