I’m up late here, can’t sleep. Thought I’d write to relax my mind sitting on the edge of my bed.
So I love travel because I love nature, culture, and adventure. Travel explores nature and culture as an adventure. I haven’t travelled much in my life but the desire in me to travel is strong. Think the character Truman in the Truman Show film.
For me this would be when I retire, if God wiling I am ever able to retire, heck if most any of us will be able to retire considering the economy. But there is this chance I could semi-retire early when my mom passes away one day, us living off interest off of my inheritance, plus teaching part-time online as a digital nomad. In theory it could happen, if I can work online and/or live off interest of wisely invested inheritance And so here is my dream.
Buy a truck and RV camper. By then have a part-time side business website teaching physical therapy continuing education courses through a website I own. And then go on the road traveling, spending say a few hours each morning on the website business from my RV, and the rest of the day exploring.
Instead of just going from place to place, instead we would have the experience of living one month in an area to immerse in it. This would mean selecting those parts of the world most important to us, that have the best value, that also collectively represent in our mind the world.
Month 1 would be in northeast New Mexico enjoying the Sanger de Cristo mountains, Sante Fe National Forest, Sante Fe, and Taos, focusing on hiking, trout fly fishing, and making an attempt on the highest mountain in New Mexico Truchas Peak accessible without technical skills or equipment.
Month 2 would be California. A week in LA, especially the beach, a week in wine country, then two weeks in the red wood forest.
Month 3 would be in Alaska, after a more or less straight through drive there. Focus would be on hiking, salmon fishing, and time at K2.
Month 4 would be the lower Rocky Mountains. A week in Glacier Park in Montana, then a week between Yellowstone and nearby Grand Tetons, and then two weeks in the Colorado Rockies. Again, mainly hiking and fishing.
Month 5 would be in New York City, after more or less driving straight there with a few stop offs on the way. Park the RV in a RV park outside of the city, and detach the truck to go into the city to explore.
Month 6 is in Florida focusing on beach life and sunny weather.
That would be our first of four sections of our two year world travel trip, for North America.
Next off to Latin America.
First month Mexico. Second month Costa Rica. Third month Ecuador. Fourth month Argentina. Focus is on nature, and any remnants of Catholic, Spanish culture. Then two more months gradually making our way back to the US back to New York City. Pay to have the truck and RV shipped to England. That would conclude our first six months.
Next six months is in Europe.
Fly to Ireland for a week, then to England for three weeks, focusing on countryside. Pick up the truck and RV and take the Chunnel to France.
One month in France, focusing on the countryside, and an extended period visiting the traditional Franciscan convent my wife once spent a year at as a postulant.
Month three is Spain/Portugal. Month four is Italy. Month five is Germany, especially visiting relatives and Bavaria, where my mother was raised. Month six will be first two weeks in Italy, one week in Greece, and one week somewhere in Eastern Europe perhaps in Hungary which is relatively very Catholic.
That concludes six months in Europe. The last six months will be combined Africa, Middle East, India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
First month the Holy Land. Second month Morocco and certain parts of Northern Africa best known for African wildlife. Then back to Israel and sell the truck and RV.
Fly to India for one month, concentrating on northern India for two weeks and Tibet. Then the two week guided hiking trip from Kathmandu to the Mount Everest base camp. Then one month touring China focusing on nature and village life.
Fifth month of the last six month section of this two year odyssey would be in Japan, and the sixth month in Southeast Asia based out of Bangkok.
And if all of this in theory could happen, wrap it all up by finally moving to the Philippines. I would buy land in the hills overlooking the ocean, with an ocean view from the property.