Travel Dreams

I just came across my favourite recent picture of myself and I want to share it. It’s me in Florence, Italy with the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge in the background and my arm resting on the wall that banks the side of the Arno River.

Compositionally, it’s not great and it sure isn’t that flattering, but the reason I love it is that I was in a city I adore and I had just had the thought, “I should buy an apartment here!” Buying an apartment in Italy is not practical for so many reasons and I have since discounted that as an idea, in favour of renting a place when I go to Florence. But what I love about the picture is that I had this idea that expanded what is possible for me, from being a tourist who wistfully leaves after way too few days to being someone who brings work gear and rents a place for a few months as she works on a large project. I imagine mornings spent working on the laptop, and afternoons of exploring, enjoying and lattes in quaint piazzas.

This is more than realistic. My former coach, Cynthia Morris, spent a year travelling around Europe writing, coaching and being outrageously creative and chronicled it all in her blog Journey JuJu. She was inspired by Timothy Ferris, who wrote the best-seller The Four-Hour Workweek. In this mobile information age, location isn’t a restriction to travelling and living a life that delights and inspires. Just check out Cynthia and Timothy and then get started on creating your own travel dream.