Time for Travel

Why is it that when you finally have time to travel, traveling becomes sooooo expensive?

This summer I plan on traveling throughout Mexico. I want to visit family and experience new places I have never been. I actually have time off available at work and there are no courses offered this summer so it is the ideal time to go on vacation, but its too expensive. Normally a fight to Mexico ranges from $300 to $400, but this summer the fees have gone up too almost $600! And they have even gotten stricter on what you can and cannot take.

If the economy is in such bad shape, why do they put up their prices? I don't know what will happen this summer. All I can do is wait and see.

Running LA

I started running again last week. I’ve never been much of a runner but as of late it has been some of the most fun I’ve been having. Running out doors is the best. There are great trails throughout LA County. Some of the most scenic are up in Griffith Park and in the Malibu canyon, but they are always full and they are not the best way to get in touch with nature. If you’d prefer to go out on a real nature hike and not encounter too many crying kids and people on cell phones go to the canyons in Altadena and Pasadena. There you can find beautiful trails lead to waterfalls and amazing rock formations.

Food and Travel

I have been to numerous places around the World. In every place I have experienced things both good and bad. I have gone zip lining in Costa Rica, hiked for 6 days and 5 nights in Peru, gotten stuck in a flea market in Hong Kong, and lost in a subway in Austria, DC, and Paris. I treasure every experience because they all made me appreciate that country even more. One of the best and worst things about visiting all these countries is eating their native cuisine. I myself am a very picky eater so I used to find it especially hard when I traveled to find places to eat. As the years went by and my travels became more exotic I experimented with food. In Hong Kong I ate shark fin soup and fried grasshoppers, in Costa Rica frog legs, and in Peru guinea pig. Some of these delicacies, like shark fin soup, were not my favorite. Others, guinea pig, were quite delicious and easily became one of my favorite dishes. Traveling is experiencing everything a country has to offer. It is opening up yourself to new experiences. Traveling gives me a joy nothing else does.