Bonfire Season is Coming

One of the more favorable characteristics of summer is the fact that you can have pleasant bonfires outside without freezing. There's no real necessity for the heat of the fire other than to cook a good meal and perhaps share some s'mores. In the previous seasons and even spring over in the west there are still locations that get a lot of rain and even snow. Which makes spring lovely and fresh, but differentiates itself from summer (obviously). 

Summer is a season that I like to deem "Bonfire Season". I'll be honest in saying that summer has to be last on the list of favorites for weather and temperature, but perhaps that will change. Midwest summers are much more harsh because of the humidity, but western summers have dryness to them. This is a huge positive for someone who doesn't want to be covered in sweat all the time, but there are negatives and precautions as well.

Bonfires mixed with warm dry summer days can only mean more sensitivities to fire safety and fire care. Too often, people leave things unattended at campsites and leave fires to seemingly "fizzle out". This is a poor choice on many accounts but mainly for the fact that you never know when winds can pick up and the dry air acts as a catalyst to a bigger flame elsewhere. 

Basically, in the wilderness take care of your fire - especially in bonfire season.

 

-CS

Sonder Explorations Bonfire Season

Look Up

A lot of travel writing can, at times, come off as repetitive, redundant, and borderline obvious. However, I like to think that the more information one can provide for others potentially creates some kind of habit that might help when they're on their own travels. Sure, you obviously will look around when you're walking around historic buildings and cities you've never been to, but maybe you're too overwhelmed and anxious about being wherever you are to do so mindfully.

The provided picture is one I took in a hallway in The Vatican and is more of an obvious location where you would certainly be tilting your head upwards. Ceiling artwork is incredible throughout history and some of the most intricate works you will find. Take, for instance, that you're walking through a crowded building or a museum on a trip to somewhere foreign. It's not always so obvious that there might be century old artwork hanging above your head. 

Next time you're in a hurry someplace new where you're overwhelmed with beauty - don't forget to look up (and breathe). 

-CS

 

 

People often forget to take care of themselves while they travel so here are a few items you may actually need.

Let The Science Guy Explain

If, like me, you grew up watching Bill Nye explain things to you then this will perhaps be a tad nostalgic. However, this is a very serious matter (even though everything is matter except for energy...). Anyway, this post is in conjunction with the last blog post. If, for whatever reason, you could not locate the video on the page or maybe just breezed through my writings I wanted to separately post about the video I was alluding to. 

Bill Nye basically puts climate change and its severity into laymen's terms. I think this is important when talking about sensitive topics. If the recent years have taught us anything it's that people now have greater power to be vocal about whatever they deem unfit through social media. Sometimes these things can be topics people have no qualifications to talk about. 

Enter, Bill Nye - The Science Guy.

-CS