Don’t Wait.

I was wondering what I was going to lead with in my first Travel Tips & Advice Post…

There are so many hints, tips, and advice that I want to share.  This category is going to include everything from transportation, to hotels, to local neighborhoods, to choosing tours, to everyday life activities and more, but instead of saving the best for last, I think I am going to lead with what I think is the most important piece of advice you may ever receive (😉):  DON’T WAIT.  Book that travel now.  There’s always an excuse, always a reason, always something that will make you think you need to wait.  But don’t.  Regular life can wait.  It’s not going anywhere.  I promise you; it will be there when you get back.  But life is too short to wait.  If I’ve learned anything over the past few years, it is how precious life is.  We always think we have more time, and sometimes we do, but what if we don’t?  No one knows what is going to happen tomorrow, so live for now and live it to the fullest!  There was a time in my life where I was waiting for that perfect person to come into my life and take all of these trips with me because I didn’t want to take them alone.  I wasted so much time on that.  Then, over the past 2 years, my brother-in-law was diagnosed with brain cancer and my Uncle passed away unexpectedly.  My grandma also passed away last year.  Now, granted, my grandma was 101 years old and lived a wonderful life with a big, loving family, but my cousin shared with me recently that Grandma confided in her that she wished she had traveled more and had more adventures in her lifetime…That made me sad….

These difficult experiences and stories, paired with some serious self-reflection, made me realize how precious life is and how I want to embrace everything about it and make it magical.  I’m done waiting (I got you, Grandma! 👼). This is my time, and I hope you find the way to your time as well.