Today I will embark on a journey, a much-needed vacation, to the other side of the world.

It is a trip that has been planned for years; something I have truly looked forward to. 

I will be travelling to places I had never considered, and to a city I have always dreamed of visiting.  I’ll be there in less than a day and will be away for weeks.

I’m most certain I will capture the trip photographically, and poetically. My camera and trusty notebook are packed for easy access to capture my thoughts. I’m sure to post them here, as time permits, but without the regularity, certainty, or my usual predictability. That’s fine with me.

A vacation should allow time to step away from your everyday obligations. Time will be of less consequence, I think. It is my intention to simply let life unfold as I observe another culture, and traipse through a lengthy list of museums and galleries. I want to see how coffee, and life, tastes on the other side of this wonderful planet.

It is sure to be an adventure.

j.g.l.