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Experiences are my favorite gift to give. A few years ago at Christmas, I gave my niece and nephew each a solo trip with me. The trips involved flights and fun in places they’d never been but wanted to go. The result was incredible. Bonds were formed and memories were made. Unfortunately, gifts of travel were not in the budget this year, so I came up with an alternative. I gave them both a coupon for a future day to be spent exploring Houston neighborhoods as tourists in our own our town. They’re teenagers, so I’m not quite sure how they felt when they read those words, but they enjoy exploring new places, and they were intrigued.
WARNING: I’m about to make a political statement for which I do not apologize. I love my country and my freedom, and I’m incredibly proud to live here in the United States. I’m also beyond grateful for our servicemen and women who have allowed me the opportunity to do so. One of the obstacles to traveling I often hear is how difficult it can be to plan a trip and how choosing the destination can be the hardest part. If you desire to travel (or love it like I do), you probably have a bucket list of destinations and prioritizing them can be tricky. So, why not pair an epic event with your travels and let the event help you plan your next trip? By doing so, you focus less on the location and more on the experiences to be had there.
It’s been a while since I posted, and here’s why: I nearly died in Montana. No, it didn’t involve the usual suspects (bears, bison, climbing stairs) and yes, I’m being overly dramatic. But, I did get super sick, and I never saw it coming. In fact, I had an easy breezy flight into Billings, took the picture above, made my merry way to my rental car, reveled in the cooler temps, and then headed to MoAV, a hip little coffee shop tucked away downtown, before heading out to my first destination, a secluded ranch surrounded by miles of rolling hills, cattle, and fossils.
About a thousand years ago, my dear friend, Molly, gave me the pretty little necklace pictured above. At the time, the expression “Dream Big” was new to the world of inspirational everythings. You couldn’t find it on file folders, fridge magnets, and baby décor like you can today, and Bob Goff had yet to write his inspirational best-seller by the same name. I fell in love with it instantly.
Since naming my business and committing to make it my new life and career, I’ve been obsessed with creating my professional and personal manifesto. I have hundreds of bullet-pointed lists of ideas, goals, and reasons for pursuing my passion of all-things-travel. (I have a freakish love of lists, by the way. I get it from my mom. Add fun paper, and I love them even more.)
However, it has taken months of contemplation and writing to realize what I already knew. While I find absolute joy in travel (as so many of us do), so many people don’t (and I’m not talking about the people who just don’t enjoy traveling). I’m talking about the people who don’t enjoy it because they’ve never done it. For whatever reason, whether they think they can’t afford it, or they think it’s not safe, or they simply don’t know how to take that first trip, these non-travelers need to know they can do it! So, that’s my goal. I simply want to help people find joy and confidence in travel. I want to inspire people to take the first step in making it happen (my personal travel motto). Have the conversation, make the plan, book the flight, and make it happen. (Update! The manifesto is complete. Check it out here.) |
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AuthorHi, I'm Brooke. I travel the world at every opportunity, and I hope to help you do the same. I offer travel tips and insights from a real world, every day perspective. Read more about me and my vision for Happy Tracks here. Categories
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