What adventure are you craving (or planning for)?
Daily | August 29th, 2008
Whether it’s your inner world, a foreign frontier or the thrill of something new, we all have an uncharted realm to explore and be enlivened by.
Carrie says: I am actually craving for serenity, a quiet adventure. Autumn days by the sea, wrapped in a cozy knit sweater, reading by the fire, cuddling with my hubby. Time to rest and refill.
Danielle says: I’m game for some true tantra. And a trip to Morocco. Or better yet…tantra in Morocco.
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August 29th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I’m crazy about the idea of going to Japan, hopping into a kimono and standing under an oiled paper umbrella in a Hanamachi district. Just thinking about it puts me on Cloud Nine.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:15 am
The Chicago Olympics in 2016 (if they get it)! It’ll practically be in my backyard and it’ll probably be the only opportunity I’ll ever get to go to the Olympics.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:29 am
I Dream Of Africa! I’ve never been there, but it’s the trip I crave. I’ve passed on the desire to my 5yo daughter, so I’m going to take her with me (she wants to visit our sponsor child in Senegal).
August 29th, 2008 at 2:39 am
Exploring more of the world. I’m embarrassed to say how poorly traveled I am, considering I’ve lived in Europe for so long. I crave the vibe of Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai; a service trip to Mozambique or Botswana; the spirit of Buenos Aires and Rio; the serenity of a retreat in India or Tibet. We’re so lucky to live in a time when travel is not limited to the elite.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:39 am
In October I will be cycling 4300 km across Eastern Canada and the US to raise money for cancer research. The trip involves a diverse group of people from across Canada working together as a team. We had a training camp to meet some of our team mates this past weekend and it is certainly going to be challenging. Not only are people of varying abilities…..(some just got their bikes, and some are accomplished triathletes and adventure racers), and it’s quite apparent that some are better at team work than others. On Sunday’s training ride we had a dentist who was all about teamwork, a school pricipal and nurse that was not …(hmmmm)….there are disciplined varsity athletes and wild and crazy young entrpreneurs….And then there is the weather and the terrain…. yes this will be an adventure for sure! Now if only I could get the fundraising happening in a big way. If anyone here is interested in supporting the cause here’s my link: http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=478947&LangPref=en-CA
August 29th, 2008 at 3:46 am
Just booked a week in London England for me and my husband – he has never been there, and I have only been there one day as part of a business trip – just facing the British Pound sterling from this side of the Atlantic is an adventure! We are going to see the opera AIDA at the London Colliseum and hope to poke around the galleries and museums – shopping and eating will also be a new adventure for both!
August 29th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Discovering how I can express who I am in all I do.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:44 am
I hope to take a trip to one of the Singita Lodges in Africa for my 50th Birthday. Beautiful, luxurious and peaceful. I have had their website in my “favorites” for years.
http://www.singita.com/
August 29th, 2008 at 4:52 am
My dh and I are planning a trip to Belgium for beer,cheese,wine and CHOCOLATE
Trip I’ve been yearning for Rome, Italy AND Paris,France
August 29th, 2008 at 4:55 am
To explore myself as an artist.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:02 am
More travel, I find that I am more peaceful, inspired and spiritual while on different soil. My next big adventure is planned for Apil 2009 to South America (Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil!)
August 29th, 2008 at 5:11 am
I would like to live in my own place. I have lived with other people all of my life, parents, siblings, ex-husband, present husband, children and grandchildren.
I can picture how beautiful my place would be – filled with plants, books, flowers. Music playing from my little stereo system. Birds singing outside of my windows, not just the Mourning Doves those early risers but all kinds of song birds throughout the day. The fragrance of Sweet Autumn Clematis wafting in my bedroom window in the middle of the night, its sweet scent intoxicating as summer begins to wane.
Hey – wait a minute – except for not living on my own I already have all of those things! Hmmmm.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:26 am
I crave one of the small-group adventures with Overseas Adventure Travel (route of the Maya or something fiber-related). And through African Ancestry, it was determined that my ancestry is from the Mende people of Sierra Leone. I’d like to plant my feet on the soil of Africa and be energized with the connection and all that it means.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:30 am
I’m craving an adventure with my girlfriends Jessi and Jass. They are two of the wildest, creative, laughing spirits in my world and we always have an adventure together, even if it is just walking down the street. Jessi is moving back East from Victoria so I can’t wait for a hook-up!
August 29th, 2008 at 5:36 am
I’m building new neurons by taking Spanish and then planning a trip to Spain.
