Departures.

I've discovered my newest guilty pleasure.  Halogen.  It's a cable television channel with shows so relaxed and laid back about travel.  The show I'm loving is a show called Departures.  It's basically these two guys who gave up their lives to travel for a full year.  The two men in their late 20's or early 30's just took off with their friend who's a camera man and documented their travels.  One of the guys, Justin is such a laid back guy who is the more carefree but lost at times within his soul.  He said at one point the difference between vacation and travel is that vacation is sitting on a beach somewhere warm and drinking where travel is getting out to new countries and exploring, perfect description.  I want to travel. 

The few times that I've watched the show they've traveled through various places in India....visited Nepal and the coast.  Within Nepal they went on the Toy Train and at various times and journeys tried to see Mt. Everest but couldn't due to the clouds.  So is life when nature takes over and you just can't control things.  The other guy, Scott is the more level headed guy who seems to be more of a take charge, planner type, and more formal, although not much seems to be planned on their trip.  They are doing what I want to do.  Just go.  The episode I'm currently watching is one where they are on Ascencion Island and their enjoying the crabs, fishing, hiking, worst golf ever, and finally the night life.    There's so much I want to do and so many places I don't ever want to forget.  I know this is small in the grand scale of traveling, but by writing all of this down I'm holding myself accountable to what I don't always remember about where I want to travel and why I want to travel.  I want to experience the world, see places most people never will, meet people who may pass through my life just once or forever, and find the strength inside myself to discover.