Places to Go…Someday

While I await the copy edits for Coercion, I’m throwing myself into a multitude of projects, which is nothing new! In between juggling my nine-to-five gig, copy editing several novels, getting accustomed to the spring semester for the MSLS program,  indulging in a game of phone tag with my cousin (which has been going on for more than a year now) and–of course–working on my own writing, I’m accomplishing one of my NYE resolutions!

At last, I’m obtaining my passport. Though I’ve no destination in mind yet, I have whipped up a to-go list with some options:

• Argentina
• Peru
• England
• Mexico
• Thailand (Is it wrong I think Bridget Jones made this look fun–even in a Thai prison?)
• France
• Australia

I remember taking a book out from the library called Unforgettable Things To Do Before You Die, and it lists all sorts of places you can travel to…if you’re a millionaire! For an example of what I mean, here were some of the book’s suggestions:

• Get drenched rafting one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
• Train with Mongol horsemen in the ancient warrior arts of bow-making, battle tactics and vodka distillation.
• Relax in a naturally heated lake in the sub-arctic.
• Track white Spirit Bears in the world’s largest tract of temperate rain forest.

Note: Do not read this book if you are restless, poor and want to travel to exotic places. However, I did get a few cool ideas from the book, and admittedly, the flying safari over Skeleton Coast sounded sorta awesome. Other neat things I’d like to do or places I’d like to go include:

• Hiking through the arches – Arches National Park – Moab, Utah
• Verona, Italy
• Driving Californian surf – -US Highway 1 – Big Sur, CA
• Red Sea diving – Dahab, Egypt
• Riding white horses – Pakiri Beach, New Zealand
• Paleochora, Crete
• Tallinn, Estonia
• Searching for pearls – Tahiti, French Polynesia

There are also several places in the United States I’d like to see as well. There are so many states I haven’t yet been to or need to see again! I’m also addicted to wacky tourist traps, such as places involving dinosaurs and anything found on RoadsideAmerica.com.

At any rate, once I have a passport, I’ll be prepared for any exciting, impromptu trip abroad that presents itself to me, so look out, world!

-LZ.