¿Cómo salgo yo el pie de mi boca?
Translation: Needs help with Spanish. LOL.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:49 am
The adventure of love.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:57 am
By November I’ll be deep into a new apartment in a new city, 2 new writing ventures, and a freelance editing gig. It’s been a big week!
August 29th, 2008 at 6:02 am
I agree with Carrie!! Usually I think of adventure as running off to the next exciting locale with good friends or family… and I’ve been doing a lot of that lately. I’m actually writing from 3000 miles away from home. But fall and winter are going to be times when I recharge and rediscover a quieter more introspective side of life.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:04 am
I am craving time on a beach with my lover.Time when we are not parents or children,attached to devices that ring and demand our attention. I crave our own Garden of Eden…..sans any snakes!
August 29th, 2008 at 6:27 am
Fall! And possibly a haunted hayride? Cuddled up on a haybale with a cute boy.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:34 am
I am planning a 2 month trip to Africa next year. I want to explore South Afica, Kenya & the Ivory Coast. But most importantly, I want to hike into the jungles & hang out with the Lowland Gorillas for a day or two. And my dream come true would be to have one of them reach out & touch me!
August 29th, 2008 at 6:41 am
I’m ready for that too! I yearn and crave for adventures. I’ve lived in Kiev, London, Australia, Vancouver, taught in China, worked in Sri Lanka, traveled to Dubai, Costa Rica, Thailand, New Zealand and Europe. I’m ready now though for my heart to go on a bit of an adventure too.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Hey Danielle,
Come visit Santa Fe for a quick Moracco-like desert fix! And I’m sure there are exquisite Tantra teachers here too.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:52 am
In October I’m off to Newfoundland for a week with friends. They’ll be lots of gazing at the ocean, sipping of wine, eating of blueberries and talking about life.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Saving for a tour of Ancient Egypt. Stay at 5 star hotels, be guided by someone who really knows the truth, sail the Nile each night and wake up each morning in a different temple. And having the temple to ourselves for meditation, sacred dance and ceremony. In 2009, anyone want to join me?
August 29th, 2008 at 6:57 am
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:59 am
the world.
August 29th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Wow. There are so many places to go see and not enough time and money…I have a list and right now at the top are New York and England. But I love going to another place – and seeing how we are all human and that we all are in this journey together. My favourite parts of travelling are the small things – getting to see a place in a local’s eyes.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:01 am
As the rain pours down and the grey fog weighs me down here in the mountains I yearn for a move. We just came from PEI where the skies are open for miles and the sunrise wakes you in the morning…I am feeling smothered and cold in Whistler now and know it’s time to plan a new home. Next we will go to a small town called Lavington in the Okanagan that will give us the nature fix and serenity we crave. So I am ready to start working with the architect and starting the adventure of another build. I will use this to get me through another rainy autumn here. http://www.snickerdoodles.typepad.com
August 29th, 2008 at 7:02 am
Letting go of my “bachelorette pad” and truly embracing my new life with my husband. After a year of marriage and a year of building a home, my husband and I will be moving into our first home & dream home in St. John, USVI. This required me to let go of my bachelorette pad and my past in Miami, in order to whole heartedly embrace my future. Wish me luck!
August 29th, 2008 at 7:03 am
BONJOUR MES AMIS!! Hope you had a restful ebevening and that you are ready for a long week-end here in the States. Let’s hope we are all safe from the storms!
My dream…adventure…vacance plus: to have Matt Lauer’s travel agent for the Today show arrange all the trips he has taken and all the trips he’ll take!!! Does it get any more sophisticated than that!? I can’t come up with any itinerary that would come even close to these trips!!! lollollollollol
Bisous!
Cécile
August 29th, 2008 at 7:05 am
i’ll join in on this sort of adventure!
August 29th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Parallel lives. I taught in Kuwait and lived in Oman, London, Melbourne, Bangkok and Prague. After 20 years as an expat, I’m happy to be making a home in the states, but looking forward to future travel adventures.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Como saco el pie de mi boca? Saco means I take out. Salgo means I go out… Your Spanish id fine…I knew what you meant!! lol
Cécile
August 29th, 2008 at 7:18 am
My next adventure is in December when I turn 40! I’ve been craving to live more authentically. Between the big birthday, allowing my silver hair to take over, and working out my style statement, I’m feeling very energized as I kiss my 30’s goodbye!
