This little planet really is a wonderous place.
When I was younger, each year my parents would pack us up and off we would go on annual ’round-the-world adventures; exotic journeys to all corners of the earth that opened my eyes to more things than I knew possible. I can still vividly recall the smells, sounds, colours and people of each place we visited.
I saw the sun set over the pyramids from the back of a camel in Giza; experienced wonderous sensory overload in the grand bazaars of Istanbul; discovered Inca ruins and iguanas in Mexico; overdosed on maple syrup candy at Niagra Falls; watched in wonder as the entire sky fill with millions of stars in the centre of the Australian desert; marveled at geisha girls and temples in Japan; was decked in leis in Hawaii; travelled through the Grand Canyon to majestic Navajo villages; played beside streams in tiny English villages of thatched cottages; and swam with tropical rainbow fish in the Great Barrier Reef. I do of course realise how thoroughly spoiled I was, and I will always be grateful for these wonderful adventures my parents gave to me.
Each time we returned home from our latest sojourn, I would spend hours looking at our well-worn globe with my father who would point out all the places we had been (I couldn’t believe that despite all our travels, we had barely covered the earth!), and pouring over our World Book Encyclopedias trying to cram my head full of more global discoveries.
From the time I could walk, these trips opened my eyes to the vibrant diversity of cultures that exist upon this planet we call home. Ever since, I’ve had a thirst to keep journey and explore as much as I can, and I remain fascinated with world symbols and motifs. Aren’t these delightful? I love this illustrated map by You and Me, the Royal We (and the tagline: A self-congratulatory guide to personal global domination), which comes complete with pins to mark out your own headquarters, next acquired target, and all the places you have been. And I wish I had discovered this marvelous journey journal a week earlier so that I could take it on my next adventure (more on that later).
Do you love adventuring too? Where is your next target? If you are yet to visit anywhere different, I promise it will change your life!
Love, Miss B xx
That map is so cute, I officially want one. I’m studying abroad come fall in england, so I am over the moon to tour the rest of europe!
Emma
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That journey journal is epic! I love it!
I love that illustrated map! I have to have one, or maybe attempt to make my own. There really is nothing better than exploring new countries.
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I’ve been on a hunt for the perfect vintage globe with a floor stand for years. However, I fear that it’ll just give me serious wanderlust!
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In early discussions about planning a possible trip to Europe this time next year… would love to see my old friend Miss B! x
I just love traveling! I can’t wait to visit Spain & Holland. But I think I want to go to Paris again. You can’t really blame me can you?
My parents were more into campsite holidays in Northern France, but I’m lucky enough to have done a lot of travelling. I do love those journals – might make a change from the moleskines I usually tote around on holidays. Maybe I’ll get one for the next adventure – Budapest hopefully!
Thank you for sharing this map. we’re going on a sabbatical with the children end of this year, it’s going to be the perfect tool! I will be sure to write about it on bozaround.com and put a link to your blog. many thanks ! vanessa
This post is lovely – and I love that map.
Yes, you were very, very lucky to have traveled the world at such a young age. My parents have always been penny-pinchers, so we never left the country (though we did take countless trips to Colorado from Iowa). They really have no wish to travel, but I certainly do. Sometime soon. <3
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