And then one day, pop! An epiphany, if you will. Why wait for retirement? Why get depressed and fed up with the 3 long months in the winter between Thanksgiving and February when the Pharma industry goes quiet as one year's budget is closed out and another opens up?
Tired and jaded by the relentless rhythms of a working treadmill, I made a decision that was to change my life, hopefully for the better.
Why not set a 3 month goal to sort the house out and rent it for a year? Then take 3 months off and travel somewhere, preferably with the following criteria:
1) Warm pleasant climate
2) Preferably speak some English but another is the native tongue
3) Safe for a lone female to travel
4) Has a cuisine I like
5) Easy access on public transport
6) Geographical variety
Using these as a starting point, I rapidly ruled out the Americas, Africa and Europe. That left the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and Australasia.
Image via WikipediaI plumped for India.It's an exotic place that has always appealed to me and besides, curry is my favourite food and it's an up and coming powerhouse.
Over the next 6 months I'll report on progress to make the dream happen and my travels, as a sort of modern Passage to India.
All comments, ideas, suggestions and critiques will be welcomed along the way.
Adios! There is much to be done!
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3 comments:
there is no date on your post .. i assume july 2008 ... india is totally easy, and good for your head at the same time ... the spiritual and the urban, or the rural and the urban, don't mix much, several worlds exist side by side
the worst thing? places where a lot of foreign travelers congregate .. because then everybody who wants to make money off them also congregates...
dont read too many travel guides either ..
Gregory, yes this was July 2008. Thanks for the heads-up, it will prove to be a very interesting experience, I hope.
feel freed to email if you need anything. have been here a lot of years, it is nice.
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