August 29th, 2008 at 7:28 am
I want to: 1) spend a month in France starting at the beaches of Normandy and ending in the Pyrenees and 2) go to Machu Picchu. These are my two biggest travel goals; a weekend in Santa Fe with my bookclub is just 8 driving hours away and always a doable adventure.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:32 am
You Go Girl with the silver hair! It’s been such a struggle for me, but I despised the time, cost, & effort required to maintain the dye job. My interview with Carrie and subsequent style statement have helped me come to terms with my decision to go natural. And now 2 of my friends have joined me, saying I was an inspiration to them! What a blessing!
August 29th, 2008 at 7:48 am
My upcoming travel to San Diego end of September, Kyoto, Japan mid November and Egypt in December.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Planning a trip to India!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:01 am
ooh, I like this alot. Rock climbing. I really miss the physical and mental toughness required for this sport.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:11 am
I am just a tad excited to go on a trip to Bali Indonesia next year. My 3 girlfriends and I bid on the trip at an auction and one it for pennies. I hope to bring back a suitcase full of cool wood jewelry and other unique accessories for my online boutique. 24 hours to get there though, eeee gad’s!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:20 am
There is a sense of self that comes only from the experience of “being out on one’s own,” which I had no idea existed until I was about 35 yrs old. Our family was in the process of moving 1400 miles cross country, and it just so happened that I ended up being in the new town with all the house hold goods and no hubby or kids for 60 days. It was marvelous!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Wow, after seeing all these travel ideas, I feel a little sheepish about admitting my plan for adventure: having children. But, I suspect, unlike some adventures that can end on the flight home, my kids will keep the adventures coming year after year! I think that’s the most exciting part of all.
Enjoy all of your upcoming adventures everyone!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Getting married 5 weeks tomorrow in Canada when I am living in the UK – now THAT is going to be an adventure!!!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:22 am
I mean I am living in the UK while planning, not that I am doing it over the phone or something – yeesh – planning rots the brain! giggle!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:26 am
a quiet weekend getaway with my husband. we keep meaning to do this but ‘life’ gets in the way. we have not been away alone in years. i’m craving that deeply.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Right now, I’d love to go somewhere for a little alone time. Probably a little cabin by the beach to reflect, regroup, recharge. And surely some wine, chocolate or cheese is gonna have to enter that picture at some point
August 29th, 2008 at 8:37 am
The adventure of motherhood. I am now officially preparing (instead of always saying that we’ll do it next year).
Very exciting and very scary. Truly a journey.
As for a more conventional adventure – I want to take my husband to go swim with the dolphins for his birthday.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:44 am
We are planning an adventure to the Big Island of Hawaii in February. I have been there before but I am amazed how each time provides me with a new experience that is thrilling and unique.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:48 am
I’m craving some Chicago Bears football tickets.
I’m planning to start school Tuesday.
I NEED to travel somewhere REALLY SOON…I haven’t been anywhere since July…and you know I AM MS. ROAD TRIP-at least once a month I’m going somewhere!!! I really want to go to ATLANTA, GEORGIA & NEW YORK CITY.
I crave and am planning to go with my school overseas…last year they went to Greece. I can’t wait!
AND of course, I am currently counting down the weeks until my favorite holiday / my bday (November 1st). How many weeks? 10. I’m still thinking of the most SPECTACULAR/fantastic birthday party yet…each year has to top the last!!! Last year was a comedy show and dinner….this year who knows. Any suggestions?
Oh, and it doesn’t stop there with the CELEBRATING….yesterday in Spanish class, my teacher said that I will celebrate anything….which is a GOOD thing! We should not only focus on our day to day rountine or the negative things in life….CELEBRATE Everything! Celebrate w a 3 course-meal breakfast instead of cold cereal. Celebrate w a massage today because you didn’t cuss out your boss. Celebrate 3 days of non-smoking. Celebrate because you woke up this morning! WOOO HOOO!!! If you don’t celebrate, I certainly will celebrate FOR YOU!!! LOL
August 29th, 2008 at 9:02 am
I will be quitting my job here at the death camp in a few weeks and returning full-time to my private practice. Scary. But freeing.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Don’t let the Olympics pass you by….I attended the 1996 Atlanta Games, which were COOL! I saw world records broken, a whole day of track & field, the women’s gold medal basketball game, and watched gymnasts practicing. DO it!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:10 am
This is my sense exactly. I do have a fair amount of alone time as my husband spends a lot of time away from home. But it’s just not the same as actually LIVING alone. Even if for 60 days – or a year!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Carrie – where is this place? I want to do exactly that too and would love to find a place like that to rent- it needs to be in front of sand dunes,sea grasses and the ocean.. it has a screen door that slams behind me as I head out to a lovely sand beach, where I walk, collecting shells while contemplating one of the most profound books I’ve ever read.. A Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindberg.
