19 Mar 2009

Vacation

Just one... more... shift and I am officially on vacation.  After what has been a particularly long winter I am off to the Dominican Republic for a week of of hopefully mostly sun filled days.  I have never been to an "all inclusive" so it should be an interesting experience.  I don't expect it to be something I will want to do every year since but it is hard to pass judgment until you actually go experience something.  I find Adventure Travel much more appealing but to be honest after the last couple of months I'll take any break.  Speaking of Adventure Travel...  I have been quite impressed by the offerings of BikeHike.com and I am hoping to take one of their trips to South America in the near future (meaning this year).

Something else I am looking forward to is going by myself.  It is always interesting to see the reaction of people when they hear you are traveling alone.  How would you react?

One of my best travel memories to date was a stop I made in Hawaii on my way home from Australia approximately 13 years ago.  Ofcourse, I was travelling by myself and I intentionally made absolutely no plans.  I stepped off the Qantas flight on Oahu... met a girl from Australia that was on her way home as well (from Canada).  We ended up sharing a cab to a Hostel that someone gave me a brochure to outside the airport.  I then proceeded to have a blast meeting people from around the world and exploring Hawaii.

Anyhow... time to go to work that last shift before vacation this weekend!