This week has been a tough one.
Staying positive is important, but accepting your limits is as well.
Between obligations, missing someone so terribly it feels like the sky is falling, and pining for adventure, my energy reserves have been quite low.
When I feel this way I like to daydream.
I love to create vision boards and lists and set goals and intentions.
The post this week will just be a list of the top places that I want to visit and why.
Maybe it’s just to help inspire myself!
Scotland
It’s capital city, Edinburgh is considered the literary capital of Europe and they have a giant book festival there every year! How could this book-loving heart not want to go? I’m also a sucker for stone architecture, castles, and sweeping landscapes… and I 95% believe in the Loch Ness “monster”. (Sorry, it’s true.)
Greece
This is one of the roots of the modern world. The literature, philosophy, politics, culture, and mythology are some of the stepping stones into the modern “Western” world. I want to see the ruins, visit temples to ancient gods, and yes, make friends with cats along the docks and stare out over that stunning Mediterranean Sea.
Morocco
This seems to be one of the great hubs between Africa and Europe. With influences from various African cultures as well as Portuguese, Spanish, and other European influence, how could a person who loves culture, food, and language not want to go?
Egypt
Much of the true greatness of African history has been silenced or eradicated in previous generations by settlers and colonizers who would not believe in the humanity of the African people. (I’m mainly referring to the African land grab in the age of imperialism.) Egypt is so magical because its glory could not be silenced. Pyramids still stand, cultures still thrive.
Italy (Again!)
The thing with Italy is that there is an impossible amount of things to see. Cinque Terre, Florence, Tuscany, Venice, Pompeii, Pisa, Rome, and on and on. The modern world is also partly built upon the stones of the Roman Empire, its accomplishments and its failures. And then of course there is the vibrancy, the food, the language, and the sheer magic of ancient cities still so alive.
These are my top five must visit places at the moment. That may change, but really, I want to see the whole world.
Where are the places that you most want to visit and why?
No matter where they are, I hope that you make it there!
I second all of these! I want to go to Morocco and Egypt so badly – I think it’s a miracle that the pyramids are still standing and I need to see them before any nonsense occurs (knock on wood). I’d add Iceland to my list, and Mexico even though the chances of me feeling safe enough to visit are very slim.