Restless in Raleigh

World travel in the works

Top 5 Reasons Why Traveling Solo Rocks

Posted on July 24, 2008 - Filed Under Nomadism, Travel | Leave a Comment

I’ve taken solo trips several times now and I can safely say they are not nearly as scary as they first seemed.  When I first began traveling solo, I started out slowly.  A night here, 2 nights there, and then an entire weekend in the NC mountains in October when the fall leaves were at their peak.  That weekend, I [...]

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A way to travel…

Posted on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Nomadism, Simplicity, Travel | 1 Comment

This is from the blog of one of my favorite authors, Paulo Coelho. Some intriguing ways to get the most from your travels. I particularly like numbers 5 and 8.
 Happy and relaxing travels…
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Traveling in a different way
When I was very young I discovered that, for me, a journey is the best way to learn. I [...]

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Refreshed

Posted on June 9, 2008 - Filed Under Freedom, My plan, Nomadism, Travel | 4 Comments

I’m fresh off travels to Wilmington, NC (the beach for Memorial Day), Alabama, and of course San Diego. I feel like a whole new person.  My trips were a great reminder and testament to how much travel can refresh and renew.  When return from traveling, my goings on in Raleigh can seem a tad trivial.  Problems or issues I left [...]

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The case for nomadism

Posted on February 8, 2008 - Filed Under Freedom, Miscellaneous, Nomadism, Travel | Leave a Comment

 
I just read a great article on the case for nomadism which explores our desire and need to roam coupled with our desire for the comforts of home and community.
 http://www.humananatura.org/viewarticle.php?article=1922
It helped me better understand both my earnest desire to travel as well as an inclination to become more settled.  (Although the latter [...]

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Saturation

Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under My plan, Nomadism, Travel | 3 Comments

 
I’ve been reading travel web-sites and blogs like crazy lately.  There are SO many out there I could read all year and not finish.  I think it’s partly because I’m itching to travel (obviously) but also partly because it’s really cold here and I’m feeling restless, cooped up in my apartment a little too [...]

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