PER-E-GRI-NATE

/'perigrəˌnāt'/ (verb) : To travel or wander from place to place

I just want to peregrinate.... peregrinate, peregrinate, peregrinate. 7,500,000 square miles of land and about 137,500,000 square miles of oceans in earth; I want to explore them all, be a world connoisseur. I'd like to enjoy a cup of coffee and a freshly baked croissant at a caffe in London as I people watch and appreciate the local culture. I want to go to Barcelona and witness one of their legendary games of fútbol. Spend a whole day at Le Musèe du Louvre and see the Mona Lisa with my eyes. Flip it 180 degrees and take it to Maui. White sandy beaches and waves, big, big, waves that I'd attempt to surf. Yes, I said attempt. Lay out on the sand, absorb some vitamin D, sip on a couple of piña coladas, put a little flower in my hair. Take an unplanned last minute trip to NYC and have a candle lit dinner, preferably at the roof top of a skyscraper. Sit and have intellectual conversations with the skyline in the background after. Oh Canada.... I've been to Vancouver a couple of times, but I want to go in the summer and go kayaking at English Bay. Can't forget about Montreal.... I love you Montreal, you and your friendly yet sensual Canadian feel... it'll always keep me coming back. Keep it classy and go to the opera house in Sydney. Brazil for El Mundial 2014 and since I'll already be there go skinny dipping in the Rio de Janeiro. I'd live in the moment and risk getting eaten by pirañas because it's Brazil. Fly to Shanghai and ride the Maglev, a train that goes 237 miles per hours?!... Ah-ma-zing. Push my luck, roll the dice, flip the cards in Vegas... who knows, maybe the odds happen to be in my favor. Willing to see how far my luck could go as long as I don't wake up hitched.. and if I do I hope its with.... NVM, that's another topic. The last place that comes to mind at the moment is Dubai. I saved the best for last. Not quite sure why, but Dubai is definitely currently my dream destination. Breathe taking architecture.... and Camels, but mostly the architecture. Have seen such amazing photographs of Dubai, I just have to see it with my own eyes. Few feelings come close and can compare to visiting a new destination, one you've never been to before. Although some places you can visit one hundred times and the joy will still be as great as the first time. It's nice to meet new people, see new terrains, fly through time zones, try new foods. Observe and soak up all the greatness that comes with traveling. All these journeys and memories are stored within us. We can share them and/or keep them for ourselves. Get on a plane, travel, take lots of photographs and make a scrap book or put them in a box labeled "Great Adventures". It doesn't matter.... when the clock stops ticking memories are all that's left. So I want to make lots of them. I hope I one day meet someone who understands this concept. I hope we can travel the world hand-in-hand and just live in the moment... make the most out of our time in this place we call "earth".....