There are so many things I should be doing right now. It's only 13 12 10 days till I leave for New Zealand. That's less time than I will actually be there. Oh boy, which will go faster, the days leading up to it, or the time there?
Make sure all finances are taken care of. Make all packing decisions - which clothes do I take? Still haven't finalized travel to Toronto airport. Finish Christmas shopping. Clean the house. Plan the first couple of weeks back at work.
It has often come to mind that there should be an app that helps plan travel. A really good one that's flexible and not just one person's idea of how to plan for one kind of travel. Maybe I'll work on that.
At least all (most) accommodation has been booked, and all (most) tourist-y type of events (i.e. cruise in the fjords) has been booked. Sometimes I really think I should have been a travel agent. Or maybe a travel planner/escort.
I'm especially looking forward to seeing the things I missed the last time I was there. Like....
The Maori experience in Christchurch
The Catlins and Nugget Point Lighthouse
Milford Sound (last time I saw Doubtful Sound)
Penguins - I really need to see penguins
...and so much more. A side benefit is that now I have a little bit more confidence in the photos that I take, how to take them, how to work with them afterwards to ensure that my viewers see the same thing I saw, even if the camera isn't able to capture exactly that.
But the best part will be in seeing old friends that I really don't get to see very often, making new friends, and meeting new friends that I've only met online till now. This is what traveling is all about, connecting with the rest of the world, understanding what is different and what is the same, experiencing new culture, new food, new vistas, and reveling in the wonderment of what is possible.
This is going to be so friggin' awesome, and LIFE IS GOOD!!!
Make sure all finances are taken care of. Make all packing decisions - which clothes do I take? Still haven't finalized travel to Toronto airport. Finish Christmas shopping. Clean the house. Plan the first couple of weeks back at work.
It has often come to mind that there should be an app that helps plan travel. A really good one that's flexible and not just one person's idea of how to plan for one kind of travel. Maybe I'll work on that.
At least all (most) accommodation has been booked, and all (most) tourist-y type of events (i.e. cruise in the fjords) has been booked. Sometimes I really think I should have been a travel agent. Or maybe a travel planner/escort.
I'm especially looking forward to seeing the things I missed the last time I was there. Like....
The Maori experience in Christchurch
The Catlins and Nugget Point Lighthouse
Milford Sound (last time I saw Doubtful Sound)
Penguins - I really need to see penguins
...and so much more. A side benefit is that now I have a little bit more confidence in the photos that I take, how to take them, how to work with them afterwards to ensure that my viewers see the same thing I saw, even if the camera isn't able to capture exactly that.
But the best part will be in seeing old friends that I really don't get to see very often, making new friends, and meeting new friends that I've only met online till now. This is what traveling is all about, connecting with the rest of the world, understanding what is different and what is the same, experiencing new culture, new food, new vistas, and reveling in the wonderment of what is possible.
This is going to be so friggin' awesome, and LIFE IS GOOD!!!
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