Well, there have been some hiccups along the way while in England, not the least of which was ending up with a flat tire in the middle of the mountains. Luckily, about an hour later, the tow-truck came and recused us, and we had a good talk with the driver.
Much like several people we know, he has chosen to live a little more simply, and spend the greater amount of his spare money travelling. We got stories and stories of all the places he’d been and seen, many of which were road-tripping across the USA. Lovely guy, and it made the whole day significantly less frustrating.

It also put me to thinking – though it makes other things more complicated/difficult, at least while I’m younger I’d prefer to live that way myself. Getting a life-long career job, a cushy income and lots of possessions are nice things to do, but I’d just love to travel. While it was a really different way of life, living out of a duffel bag really impressed upon me the fact that having a large number of possessions really doesn’t make me happier. Again, you give up some stuff living like that, but it gives you a lot of freedoms that you may not have otherwise. And there are just so many places I’d like to see! Between the lovely hour-long chat with him, and this trip, I’m getting the feeling more and more that taking some time to do just that would be exactly what I need.

So, in the next few years, if I’m able to swing it, I’m going to try spending a year or so travelling across the world. That’s the goal at least.