Jeffrey’s Journey

I originally wrote the blog with one goal in mind: to have it somehow encourage others to travel.

I wrote the blog because I have always loved traveling and what it does to people. It opens eyes and as Mark Twain says, “travel is fatal to prejudice.” Those are some of the many effects of travel and what it does. It takes away the fear of the unknown and replaces it with respect, understanding, and an insatiable curiosity for the world. We don’t just live in a city, or state, or in a box, we live on Earth, and we, especially young Americans, have an obligation to it as Citizens of the World.

Hopefully, my blog has contributed the push. It’s fine if my blog was only a form of soap opera like the Truman Show for you; if it provided laughs I’m happy. Maybe you sat in your cubicle sipping your coffee while reading my blog when there was downtime at work. That’s great. But my hope, and my reason for writing in the first place, is to bring the fruits of travel to you and inspire those who want to travel to take the plunge. Whether directly or indirectly, I hope my traveling has inspired you to go on your own travels, on trips further and grander than my own, or maybe just a 1 week trip to somewhere you normally wouldn’t take a vacation to. And maybe to those who are undecided about taking a trip, my blog will add that little push to help you take off. Maybe 20 years from now, someone’s child will want to go on a RTW trip and because his or her parent followed along with my blog the request won’t seem so crazy and they’ll understand a little more. It could be that one night someone will be surfing the web and stumbles upon this website and it inspired them to go on a trip of their own. Whatever the reason for reading, if my blog inspires someone to travel now or 30 years from now, it has served it’s purpose. I truly believe this world will be a better place if everyone spent a little more time outside their own borders. This journey has truly been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.