In this second post, I continue sharing discoveries I made about myself while travelling in South Korea. Namely: Sometimes I can overcome differences in expectation vs. reality. Sometimes, not so much. Discovery #2 Comparisons Invite Judgments “There” is not “here” and there’s no reason why it should be. Nami Island I’ve spent many happy hours…
Author: Valerie Mutton
A Piece of My Seoul
Sometimes the most important discovery you make when you travel isn’t the best restaurant or the best shopping–it’s self-discovery. In this and the following post, I bare my Seoul, and share some thoughts about how a different culture and new experiences challenged my worldview.
Cruising: Never Say Never
“I will never go on a cruise,” I vowed. Let me explain: I am an introvert-bordering-on-hermit with mild claustrophobia who throws up on the kiddie roller-coaster. Seasickness. Ships the size of cities. Cabins the size of closets. Excruciating small talk at dinner tables of ten. Everything I had heard about cruises made me convinced that I…
Funny Signs From Around the World
One of the best things about travel is seeing ordinary life from another country’s point of view–ho hum for them but new and interesting for us. Here are some signs we’ve seen on our travels that I doubt the locals give a second glance–but they sure made us do a double take!
The Importance of Being a Fish Out of Water
I was travelling on my own in Prague. I gave the taxi driver a sheet of paper with the name and address of my hotel, which had so many accent marks it looked like a grammar teacher had been doodling on it. The driver took me on a wild and unnecessarily long ride through bumpy,…
Follow Every Inca Trail, ‘Til You Find Your Dream
I Dreamed a Dream in Days Gone By… When I was a little girl, I had a subscription to a magazine called Children’s Digest. It was like Reader’s Digest, only for kids. It had book excerpts and informative articles about different countries and cultures. I devoured every single article. (This was back in the days…
Ford Every Stream: The Salkantay Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Part 5–Days 5 and 6
This post will be more photo essay than essay, as we let the beauty of the mountains and valleys speak for itself. Day 5–Everybody Lucmabamba! As Day 5 dawned, and we prepared to trek from Colpapampa to Lucmabamba, we were sorry to say farewell to the breathtaking views from Colpa Lodge: But we knew that…