Comments on: If You Want To Travel, Hang Around Travelers

By: Oliver

Oliver — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:57:29 +0000

The problem with hanging around travellers is they are always moving! Kinda hard to keep up

By: shannon

shannon — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:44:29 +0000

I bet you are! Brazil was the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

By: Caldeia

Caldeia — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:26:35 +0000

I’m so “sorry” for giving you that idea So glad you loved it as much as I did!
Caldeia´s last blog ..Life’s too short to be long

By: shannon

shannon — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:12:34 +0000

Thanks Caldeia! I definitely have you to thank for making that Brazil leap when I did.

By: Caldeia

Caldeia — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:22:10 +0000

WOW! Shanon, it’s so great reading your blog, I loooove it! It’s all about travels =)))

I agree with you 100% about spending time with people who have the same interest as you and those are also the ones that will unintentionally motivate you. Once you take the step outside that comfort zone, you’re done, there’s no returning back and that’s just such a great feeling!

People’s talking about cities and countries being dangerous are just people who want to justify themselves staying at home instead of taking that step they’d rather like to do.

Keep on these lovely thoughts and thanks for the mentioning =)

Cheers!

/M
Caldeia´s last blog ..To give or to take

By: shannon

shannon — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:27:00 +0000

I’m so happy that this helped you. The fear is healthy, just don’t let it stop you. I was also surprised to see how many black people are traveling and I do everything that I can to encourage more to do it. You learn so much about yourself and the rest of the world and of course it helps to eliminate barriers.

As for where I’m going next…it really keeps me up at night. I’m going to toss a few locations in a hat including Lisbon, Rome, Morocco, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil and then just pick one and go for a few months.

By: Rhona

Rhona — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:36:49 +0000

What an excellent post!! Seriously, so inspirational for me. My plan is to move to Germany, after only having lived there for 3 short months. I loved it so much and really want to spend a bit more time emersed in the culture and traveling Europe in the meantime. However, a few weeks ago, I all of a sudden got terrible cold feet. there is nothing really stopping me from my action plan but me! Even my mother called me today from a bookstore as she saw a book on German grammar she thought I might be interested in! (Trust me, she was shocked that I wanted to go back to DE). Even people at work are backing me but I was and sometimes, really scared. I don’t know why but it is slowly going away. This fear of mine. Like you, I have been reading many a blogs and I am soooooo shocked and inspired by many black people and women who are saying, the hell with it, and living out their dreams.
It seems that this post could not have come at a better time for me. Thank you! I also have been on many expat forums and blogs which gives me inspiration to make my move.
I will be adding your blog to my list tonight so I can keep up with you and your travels around the world.
If you don’t mind me asking, where is your next destination and what are you stops? This is so exciting for me.
you can also check out my blog I created while I was in Germanay recordingly my time there at: http://canada2germany.travellerspoint.com/
Rhona´s last blog ..Shaking my head