Another reason to TRAVEL

I have always been a champion for taking time off from work and travel the world. To my credit I have travelled a fair bit spanning from Europe to Asia to even South America.These travels have enriched my life in more ways than I could possibly imagined. Truly no amount of money could have been enough to match those wonderful experiences and memories.

A friend of mine once commented that traveling when you are young (and restless?) is a completely different experience when you are doing it in your golden years (too many people are waiting to travel only when they are retired).

How TRUE!! Whe you are young, you get to see and do more ;) there are absolutely certain activities ;) that you can't do with advancing age :(

But more importantly, we cannot recapture time and lost youth.

Here's an excerpt from Chellie ( http://www.thewealthyspirit.com ) who further reiterates my point:

Riverboat Ramblings (or "What I Did On My Summer Vacation")
By Chellie Campbell

"Of journeying the benefits are many: the freshness it bringeth to the heart, the seeing and hearing of marvelous things, the delight of beholding new cities, the meeting of unknown friends, and the learning of high manners."—Sadi Gulistan

"I'm going on spring vacation!" I crowed to a friend at a luncheon.

"Oh, I'm much too busy," she groaned. "I haven't been on a vacation in six years."

I looked at her, horrified. "You don't get them back, you know," I told her. "It isn't like you save up and some year you get six vacations. The ones you don't take you lose forever."

The shocked realization that surfaced on her face told me she understood.

I've had that same conversation with many people, including myself! Sometimes I think I just have too much work (or opportunities for work, which is endless) to be able to get away. But I have to. I need to refresh myself, see more of the world so that I maintain a balanced perspective of my life and where it all fits in the scheme of things.