Overcoming the Fear of Travel

I’m a natural planner and I like to be in control of my outcome. But once we decide to travel, we inherently give over control of so many outcomes to others, from the pilot to the booking agent to the tour guide to the cooks and chefs preparing our meals. So how would I cope with my first international travel adventures? Read along for a glimpse into the thoughts that ran rampant through my head… and for how I deal with that today.

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Life Outside The Bubble

Our family’s sole desire now is just to keep traveling. We don’t like to call traveling a goal because goals are meant to be completed, accomplished, checked off the list. It is truly about the journey for us, savoring each stop and destination along the way. Will we ever become full-time travelers? How do we afford all that travel? And where do we find the time?

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Life Inside Our Bubble

The whole idea behind this blog is to encourage you to Leave the Bubble – to step away from the everyday, explore something out of the ordinary, try something new and unknown, and make the most of every opportunity that comes your way. I mentioned in my About Me page that for a dozen years or so our family had slipped into a rhythm with our vacations in our safe little part of the world. Being from Birmingham, Alabama, that meant we would travel four hours to the beach, four hours to the mountains, or two to three hours to either Nashville, Chattanooga or Atlanta. It was all the same climate, all the same people, all the same foods and all the same activities.

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