Life really is too short and none of us knows our own expiration date, so stop waiting and just go! No excuses, no whining, no what ifs, just go. I am not saying to just bail on your responsibilities in life. I am saying to find a way to do both. No one says you have travel first class or that you have to travel in a tent. You have to decide what works for you and guess what, you won’t know if you don’t try!
I have traveled by cruise ship, airplane, car, RV, bus, motorcycle, even your mom! Just kidding about that last one. I am a GenX’er, so you can expect lots of jokes… Any who, with travel you have to just try different things and see if you enjoy them. I recommend starting out simple, but not cheap. Her is my list of destinations I have explored in the past 30 years.
Eastern Caribbean: Cruise Ship out of Florida 18 trips
Western Caribbean: Cruise Ship out of Florida 19 trips
Transatlantic Cruise: Florida to Bermuda, Gibraltar, Alicante, and Barcelona.
Mediterranean Cruise: Barcelona to Turkey, France, Monte Carlo, Italy, and Greece. Flight back to the US.
Alaska: Cruise from Seattle, Washington
States explored by RV: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
States explored by Car: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
States explored by Motorcycle: Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
States Explored by Air: Hawaii (Not driving there) 2 trips.
Holy crap that is a lot of places, I never honestly realized just how much it was. I guess it really does pay to write things down so that we don’t forget them.
Future travel plans:
2027 Japan
Many more motorcycle trips
Maybe build an Overland to explore Canada, Alaska, US, and South America.