the pleasure of travel

"I want to see the world, so I could tell others to see it in a different way."

It's a sin; I envy a person who’s travelled so many miles already. It's one thing that I want to do with most of my life. The world is just so big to waste time sitting and not go see it. I've always dreamt of going to many places like Paris, and have my picture taken under the Eiffel Tower. In fact, I've contracted my high school classmate who has spent most of her life since, in that part of the world, to come with me on a vacation in Paris after graduation. So, she could take me to the many beautiful places there.

I’m in love with Europe, though I really haven’t been there. It’s pictures and the movies that were set in Europe just appeal so much to me. Who wouldn’t want to be in a place like that. The flowers, the houses, and the people’s accent are just a few things that wooed me to it.

I also want to see New York for real. I could feel the chill every time someone who’s been there, tell me about how fabulous New York is. It would be really grand to walk in its fashion streets and spot some celebrities along the way or in boutiques. I would like to go shopping there. Most trends start there.

These are the places I want to go to:

Paris, New York, Rome, Milan, Tokyo, Boracay(again), Palawan, Baguio, Australia, San Fransisco, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Bali, Cebu, Vigan, Germany, Singapore, South Africa

That’s quite a lot, you may say. I’ve read an article from a news paper a couple of weeks ago. The writer said she’s planning to spend her retirement in travelling the world. She too, have her own list of places she wants to go, but I wouldn’t want to wait ‘til I retire. Life is long by days and years, but it’s too short for all the opportunities and chances that are coming in and let gone off. So, being eighteen, I want to take advantage of my young age, to start earning for places I want to go to. In having dreams and goals in life, I know age is just a number, but it kind of plays a role too.

I want to meet different culture, have more learning, taste more food, meet new people, and have more various views in life. That is some of the things why I want to travel. I want to see many beautiful things; I know the world has a lot of it. I want to explore and nurture myself even more. I believe that life doesn’t only happen in a box, or in a bubble, or in any four corners or five. Life happens everywhere, and I want to reach all the endless limits of the world. Let’s travel.