Hopefully everyone is settling into 2009. Many New Year’s Resolutions have been made and already broken by now. Last year I resolved to do my best to travel to all Fifty of the United States of America. There were times that I seriously regretted the impulse but I was obsessed. As I was closing in on my goal nothing was going to stop me! One of my favorite quotes comes from Mark Twain:
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…and many of our people need it solely on those accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one’s lifetime.”
Sometimes one can’t actually step foot in a destination. The journey must be within the mind. Exploring the books, music and film of an area contributes dramatically to one’s understanding. This exploration must suffice in some occasions and always supplements actual travel.
Blogging details of my travels, along with ancillary subjects, on www.50statesin08.blogspot.com was always interesting, sometimes frustrating. I tried to continually attempt new methods of posting and incorporated new concepts along the way. Many were transparent to the reader but some were all too obvious. I’ll continue my amateur efforts in this forum.
In 2009:
I resolve to continue my exploration of my home country and share my thoughts with you.
I resolve to branch out in my exploration of the planet venturing into the A countries.
I resolve to utilize my local library’s resources as I discover the world in which I live.
This all sounds rather highfalutin’ but the bottom line is I’m not going to be staying home much yet again this year. Sorry kitty Rusalka!
Please join me back here: details will be revealed in the next few days.
What travel resolutions do you have?
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