Happy Holidays from Jordan!
This year, instead of sending holiday cards, we wanted to do something different. Given our nomadic lifestyle change, we decided to film ourselves while traveling so you could get a glimpse into our day-to-day happenings. Below you will see a link showcasing our camel ride during our stay in a Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum, Jordan. In case you're wondering, the sunset was stunning.
Camel Ride in Wadi Rum, Jordan
New Year's Resolutions:
It's December 25th, we've been traveling for just over 2 months and we've only posted a few entries. When we first started traveling, we thought we would have tons of time for reading, writing, meditating, yoga, etc. Think idyllic Eat, Pray, Love. Turns out things are busier than we thought they were going to be.
When you plan a 2-3 week vacation you book everything in advance through hours of research and planning. This can't be done on a multi-month trip. The research and planning happens as you go and you need to consider things like: budget, cheapest flight routes, political stability or lack thereof, visas, transport, meeting two people's interests, timing (e.g. annual migration of animals on safari), scheduling, and safety. On top of that you need to keep up with touring: navigating, checking in and out, packing and unpacking bags, doing laundry, banking, groceries or restaurants, and downloading and backing up photos.
Needless to say, the blog often took a backseat to sleeping. This is not a complaint so much as an important life-lesson and perhaps a bit of an apology to friends and family for our lack of postings.
What can we learn from this? Take a page out of Simon and Garfunkel's The 59th Street Bridge Song: Slow down you move to fast, you got to make the morning last. Our resolution for the new year: slow down the travel and you'll be able to enjoy the journey, not just the destination.
That's our New Year's Resolution. Of course, as typical Type A-ers, this will be extremely difficult, but we'll try. We might even post our blog entries a little more frequently to help with the adjustment.
