At some point in the last 17 countries or so, I lost sight of how wonderful domestic travel can be. Somewhere between three continents, I decided that traveling in the US is ‘boring’ and ‘uninteresting’. When playing ‘How Many Stamps Does Your Passport Have?’ I forgot how wonderful my home 50 are.
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
It’s fun to be on the brink of visiting more countries than states. I’m lucky to be a citizen of a country that just has so much to offer, a country that with its varied and distinct regions, we almost have mini countries within its borders.
Last year, I visited North Carolina for the first time. It was my first new state in a few years!
Of course, I make my way around. I spent two weeks ago in Chicago, last weekend in Baltimore, and have flitted around southern New England for the past few months. With all the traveling I do, I can’t help but think of how much more adventurous it would be in another country.
Beyond my backyard
In the last couple of months, I’ve gotten super excited about domestic travel, though!
For the first time, I live much closer to a ‘good’ airport. Providence is to Boston as Midway is to O’Hare, or as LaGuardia is to JFK. Budget airlines and international flights leave from PVD, meaning that I can get to Central America for less than $500, and round trip to Chicago, Denver, or Florida for less than $200. Our country just got a lot smaller!
Speaking of small, welcome to the North East. Shane and I are formulating a road trip for Labor Day weekend that will cross a minimum of three states in three days- with less than 10 hours in the car! (traffic permitting)
We’ve been told of treasures along the way, of towers and tunnels to traverse, of shops and ships to see. Hitching is beyond us, but we will hike through the highlights and camp in the coolest of communities that be!
Yeah ok that was cheesy.
But Really
There’s no better time of year for a trip up the coast! Once fall comes, we’ll go north for the leaves, and northwest for the skiing. But for now, I get go add two more of our beautiful states to my list. 3 states in 3 days!