This is a book I give as a gift to special women in my life at certain times in their lives. I’m really looking forward to the day I know my daughter is really ready for it. So, if you know of this place and it’s available to rent for a week or two, please, please share… thanks.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:23 am
My copy of ‘Style Statement’ arrived on Wednesday and I’ve been saving it for tonight! The boyfriend will be at work and I plan on getting comfy, lighting a few candles and curling up with the book, a notebook and a glass of wine or cup of tea. I’m looking forward to the adventure of discovering more about myself and living more authentically.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:23 am
A trip to somewhere that I’ve never been……and skydiving!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Also one of my dream trips Tara. A friend of mine recently went on a safari and took her daughter along.. just the two of them. They really bonded as women and made fabulous memories. A favourite and funny(and scary) moment was when the chief of a local tribe tried to bargain two goats and a cow for her daughter. She bought a really special camera for the trip and they are outstanding, so make sure you do that in case you never get back there… it’s changing so fast. In my mind, I see the Africa of Isaak Dinesen’s ‘Out of Africa.”
August 29th, 2008 at 9:29 am
In this last adventurous year, I’ve written my book (Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story), sold my home in Santa Fe and moved to Whidbey Island, WA. Now I have a new part of the world to explore in the Pacific Northwest. Peru also calls to continue my experience and study of Shamanism, and I want to explore Italy with a beloved friend or a new love!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:32 am
There are a few that I’ve been thinking of:
1. family reunion – my “little” cousins are now having babies — that’s how long it’s been since I’ve seen them! And my amazing grandma is turning 90.)
2. yoga retreat for some indulgent one-on-one time with my body and to take my practice to the next level
3. silence retreat (!?) My bf’s mum just returned from 10 days of no talking, no reading, no eye contact (etc.) I’ve never done anything like that and am curious to know what would shift inside me if I did that…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:38 am
ooo that’s a lifelong adventure, isn’t it?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Just so happens my DH and I are leaving Monday for a month long camping trip through Virginia and on up to New England in our 30′ travel trailer. We live in South Carolina so are looking forward to some cooler weather and the beautiful fall leaves.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:57 am
A cruise on the Baltic Sea – visiting St. Petersburg…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Any place where there’s no Internet access or cellphone coverage. I spent a week in Ullapool in the north-west of Scotland. Actually about seven miles outside of the town, up an unmade road. The isolation was strange to begin with, but ultimately amazingly relaxing.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:13 am
In reference to your #3 adventure, it sounds like your bf’s mum just did a 10-day Vipassana Meditation retreat which I did back in February. It was life-transforming and what a ride! I highly recommend it and am so grateful for the bountiful lessons I learned about myself and about life while there. These lessons I have instilled into my daily life and have experienced true blessings and happiness. The web site for more info is: http://www.dhamma.org
August 29th, 2008 at 10:17 am
I’m craving peace in my work life.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:17 am
i recommend living alone to everyone, if you can experience it even just once in your life.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:18 am
any advice on how to get a freelance editing gig? (i’m a writer, too)
August 29th, 2008 at 10:19 am
strolling through the streets of Lucca…sipping Limoncello overlooking the Amalfi Coast…gondola rides in Venice…you get the idea..
August 29th, 2008 at 10:20 am
i’d love a week (or 6 months) in a cottage somewhere remote-ish… maybe up north here in canada… where i’d do nothing but devour book after book. also take naps. go for walks. take pictures. meditate. throw in good coffee and kundalini yoga and i’m done.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I love Carrie’s adventure….very much in tune with mine. Cozy, warm, deliciousness in a cabin, by the lake, wrapped in a down comforter, reading an incredible book, cuddling with my beloved, beside a beautiful fire. To our side is chocolate covered strawberries and a two glasses of merlot. Perfect Bliss.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Thanks for that Benita! I’ll have a closer look…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:35 am
huge and uproarious applause coming from us to you. wow!
August 29th, 2008 at 10:37 am
yeee-haaaa! that gives me an idea…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Read Going Grey!
August 29th, 2008 at 11:18 am
I’ve fallen into a couple just from networking. But the best source I’ve heard of is http://www.elance.com. You might try there just to dip your toes in.
August 29th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I would take a trip back to the age of thirty three and satiate my curiosity with one particular fellow…
August 29th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I may be going to spend a couple of nights in a yurt in Oregon with an adventurous cyclist man who spins the best wheels and tales; hope we get to do it; should be a real adventure for a cerebral city woman like me.
