In a way, I feel very fortunate that this restlessness, this desire to see new places takes hold of me. Without it, I would never dream of flying off to Egypt or Brazil or Iceland. I wouldn't yearn for that uncomfortable feeling that only comes as travel pushes the limit of my comfort zone.
They say that travel is like a drug - you get a little taste, and from there you are hooked. And I am a junkie. Lately, I've taken to planning itineraries for far off places just
Fernweh, one of those great, non-translatable German words, is the perfect descriptor for my current state of mind:
Fernweh (noun): An ache for distant places, a longing for travel.
I've found myself pinning a number of images like the one above lately -- a sure sign the fernweh, the restlessness has set in. It is time to start thinking about where I'm going next and how soon I can get there!
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