Take Care of Yourself, Be Kind

It would be odd if I didn’t comment on the current status of the world here. Going about “business as usual” has turned out to be very unusual lately and frankly a tad bit scary. I don’t want to add too much to all the noise that I am sure you’re experiencing but I hope that you all are taking care of yourselves. Be kind to others, take time to try to calm down and clear your head if you can, and check in on those you love. I find that staying busy with projects and going on walks help, but there are still moments where I let my thoughts get a little too serious and things start to get heavy - I don’t think I’m alone in this.

So here’s just a little reminder for you to stay hydrated, try to eat healthy if you can, and stay home. If you need help - reach out. I don’t know what the future will look like but I do know there are things we can do to help each other get through all of this.

Take care.

-CS

"The World's Fastest Growing Tourism Destinations"

For todays Monday Travel Motivation I wanted to share a quick video from Afar Media. It’s short and sweet and tells some quick facts on the fastest growing tourism spots (ahem, the title of their video and this post). Here’s a quick quote from their video as well,

To discover the places that only in-the-know travelers are visiting, we dug into the data to find the countries that saw the largest percentage change in international arrival growth between 2017 and 2018. Some spots like Vietnam, Nepal, and Egypt topped the list of fastest-growing destinations once again. Others like Comoros, a small island nation in eastern Africa, truly took us by surprise. But the most shocking addition to this year’s list is the country that took the number one spot.

Please, have a look at their video and leave some thoughts and comments if you feel so inclined.

Are any of your travel destinations this year on their list? Personally, two locations from my past are on the list (Egypt and Turkey) and I highly recommend a visit.

Thanks for reading/watching. I hope you feel some inspiration for the start of your week.

Something to Quickly Address

It has been some time since we last met here. Recently I was advised to not just start writing again as though nothing had happened and no time had gone by so reluctantly, in some sense, here I am. I won’t drone on or bore anyone because I know a lot of you have been active on my other accounts and social medias (thank you for that and all of your support). As far as this site goes, I haven’t made a lot of my articles live recently and I apologize for that.

I feel like many people at various times in their careers have these moments where they step away and maybe come back and fourth etc etc - so this must have been one of those times for me. I’ve moved, I’ve struggled with some massive health scares, and my life has started to take a different shape lately. Not that this means I am any different to the things I’ve spoke upon before or that I’m a radically different human - I just went through some life things and that’s ok.

Please, if you feel like commenting or reaching out to me do not hesitate. I love that I can share so much yet keep things personal when need be. Talking about my passions and connecting with you all is one of the most special aspects of my life. I look forward to moving forwards so let’s get to it, shall we?

Grand Teton National Park Summer 2018