August 29th, 2008 at 11:40 am
crazy you ask this question…. today! just last night the image of patagonia came to me and i believe it is because i am craving adventure. so i put that dream on my “to do” list, alongside seeing the northern lights. going to see the aurora borealis is an adventure for sure, but is more of a dream to satisfy my desire for awe.
August 29th, 2008 at 11:45 am
To me life is n adventure.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
A fresh start or new begining.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Holy crap!!! (and forgive me for that) I so admire mountain climbers. I just don’t have that in me.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
!!!!! You are officially on my to-read list!
August 29th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
My dream is to enjoy a trip to the wine country in California…with a cutie pie who has not shown up in my life yet…I know I could go with girls, but the whole area is so romantic…I’m going to wait and go on that trip with someone I want to smooch!
August 29th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I’m with you! Celebrate, rejoice, glory in every experience. “Live Out Loud!”
August 29th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I am planning for my trip to Italy which starts exactly one week from today. We will be meeting up with our friends from Australia in Rome and will then make our way to a 300 year old refurbished farmhouse in the heart of Tuscany…this is what novels are made of! I am craving the feeling I get when I take a trip and it opens up my mind and starts the flow of ideas.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
I’m craving animals. Riding on horseback or swimming with dolphins. i would love the adventure of finally getting a puppy.
August 29th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Safina, great to see your web site, congrats!
August 29th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Kristy, I love your door page!
August 29th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
CC, may you feel at home! blessings.
Carrie
August 30th, 2008 at 8:57 am
I am living my adventure this year. I took a contract to work in Europe (originally from Calgary) for the next year and am based in The Hague. Finding that although English is widely spoken, without Dutch I’m not included in most everyday things. So I am trying to learn the language, the culture, the new job, how the systems work to go to the other European cities I must visit for work, find a place to live and a community to be involved in and most importantly all while trying to meet new people and make new friends.
I am finding it is one thing to vacation in a city or area for a few weeks and another to try and set up a life.
But so long as we keep getting a few sunny days, I am sure it will be one of the key adventures of my life.
August 30th, 2008 at 9:32 am
I crave a long trip outside of Florida. Yes, everyone comes here to lie on the beach beneath the palms trees, but after a while I just want to feel a cool breeze, have tall buildings surround me and see things that are old & unique.
August 30th, 2008 at 9:42 am
My adventure starts next month….the road to 40!!!!
August 30th, 2008 at 11:20 am
I’m dreaming of India… I want to be thrown out of my comfort zone, traveling with few possessions, surrounded by spice and colour and history and flavour. I want a passionate, spiritual, vivid experience.
August 30th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I’ve been to Senegal and it’s a pretty amazing place with a rich history! Going to Africa proved to be one of the best things I’ve ever done with my life! It’s not what you see on TV that’s for sure!
August 30th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Like Danielle I intend on traveling to Morocco; but I’m also craving Paris, Italy, and Milan. I’m a romantic and I love all things beautiful and eccentric. Always have. Always will.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I have lots of dreams. I would love to visit Antartica. I would also love to go to the south of france. But an adventure that feels inspiring to me right now would be an adventure of the heart.
Liana
August 31st, 2008 at 8:58 am
Biking in the vineyards surrounding Bordeaux, tasting gifts from the land, staying at a romantic chateau and ‘being’ in the moment sharing it with my best friend.
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
My true adventure… to see my 20 y.o. son find his passion and dive head over heel in a quest to fill it. I just want him to find a purpose to life, a passion, instead of laying low and let life slide by… What an adventure it would be to see him excited, satisfied, happy and purposeful.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Enjoy. I lived for 7 years in Spain. Madrid was home for me but my favorite places are in Andalucia. You will find the Spanish people to be very open and friendly.
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:28 am
Good for you Shannon!
September 5th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Adventure I’m planning: getting married in 3+ weeks! We’ve been together almost 10yrs so this will truly be a new adventure together.
Adventure I crave: Scotland, b&b’s, pubs, lochs, maybe a distillery or two…
September 5th, 2008 at 11:41 am
we are planning our second trip to japan in may! since we have been there once and have the lay of the land, we’ll be able to really be free in our explorations, without needing to have our noses stuck in maps the whole time. we are thinking about visiting koyasan (Mount Koya) this time, and spending a night with the monks. google it! it looks like a truly amazing experience.
September 7th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Thank you!