Tips for the Seasoned Traveler
After a week of pondering my greatest interests in life, I have decided to dedicate this blog to my travels. Not simply my day to day wanderings, but my real, plan-ahead type trips to places other than where I live.
After all, traveling has been a huge part of my life. Since my dad was in the Navy, I have been moving around since I was born, with each home providing new opportunities to travel. Of course, the fact that I lived in New Port twice, both times being before I could read, doesn’t really mean much to me. It is definitely the later locales that stick out in my mind.
Which leads me to the second, more focused point of this blog. Each post, while sharing experiences, advice and witty anecdotes, I will also be providing “Tips for the Seasoned Traveler.” Because as a traveler, I am well seasoned. And I am full of tips…
OK maybe it’s going to be more like “Here’s how I did it, but it worked for me, so give it a try,” but never the less, it’s a direction.
So, for my first tip: TAKE PICTURES, notes, brochures, etchings, memorabilia, anything from the places you go. Because mental images don’t last forever, and years from now, when you are trying to remember the places you have been, you will wish you had something concrete to connect with. Let my previous life in New Port be a lesson. No pictures of me in New Port equals I might as well have never been there. Because if you asked me about it, all I could tell you is that we lived in a small house and it was commonly cold outside.
So take some snapshots. You’ll thank yourself later 
