Obviously, travel is
something really important to me. If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you
know that I value experiences over (almost) anything else in this entire
world. You would also know that I’ve
just returned home from months of living abroad, but nonetheless, I am starting
to plan my next adventure.
This reminded me that,
a while ago, before I went to London, I made a travel “bucket list” of sorts.
Lucky little me has been able to check quite a few of these destinations off my
list since first writing it. I always enjoy watching artsy travel videos about
the destinations I dream to visit someday. Here I’d like to talk a bit about
some places at the top of my list, and I’ll link my favorite videos about them!
Enjoy!! (The order of these in NO WAY indicates the order I’d like to or will travel
to them in.)
#1 INDIA
I find India to be one
of the most captivating countries in the world. The fact that their everyday
life could be so similar yet differ so much from everything I am used to
intrigues me to no end. Religious differences are also a huge part of why I am
so attracted to India, because as a highly analytical person I feel the
constant (annoying) need to understand EVERYTHING that interests me (weird, I
know), and not understanding religious their religious practices or cultural
norms makes me all the more interested. I do know how far away India is, and
how expensive it would be for me to get there, but the fact that I have an
incredibly large interest means I’ve done PLENTY of research on taking a trip
there. If you’ve also been looking into Indian travel/ have some more time, I
recommend JacksGap’s series (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCz4fqxNcuDmmA-Z_m1F6BJ3IXC5hQwdR)
about their philanthropic race across the country; or photographer Joey L. and
Videographer Cale Glendening’s short documentary about their photography
mission to Varanasi (https://vimeo.com/55246312).
#2 NORWAY
Norway is beautiful.
Did you watch the video? Well, then you know what I am taking about. The
incredible fjords and nature look amazing, and coupled with those little
village towns! How I’d love to explore one of those! I also really like that
Norway has a fair amount of modern, fast paced cities as well as the quaint
country side. The best of both worlds? YES PLEASE! I’ve really got a thing for
the quaint Scandinavian culture, but as to not bore you, I’ll leave Norway as
the only Scandinavian country on my list, but ideally I’d visit them all, order
unspecified.
#3 RUSSIA
Russia is a place that
seems (and is, duh) far away but has a relatable feeling to it. I particularly
like how this video features more than one Russian city, but let’s be honest here
Russia is HUGE, and it would take WAY more than one visit to really encapsulate
the real culture of Russia. There are many factors that draw my attention to
Russia, the interesting weather, the mysterious people, plus the fact that they
don’t smile very often- we’d get along very well, I believe…
#4 MOROCCO
WHO HASN’T DREAMT OF
GOING TO MOROCCO? For EXACTLY the same reasons I’d like to visit India, I’d
also like to visit Morocco. Cultural differences, and religious differences intrigue
me, and I long to learn more about them. Also, THE ARCHITECTURE in Morocco
makes me absolutely melt. It is GORGEOUS. Morocco is such a dynamic country
too, it has multiple different environmental regions, which provide a plethora of
activities that you could do on your visit! Incredible!
#5 BRAZIL
Boozy beaches and
beautiful scenery are only a few things that Brazil has to offer. I AM AWARE
there aren’t particularly favorable things happening at the moment in Brazil,
but I do not believe that these things will be going on forever, and girl’s got
to dream, you know. I’ve always been a sucker for a beach vacation, and it
looks to me like Brazil’s lively culture might just be the perfect accompaniment-
just a thought.
This is not the end of
my list, but just some of the (potentially unrealistic) highlights. Of course,
I’d like to travel through all of Europe, and some of Asia, as I find Southeast
Asia particularly charming in a way. The next trip I’d like to go on would
absolutely be Switzerland, and then to more of Germany. Then I will get back on
track with these that I’ve listed above. I’m think about doing a post on my
favorite travel videos- similar to this post, so look out for that soon!
Cheers!!
xoxo
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