Travel Philosophy

Sis and Sis-in-law
hanging with their homeys

the bean...

My sister has an amazing idea - travel to Israel and then to Egypt and maybe to Greece. These are all places I have been to, and I am so excited about walking her through the best places to go to (forget Greece - go to Petra in Jordan) and the ones that can really be missed (Cairo - even the Pyramids really).

Every time I try to plan someone else's trip I am always thinking about the traveler's travel philosophy. What kind of trip do they want this to be? What are they going to do there? Are they going to visit someone?

I am planning a trip for myself to São Paulo this summer totally to see a friend's new baby and not so much the beauty of Brazil. (I hear SP is not the place for beauty anyhow). For trips like this, preparation involves shopping more for baby items, not so much for bikinis.

So generally speaking - what is your traveling philosophy in 7 words?

Go with a camera, leave without trinkets.

Timeless

Jerusalem: Old City

outskirts

olive trees

2008

I have always wanted to age gracefully.

How beautiful are these?

And they are really old. Like, really old.

Like ancient. Literally.

I can't wait to be ancient.

Snowmore

Piazza Navona - Bernini

I do love snow, but in moderation.

Out In The World

Far from home, we found Beauty 

perched on the shore of an ancient land.

Mykonos, Greece    
Photo by Ali

In our own backyard, we happened upon her

resting along a river bank.

D&R Canal path, Courtesy of the Tour de Princeton Collection       
Photo by Ali

Go see the world with someone you love, 
and remember, that someone can be you.
Happiness is not a destination, 
it's a method of traveling.

Trafalgar Square, London        

Photo by Ali