wanderlust

” Travel intensifies the elements of a person’s nature –

both fine and toxic - making them stand out more starkly than they ever do in the safe, regulated environment of home. When I travel alone, I can give the whole mixed bag full rein, without monitoring myself, making compromises, negotiating, or even talking. I am somehow better able to tap my thoughts and feelings. It is as if the stage clears, the background music fades, and I come forward.” –Susan Spano

Here’s a running tally of countries I’ve visited to date.

• Aruba
• Austria – Salzburg, Vienna
• Costa Rica – San José, Arenal, La Fortuna, Quepos, Manuel Antonio
• Czech Republic – Prague, Hradec Krakove
• England – London
• France – Paris
• Gibraltar
• Greece – Athens, Delphi, Epidavrus, Korinth, Mycenae, Nafplio
• Hungary – Budapest
• Italy – Rome
• Morocco – Tangier, Tetuan, Chefchaouen
• Netherlands – Amsterdam, Volendam, Edam, Zaandam, Eindhoven
• Portugal – Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais, Lagos
• Scotland – Glasglow, Edinburgh
• Spain .. everything but the far north
  
• United States – Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, Wisconsin