What makes a person a seasoned traveller?
What is it that makes a person a seasoned traveller? Is it the variety of stamps in a passport? The number of filled passports in ones drawer, or is the existance of a RTW trip of 6 months or longer?
I haven’t had the opportunity to take a long trip (not until October this year that is), but in the past 4 years I’ve travelled more than I have previsously. My destinations may not be glamorous, but they’ve had their own profound effects.
Since moving to Alberta, I’ve been to Toronto- twice, Vancouver- 3 or 4 times, Seattle- twice, Portland, London, Paris, A roadtrip to Utah and Vegas with my Mother, Cuba, China, Nelson and little short trips through Alberta, Montana and British Columbia.
In China, I wandered the streets of Xi’an, stumbling upon the Great Mosque in the Islamic Quarter, where I sat with some local muslims, enjoyed several cups of jasmine tea and a steamed bread sandwich. We didn’t speak each others language, but it was the most amazing experience.
In Cuba, I wandered the streets of Moron with my family. There were lots of people, but the streets were virtually void of cars of any kind. The people were friendly, although my “ta tas” got more attention than I had hoped, as a man made a jester in front of his chest mimicking mine and pointing to a room with a huge smile. Yeah, right buddy!!
You know, I think perhaps I should be renaming my blog to “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Ta Tas”. What do you think? I mean, in every country I travel they get special attention. How could they not? They’re HUGE! haha
Tags: experience, Travel, worldly
