A modern-day gypsy

The last few years have seen me travel to some amazing places throughout the world. I often refer to myself to a modern-day gypsy, I thrive on change, moving and exploring. So in 2013, I made the conscious decision to stay put. No big, grand plans to conquer another place. It was a hard concept for me to grasp, but I can say this with the benefit of hindsight now, after travelling through Bali and India the year before I needed time to regroup. I put myself through so many life changing experiences, it was time to make sense of it all. So after a trip to the Gold Coast hinterland for a few weeks in February, I didn't enter the airport again until this last weekend. It was a long time, I needed this break, but I was getting withdrawals. I won't lie, there is never a time that I don't drive past the airport, see a plane in the sky or when I hear a travel story, do I yearn to get back onto a plane to wherever life wants to take me.

It is funny, that the very thing that makes me feel free and alive can also unnerve and unsettle me to the very core. I learnt that I can be a tourist in my own neighbourhood and still feel the joy I experienced when exploring the globe. Realising that I can tap into these core feelings, here in the comfort of my own city and that there are ways to feel this all the time was a huge 'ah huh' moment for me. So for me, living and breathing a beach lifestyle has made me feel more alive than ever before, going on road trips and simply being around people who energise are all activities that conjure up the same feelings I get when I travel.

Not that I am placing any lesser value on travel, I think it is essential to my growth and development and I hope to travel for the rest of my life. This weekend I set foot on a plane again for a few days away up in Byron Bay with the girls. The inner gypsy in me became reignited. Such a short trip, yet it meant so much to me, being away from your bubble really gives you the capacity to see things in a different light, my inspiration was on over-drive. 

 Stories to tell, experiences shared, laughs and giggles, time seems to be cherished so much more when you travel.  

      Good times in Byron

I have come back home recharged with energy and zest...and maybe some more travel ideas to start looking into!