Rainbow Mountains

I yearn to travel the world one day. It just seems like that “one day” will never come. There are so many beautiful places to visit like Paris, London, Australia, Greenland, Switzerland, Brazil, and China.

I want to see the Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye Danxia, China and the Temples of Bagan in Burma. I want to row through the city of Venice at night under a full moonlight. I want to ride on a camel past the Pyramid of Giza. I want to see all the magnificent castles in Belgium and get a taste of real Belgian chocolate. I want to see my long-lost Eskimo cousins in Greenland and buy an authentic sealskin purse. 

Rainbow Mountains-Picture from Huffington Post 2016

Everything just seems so surreal because I live in a small-town in rural Alaska. My hometown is beautiful, but there is so much more out there to explore. I am 30-years-old. I’m not getting any younger. When my kids get older, maybe we will take a trip to Europe. I can’t see myself backpacking through Europe with kids though. It would be such a hassle. I’ll give myself a seven-year timeline to cross off at least one place off my bucket list.

I’ve been to one other country besides the U.S. I don’t know about you, but visiting Vancouver, Canada is not exotic or as thrilling as one would hope for. Seeing pictures of these places so far away just makes me so anxious. I may be small-town, but I’ve got big dreams; and traveling the world is one of them. If you are like me, I urge you to go someplace you've never been. Explore and save those memories however which way you want. Life is too short to not do the things your heart yearns for.