Been there! Done that!

It’s already 20 days into January. And I have not even stepped into beautiful Andaman (that includes the sea, the archipelagos) yet! 

 Glancing through my flickr album obviously doesn’t help; rather it has an adverse effect. The nice turquoise sea, with the bright blue sky in fact  heighten the feeling of been-years-since-am-there-do-that! Argh, I just hated the feelings.

My Mak aka mom/mother has not been well; thus the main reason why the weekend travelling have shifted from up-north-to-border to balik kampung where my parents & brother/family reside.

So, how does one escape and make that virtual trip? Here’s what I do… (this list is not in any order of importance. Oh, yeah, please feel free to comment):

1. read other people’s travel journals (it’ll help you to plan and be prepared for your upcoming trip)
2. take a walk down memory lane of places you’ve been and visited. Use all your senses – think of that unique ocean smell, the sea breeze that touches your face, the loud cranking noises of the long tail boat – and reminisce that experiences. Sometimes, we were too occupied with the mechanics of travelling that we forgot to enjoy (I mean truly enjoy) the trips
3. if (2) does not work for you then start writing about your travel experiences. I bet someone, somewhere can benefit from your experience.
4. if you are too extrovertish to do (1), (2) or (3), then grab your mobile and bitch-it-off to your buddies (main target – those who are infected by travel bugs , just like you)
5. if all the above fail to kill the travel-bugs that had infected you, then grab your walking shoes and walk or drive  around your neighborhood/ town/ countrysides. I am pretty sure we’d notice something that would attract our attentions. Things that we local-people would take for granted.

Gosh! That ease my pains 🙂

Yes, am excited as always when it comes to holidays and traveling! Especially when I don’t (really) have to burn a hole in my travel-gear. Lemme qualify that.. no ridiculously-expensive airport tax, more-than-ten-dollar-just-for-a-visa charges. Just minimal charges for a long tailed boat ride, perhaps motorcycle ride and of course a place-for-my-40kg-body to rest, refresh & relax. Anyway, having spent the last holidays in Nepal highland -enjoying its snow-capped mountains-, the plan is to hop on the islands in Andaman Sea or at least take a stroll along the beaches. (Nope, snorkeling and diving are not part of the agenda. Well, not that I hate d-cute Nemo and gang.. just that I don’t even know how to float myself, let alone swim or dive). Did I just announce that to the whole-wide-world? Not that I care, anyway. [read on]