September 28, 2006
My Passion
Tonight was a night I've been looking forward to: the premiere of "Moms on the Road: Africa". It's about 8 moms who leave their families to spend 6 weeks traveling around Africa. Tonight's episode took place in Cape Town, a place near and dear to my heart-- my favorite city in the world. I saw places I recognized, and it brought tears to my eyes. It also amazed me how ignorant some of these woman were about the world. Some of them didn't know that Africa was a continent. Hello? One of the black Americans didn't know there were white people in South Africa. You'd think these woman would've attempted to find out a bit about where they were going.
Besides my family, traveling is my passion in life. I am really excited about some of the new shows on the Travel Channel. I can't wait for Joan Cusack's new travel show. I know it'll be a hoot!
Since I can't travel right now-- Olivia's too young, no money, etc-- I am living vicariously through people on the Travel Channel. I know my traveling days are far from over. It's just a matter of time. I have miles to go before I sleep . . . I want to give Olivia the gift of knowledge and experience. I want to give her the world.
I totally love this commercial. It makes me want to hop on the next plane to wherever.
Still on the list: India, Thailand, Kenya, Japan . . . the list goes on.
Where do you dream of going?
Click below to see where I've gone.
Already been to:
1994: Ontario, Canada (family vacation)
1996: Ontario, Quebec, and Montreal Canada (family vacation)
1999: Cancun, Mexico (family trip celebrating my high school graduation)
2000: England, Wales, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, and the Vatican (went to Cambridge University for summer school, then traveled around Europe with friends)
2001: Cancun, Mexico (family trip for sister's high school graduation)
2002: Cancun, Mexico (honeymoon-- loved it so much, wanted to take James)
2004: Seoul, Korea (with James to see his family)
2005: South Africa & Swaziland (the best experience of my life besides events pertaining to my family)
Looking back, I am so blessed to have been able to travel. That's one reason I have NO money, but it's so worth it.
It's great that you get to travel so much! I love to travel too. Wish I had more money to do it. I love my kids more though. I'd rather have them than travel :)
Posted by: Melany aka Supermom at September 29, 2006 08:47 AMThere are a few places out of the country, Greece, France, Italy, you know, the usual. Rachael Ray said she loved Africa and that it really puts things into perspective as soon as you get off the plane. I don't have enough money to travel abroad in the manner I'd like, and, frankly, I'm scared, so mostly, I'd like to visit as many places in the US (and Canada) as possible: Hawaii, DC, Washington, Oregon, New Orleans, but NOT Texas, I'm staying away from Texas (hee...). But I did know that Africa was a continent.
Posted by: Elaine at September 29, 2006 10:39 AMFrom your list I've only been to Ontario Canada.
Besides that I've been to Victoria(BC), Canada.
Seattle Washington
Los Anglese, California
Upstate New York
Florida
Canada
New Jersey
Connecticut
Virgina
Washinton D.C.
I hope to see more of the US an Canada. As far as Europe I would really love to see Great Britian, Paris and Norway. I would love to also visit Australia.
I guess the Afrian American lady forgot about the conolization of Africa when Cacausian Europeans moved and lived there.
Posted by: Ani at September 29, 2006 12:36 PMIt's great that you've gotten the chance to travel *so* many places. Have you been to a lot of U.S. states, too? My dream is to go back to France someday. That's my paradise. One of the most *amazing* places in the world to me. My dream vacation. I was there in June 1993. I want to show it to Jeff and to our children. One of the moms in my moms' group spent this past summer in Kenya!
Posted by: Lisanne at September 29, 2006 01:23 PMSouth Africa is at the top of my list actually! It's just so so expensive from Australia.. I also want to see UK, France, Italy, Spain, US, Canada and also this big brown land I live in. :) I haven't seen enough of Australia - I can count the number of times I've been out of my state on one hand! haha. :)
I'm like you though, I can't travel right now (concentrating on saving for a home deposit first) so I live through the travel shows. One day I tell myself, one day... :)
wow, you're done so much traveling! i'm impressed. i've only gone to venezuela, besides traveling around the country. i love to travel...i wish i could do it more, but we journalists sure don't make much money. hehe.
Posted by: cady at September 29, 2006 05:43 PMHi Hannah,
Your baby is adorable, great photos! I'm one of the moms from the Moms on the Road Africa show and I just wanted to assure you I did know Africa was a continent. I've always been facsinated by Africa and I was very lucky to get the opportunity to travel to Africa and I learned so much. It was hard being with such a diverse group of moms, we had never met before. We went to very remote places which will give more people the opportunity to learn about Africa! Hope you get the chance to watch more of the shows. Take care.
I don't know why I forgot to mention the rest of the US states I visited. Maryland, Maine and New Hampshire. I've landed and drove through some others but I don't know if those count??
Posted by: Ani at October 4, 2006 01:01 PM