A friend from high school recently moved to a new home. It was one of several she’s made in recent years. She and I are very alike that way. In the past eight years I have had six homes. That’s six full-scale, move-everything-you-own-to-a-new-place homes.
In fact, we grew up that way … the two of us and thousands of other kids known as “military brats.” Vikki, who also an author, and I had Air Force dads, but others had dads and moms who were soldiers, sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen and women. We moved often and, from an early age, learned to expect and even embrace the change that comes with a new home, new friends, a new school and a new lifestyle.
I suspect that my childhood and the following time on active duty are big parts of the reason I have such strong wanderlust. I CRAVE new places and new things to see and do. I long to pack a few things into a bag and go somewhere I’ve never been. I strike up conversations with strangers … sometimes with strangers who don’t even speak English.
If you are a fellow traveler, you probably have many of the same feelings. When people ask, “where’s the best place you’ve ever been?” you simply have no way to answer. There are too many “best places” to pick one.
Greg took my daughter, granddaughter and I for a flight 
A horseback view of the Hollywood Sign 
Checking out the view from 35,000 feet 
Greg’s takes the helm 
Snorkeling in the Florida Straits
Paragliding in Lima, Peru 
The auto train was fun 
Sailing on the Pacific Ocean 
Soaring? Why not?
My husband grew up in one town for the most part. But something in him is excited about travel, too. I’d like to believe I had something to do with that by taking him with me on several adventures early in our relationship. We’ve been on trips by road, air, rail, river, even horseback. We’ve hiked, biked, snorkeled, soared and sailed. And we’re not even close to done!
It seems for every trip I take, I add two more to my bucket list. An insatiable desire to travel consumes me. I feed it and it grows like a weed.
After all, there’s a whole world out there waiting to be explored … I just can’t seem to get enough.
PS … thanks for the inspiration, Vikki!
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13 schools in 12 years!
Wouldn’t want it any other way
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THE AUTO TRAIN! We took that when I was a kid to go down to Florida.
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