My personal love for movement and all the new experiences that travel offers has its seed in my childhood in the 60s when it was extremely unusual for a Canadian family to live in Ghana, west Africa for two years where my sisters and I attended a British school. As I grew up my family moved frequently and I now know that we had the experience that the sociologist David Pollock terms "Third Culture Kids" which for me contains the seeds of my love and longing for travel.
I have been living and working at a job that I love in Europe for the last eleven years which affords me frequent holiday time to indulge my passion for travel. I envision my blog to focus on my love for what I like to call " Slow, Solo Travel " which I believe is a unique form of travel especially for women. This has evolved into my preferred, but not my only, style of travel over the years.
I am definitely a Europhile, and in particular a Grecophile, and I have also spent time in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Mexico, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco as well as travelling across Canada and the USA but those particular travels were not solo ! I have spent a good part of thirty years experiencing the joys of travel in many guises.
So many people have asked me about how I do it, why I travel on my own , how I plan and prepare etc. and are just very fascinated by my experiences.They have frequently requested that I write a travel blog......so here I am !
If I can inspire anyone who has been hesitating to travel solo, even for a weekend, then I will be very pleased. This type of time spent alone is very much both an inner and outer journey.
At the moment I am on the tiny Greek island of Hydra which is about two hours by boat from Athens. It is a place that is exceptionally unique in the world as there are no vehicles permitted not even bicycles. UNESCO has awarded it a special recognition for preserving "integrity of place." Donkeys, mules and your own two feet are the basic modes of transportation and I will do another post soon about this experience.
Greece and the Greek islands have figured prominently in my explorations for thirty years and will definitely feature in my upcoming posts !
My individual style is very eclectic and wide ranging in interests so I expect this will be reflected in my blog .............
be prepared for something different !
Carpe Diem* Sabrina
" Life itself is our ultimate solo journey " - Sabrina
all the best for your blog Sabrina, it is so great to have the opportunity to get information and knowledge from you...as a solo traveler ...looking forward to something different and what a nice idea to start it all from the most famous Greek island of Hyndra....that already makes the difference....happy traveling and be happy with your trips and give us plenty of knowledge and ideas.....
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DeleteEfharisto ! Thank you so much for your complimentary words and teaching me even more about the Greek culture and people.......my soul country !
Lovely lovely! great start, Sabrina. Your fun-loving, eclectic ideas are a tonic! Here's to many more reads!
ReplyDeleteDear Helen , Cheers for even more tonics for both of us and thank you !
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