Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible. ― Mark Jenkins
It is true that Livology is not a traditional travel blog, but it is because of travel that we understand so clearly that all journeys begin from within. We can grow without travel and we can travel and not grow but we can never want less than we are capable of imagining.
The following location highlights illustrate the path we have forged since we left on this journey in September of 2013. Without even taking the airline, train, or boat miles into consideration, we have driven approximately 30,000 miles through Europe and 10,000 miles in the USA. It is not possible for us to capture the nuances of this journey, all the wrong turns, off the beaten path villages, and kind faces that fill our days. To fully understand what we have learned through immersing ourselves in diverse cultures, simply use the Livology search box to pull up any blogs relevant to a specific place.
Through engaging in this “look back” we are suddenly energized about the future in a new way. We are not sure how 2016 will map out, but we are excited by the past in a way that propels us into this new year …
2013
Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Vatican City
Cities and Regions: Seattle ~ Los Angeles ~ New York ~ Connecticut ~ London ~ Rome ~ Molise Region ~ Puglia Region ~ Amalfi Coast ~ Capri ~ Umbria Region ~ Cortona ~ Florence ~ Siena ~ Basilicata Region
2014
Countries: Italy, Malta, France, Monaco, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovenia
Cities and Regions: Calabria Region ~ Sicily ~ Bari ~ Valetta ~ San Vicenzo ~ Elba ~ Alassio ~Aix-en-Provence ~ Le Luberon ~ Marseilles ~ Cassis ~ Saint-Tropez ~ Antibes ~ Cannes ~ Nice ~ Saints-Marie-de-la-Mer ~ Monte Carlo ~ Paris ~ Maisons Laffitte ~ Normandy ~Barcelona ~ Madrid ~ Seville ~ Malaga ~ Algarve ~Lisbon ~ Guincho ~ Cascais ~ Sintra ~ Santiago di Compostela ~ Dordogne ~ Jura ~ Chamonix ~ Geneva ~ Courmayeur ~ Cervina ~ Porto Girabaldi ~ Frosolone ~ Lake Bolsena ~ Rome ~ Venice ~ Bolzano ~ Innsbruck ~ Salzburg ~ Germany ~ Black Forest Region ~ Antwerp ~ Luxembourg City ~ Calais ~ Bruges ~ Amsterdam ~ Hamburg ~ Billund ~ Gottenburg ~ Stockholm~ Grinda ~ Oskarshamn ~ Copenhagen ~ Berlin ~ Prague ~ Vienna ~ Bled ~ Ljubljana ~ Val Gardenia ~ Lucca, ~Forte Dei Marmi ~ Cinque Terra ~ Portofino ~ Loano ~ San Remo ~ Nice, France
2015
Countries: Italy, Ireland, United States (cross-country road trip), Canada, New Zealand
Cities and Regions: Forte Dei Marmi ~ Dublin ~ Cork County ~ New York ~ Connecticut ~ Rhode Island ~ New York ~ Massachusetts ~ Niagara Falls ~ Indiana ~ Michigan ~ Ohio ~ Illinois ~ Iowa ~ Nebraska ~ South Dakota ~ Montana ~ Wyoming ~ Idaho ~ Oregon ~ Washington ~ Oahu ~Wellington
2016
Countries: New Zealand
Cities and Regions: Wellington
Stay tuned …
Today’s Tweetable: We can never want less than we are capable of imagining.
