There is nothing quite like traveling for pleasure.
Every aspect can be enjoyable...

Traveling for Pleasure
Upcoming….London by Jennifer Geronaitis

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There is nothing quite like traveling for pleasure. Every aspect can be enjoyable...

Booking The Trip

Whether working through and agent or booking a trip on your own there is nothing quite like ordering up an adventure. Picking a date, time and place and making a commitment to break away from the everyday. Regardless of the mode of transportation, whether by plane, boat, car or train.

Packing Your Bags

Packing bags for yourself can be fun. Washing, ironing, pressing, rummaging through a closet pulling out favorite things, mixing colors, textures and accessories like a fashion consultant for and important person..yourself. It’s fun to find things from a previous season that you forgot about or haven’t warn yet because you picked it up in the bargain bin at the end of the season. Or finding that a salmon colored silk blouse goes just swimmingly with a new pair of hot pink slacks you just bought. And even better with shoes and a scarf from a previous season. Best of all it’s so nice to find that you have so much more than you thought and you’re grateful for that.

Leaving Home

Well your packed and ready and you’re really going. The dog sitter has the key, the alarm company has been notified and the mail has been held for a week. A message has been put on your answering machine at work saying you will be out of the office…unavailable, incognito for at least a week maybe more if your lucky. You deserve it, you’re worth it and a huge weight is lifted from your shoulders the minute your board the plane, train or boat. And if you are taking a road trip your vacation begins as soon as the key turns in the ignition. With a map on your lap, and a snack in your pack your’re on your way.

Arriving at Your Destination

When you arrive at your destination there is an adjustment period. 24-Hours to adjust to the change in time, temperature, atmosphere is all you’ll need. Call it a “down day” if you will. Use the time to get acclimated and plan the week ahead. Make dinner reservations, buy tickets to a show or book a sightseeing tour. Take in the sights and sounds of a new place. Experience the foods and traditions of those in other parts of the world or country. Embrace those differences and let them fill you up and feed your soul.

By the end of the first day you start feeling comfortable. You’ve taken in all the new scents around you and your mind starts telling your body that you are safe and well. You’re in France and discover a Patisserie within walking distance from the hotel and decide to stop in for a Crescent and Cappuccino. Or you wake up in London and head over to Harrods Department Store. After a day of shopping (7 hours and counting ) you take a trip on the elevator to the “Sunday Bar” for a hot fudge Sunday with a butter cookie spoon. It’s hard to imagine life getting any better. Until the next adventure. Maybe next time you’re in Tuscany sipping wine or hiking in Austria on a Sunday afternoon while church bells ring through the mountainside. Regardless of where you are each adventure becomes part of who you are. You return with a new perspective on life.

Home Sweet Home

You’ve had a week or two . Your dog is so happy to see you, his tail wags with delight. The house is still standing, the grass has grown and the familiar smells of home greet you when you open the door. Whether they be the lemon pledge you brushed over the coffee table before you ran out the door or the scent of freshly ground coffee beans in the kitchen or even the musty smell of an antique couch that’s been in the family for generations. They are all wonderful, comforting and welcome you home. Best of all, however is the first night home in your own bed. The mattress with memory welcomes you home. Like a bird back in his nest, with a book, journal and glass of water by the bedside this is home. All of a sudden the everyday seems OK. You’ve arrived back where you started and landed softly and safely once more in your own back yard.