anyone who knows me knows this: i love travelling. i'm proud that i have friends scattered around the globe, so it isnt shocking that i spend money on calling cards to pour my heart out to these intimate friends (and family -- i esp like hearing my grandmother's voice and my father's chuckles). when i cant be there to literally reach out to them, the internet and phone are powerful instruments to knock some sense into these "fabulous" people and vice versa, or just let them know that i'm peachy. this is why i love travelling in the first place, spending time with that special person makes all those hrs on plane, train, or automobile worthwhile. even if the purpose of travelling is to be alone in the wilderness, inhale the salt sea air, or gasp at the colossal structures of city architecture.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain

one of my habits is curling up on the couch, just letting my mind wander off. can anyone relate to it? when the weather outside is unfriendly, and there's not much to do on a lazy saturday, it is tempting to get cozy and relive past memories with someone who shared most of it with you.

"Most of my treasured memories of travel are recollections of sitting." -- Robert Thomas Allen

travel is a great teacher. to see the world, mingle with different kinds of people, taste their culture and culinary specialty, broaden our understanding of the various forms of life outside our own. every nation has its charm, and if we realise that, i dont think discrimination would even exist. i love that i have feasted my eyes on what i consider the most beautiful cities in the world. i live in a place where, just by looking out the window, i can see city lights everywhere that remind me of christmas décors. someone invited me to go fishing in the canadian wilderness, that is an experience worth savouring. but i know that wherever i am, God is taking care of me, all the more why travelling is so delightful.

He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. -- Joshua 24:17

did you know... Damascus (or Dimashq) has the reputation of being the oldest city in the world, perhaps being settled as long ago as 8,000 BC. and... the Eiffel Tower was built for the Universal Exhibition held in Paris in celebration of the French Revolution.