Tag Archives: Travel reflections As the clock strikes midnight and we embark into 2016, I take a moment to reflect on what 2015 has been for Wandering Footsteps – a lot of travel and a lot of wonderful reunions. I link to my personal highlights of the year, as well as challenges and lessons learned. Happy New Year!  In between ten-month stints of travel, discovery, and a different view out the window each day, it’s nice to get a bit of stillness, comfort, and routine in my life. That’s what I appreciate most when I return to my parents’ home in New Brunswick, Canada.  Wandering Footsteps has faithfully charted my development as a person, a traveler, and a writer for an entire decade. I’ve shared reflections, profound experiences, funny stories, challenging moments, inspiring encounters, and lessons learned. Through Wandering Footsteps, I’ve become who I am today.  On the day I celebrated the one-month anniversary of my arrival in Turkey, Bruno and I hiked in the foothills of the Ala Dağlar Mountains. I reflected on my time here so far, and came to the conclusion that a country I can walk in is a country I like. And I’ve already walked a lot in Turkey.  Over the past three months, we have felt nothing but warmth, hospitality, and safety on the Arabian Peninsula – surprising if you follow Western media-created perceptions of this region of the world. As I depart for Turkey, and Bruno for Iran, all we can say is shukran (thank you) Arabia, for teaching us the truth about your culture. |
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