Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Half-way Point!

This blog marks the beginning of the second half of our journey – six weeks in, six weeks to go.

It’s been an incredible experience thus far, though one not without detour. With so many places to go, it’s hard not making a “mistake” or two, but we’ve stayed sane by being easily adaptable. I can easily sense my own development, which – for what it’s worth – is part of the reason for taking such a trip. This includes the realization that patience and focus are very important, that enjoying the positive little things is just as life-saving as letting the negative little things go, and accepting that nothing can ever be perfect is crucial to being happy. For Veronica, the lessons take the form of goals, including riding more freakin’ elephants! Little PUMPKINS!

It’s amazing to think that many of our best days still lie ahead, but – for those of you who enjoy lists – here are our highlights thus far (in no particular order):

1) Favourite 3 places visited (overall): Udaipur, Chiang Mai, and Langkawi

2) Favourite 3 sights/activities: Elephant training/riding, Taj Mahal, and making new friends/rooftop food in Udaipur

3) Favourite 3 hotels: Banyan Tree (Goa), Pak Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai), and Pondok Keladi (Langkawi)

We know the next six weeks will unfortunately fly by, but we know that when it`s over, we`ll get to see all of our loved (and terribly missed) ones again!

1 comment:

  1. Wow Matt. It sounds like you have been reading "The New Earth!" Great realizations. Wonderful discoveries in a trip of many discoveries.
    Well done.
    Thanks for the e-mail. What an amzing thing that the travel agent recognised you. It is incredibly a small world and I believe that there are considerably less than 6 degrees of separation.
    Lots of love Mom

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