By day, I’m another young professional living and working in the busy Northern Virginia area, quite a change from the rural town where I grew up (King George County). By night, I dream of setting sail from Argentina to Antarctica, of standing at the foot of an Easter Island statue, of attending the Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang, of eating home-cooked injera in Ethiopia.
I thrive on adventure and new experiences and ideas, and I seek them out as much as I can, whether I’m heading somewhere new, or just around the corner in my current city of Arlington. I don’t want to see the world, I want to know the world as best I can!
Why Mapless?
Do I really travel without a map? Nah. Well, not most of the time. With my penchant for getting lost, that certainly wouldn’t be wise. But it’s definitely true that, like many, I do not have all the details of my life planned out just yet. I don’t know exactly where I am headed or how I’m going to get there. I only know that I want to see as much of the world as I can, and I will. Regardless of where I am, every day is a new adventure. You see plaques on walls with sayings like this all the time, but it’s true. I am not going anywhere in particular — even when I’m on a plane across the ocean — but I am always traveling, even without a map telling me what’s ahead.
This blog will talk about past and current travel experiences I have had, and those I hope to have. It will also explore my everyday adventures in and around the area. It will serve as the writing I should have been doing for many years, what I have always wanted to do. It will be a journey that I hope you will enjoy taking with me! I welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions. When posting about places I will be traveling, I especially welcome tips and advice from those who have been to those locations – regardless of your level of overall travel experience, or how much you saw.
