In anticipation of a weekend trip

As you may already know, I frequently go on trips because of my job. But unfortunately, the places that I go to are industrial areas which are not worth sightseeing. I also go to 'specialties' of places wherever I go. If a place is famous for something, I try to fit it in my schedule. In terms of my souvenirs, I just buy fridge magnets. It's small enough and not too expensive. And very useful on the fridge too!

I expect to be thrilled. The scenery, the smell, the dirt. The memories and nostalgia it may evoke because of subtle connections. Strangers, definitely. And stares. I also expect to witness at least one dawn in that new place, or during the journey. Like the color of dreams and how they feel. I want this dearly.

When I am about to leave for my travels I feel excited about going to a different country. I even enjoy going to destinations in my home country. I like to take photos, see the landscape, watch the wildlife, visit historical sites and buy some souvenirs. I find it fascinating to meet new people and find out about the local history. I booked my flight in December to Halifax in Canada. Over the next few weeks I planned my trip by reading books and doing on-line research. Then in February I got an email saying that my flight had been canceled due to the travel firm going out of business. I was very sad about that and within days booked a flight to Vancouver in order to make up for my loss. My flight is for June and I will come home in July. In mid April I had a clutter clearer help me sort my house. Then I saw a special deal with an estate agent. I rushed to put my house on the market by the end of April. The second viewer agreed to buy it in early May. I am hopefully going to move to a bungalow. I might end up moving around the time of my trip to Canada. If so that will be amusing, interesting and quite stressful.

I am always really happy when I am about to visit another country or a another part of my own country. I love to read about the place that I am going to visit and I love to make plans for the time I am going to spend there. I look forward to seeing a new place, visiting some of the sights, talking pictures, eating the local food and buying presents for my family and my friends. In half a year I am going to visit Romania, Bulgaria and Greece for the first time, and I am really excited about that, it is always a special feeling to visit a new place for the first time

One of the things I am after when going to new places is the beautiful sceneries, I want to capture them all, all that the place possesses that cannot be seen around the place where I am always at. I love to embrace different cultures and natures but I do not have so much anticipations instead I create something worth the moment while I am at the place, I look for ways to make every visits a memorable one, I, myself initiate friendships to new people I am going to meet, learn their cultures, capture every simple details of the place. I don't expect too much for it will only lead to disappointments when it turns out not the way we anticipated or expected it to be. I will just let things fall in its places & do something worth remembering during my stay.