Do you yearn for adventure?

[Independent Gal]

Another silly thread. I was just thinking "Gosh, I yearn for adventure!" which to me means that I wish I was in the Amazon jungle for a month or two, or that I could just pick up and go trekking in the Atlas mountains. This is more acute now that I actually CAN''T do that (you know, the whole being married thing).

What about you ladies? Do you yearn for adventure, and if so, what counts as an ''adventure'' to you? Going into space? Starting a new career? Visiting a new country?

 

[Elmorton]

You know what? I don''t think I do! I love exploring new places and new things, eating different foods, learning about different cultures - but I won''t go somewhere that doesn''t have clean restrooms, showers, or good ways of repelling bugs. And I don''t like things that could result in death or even give you the illusion that death is imminent (sky diving, bungee, etc).

I yearn for experiencing things that are new and different (which are adventures to me!), but I also feel like my everyday life typically provides me with enough adventure and thought to keep me satisfied.

 

[movie zombie]

i''m considering a spanish immersion course for one month in mexico........ would be the longest i''ve been away from hubby and i feel a bit guilty about leaving him with total responsibility for the cats...........

movie zombie

 

[Fly Girl]

I think this is a big part of why I took up flying. As much as you plan ahead, every flight is still an adventure. You see something new, there is a different problem to solve...I''m never disappointed or bored. I try to plan at least one nice vacation a year by small airplane now. For me, flying is the very definition of adventure.

 

[anchor31]

If it wasn''t so expensive, I''d love to travel around the world with my husband-to-be. I really hope we can see a few places before we have kids.

 

[nytemist]

I most certainly am craving new adventures. (the things DH and I talked about wanting to do with our time before we got married, and now not happening since DH''s motivation changed)

Even though I''m afraid of flying I want to travel. I''m trying to get over to Germany to see my brother this summer if I can afford it. Once I find a new job I want to start the application process to immigrate to Canada. Also take a French course in the meantime to make the immigration interview a bit easier.

Finally starting my massage therapy career.

I do plan on taking my yearly jaunt to Montreal during the last weekend of the jazz festival.

I want to color my hair again. Haven''t done that since my deep royal purple in high school.

Right now I would be happy with going to NYC for weekend again together. Since one of DH''s cats was diagnosed diabetic, we can''t go ANYWHERE anymore since he needs his insulin shot twice a day and DH is too paranoid and protective of his cats to let a petsitter or family give him his shots.

 

[sumbride]

Date: 4/24/2008 1:28:23 PM
Author: Elmorton
You know what? I don''t think I do! I love exploring new places and new things, eating different foods, learning about different cultures - but I won''t go somewhere that doesn''t have clean restrooms, showers, or good ways of repelling bugs. And I don''t like things that could result in death or even give you the illusion that death is imminent (sky diving, bungee, etc).

I yearn for experiencing things that are new and different (which are adventures to me!), but I also feel like my everyday life typically provides me with enough adventure and thought to keep me satisfied.

I''m with you Elmorton... The whole idea that "The Holiday Inn is as close as I''ll get to camping" is my motto. I LOVE to travel, I love new things, but I don''t want to run with the bulls or climb a mountain or kayak down the Amazon... and that''s ok.

I can also turn into a total homebody, and that''s what is going on now. With all the money issues and flight problems, I have just not wanted to go anywhere. DH is trying hard to get me to book a flight to see MY family in July, and I just don''t want to. I don''t. I want to stay in my little house in my little rut and enjoy it more. I''m tired of traveling right now. It seems like I''m never home.

 

[Rhea]

DH and I do a the camping, hiking thing once a year. Nothing like an Ordinance Survey map, a compass, crap food, and your stove getting low on gas to discover how you cope with things as a couple! But big mountain, no, not so much my cup of tea.

I''m a roller coaster rider and sky diver. And random rope bridges over water. I prefer experiences that are shorter and make my palms clammy to longer adventures of spending a couple of months in the jungle or big mountains.

I do yearn for adventure in that I desperately want to sky dive again. I''d like to complete a course someday in the future. But generally our life is exciting enough for me. We go to about 1-2 new countries a year (new for us as a couple, not new to us individually necessarily as he''s been most places in Western Europe, which is where we can afford to travel right now), and take a week long camping/hiking trip up and down mountains. That does it for me right now, to be honest.

 

[dragonfly411]

I want to go to Africa, or to the Amazon

 

[Independent Gal]

nytemist if you want to go to Germany and cost is a concern, DON''T go in the summer. It can cost about 3 times as much. You can get fares for about $450 in the winter and spring if you keep your eye on airfarewatchdog.com

 

[TravelingGal]

Don''t get me started...

 

[Rhea]

Date: 4/24/2008 1:08:53 PM
Author:Independent Gal
This is more acute now that I actually CAN''T do that (you know, the whole being married thing).

I already answered but maybe I don''t understand what you''re asking. How or why does being married stop you from doing anything that you mentioned?

 

[Skippy123]

Short answer: YES

Long answer: YES

I want to go to Australia and New Zealand and spend a 3 weeks hiking and hanging out on the beach (checking out the great barrier reef) I would love also to go to Central and South America and just see everything; I love looking at everyones pics of Costa Rica, a friend just went to Honduras for the 3rd time, I would love to Ecuador, Chile and so many more places. I have a friend who has been to Easter Island, Antarctica and the Maldives. I want to someday go to the Seychelles

Visiting new country's are adventures to me; I am not one to sit at a resort w/out discovery what is out there. hehe

ETA: I have had more adventures being married than not being married!!! Hubby rocks in the adventure department! He will try anything; he got me to swim with a shark and turtles!!!

 

[gwendolyn]

Before I die, I want to take a cruise to Antarctica and see the huts where the explorers camped and maybe walk to the (real and ceremonial) South Pole and see the coloured ice and see the landscapes that look more like the moon than Earth!

That''s the big one. There are tons of other places I want to see, but that''s the main one. I''m currently living in another country and not having the best time of it, and will probably be living there for another year or more yet, so I''ve got more than enough adventure currently to tide me over for a while. I''m more looking forward to some stability and boringness myself.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/24/2008 4:03:17 PM
Author: Addy

Date: 4/24/2008 1:08:53 PM
Author:Independent Gal
This is more acute now that I actually CAN''T do that (you know, the whole being married thing).

I already answered but maybe I don''t understand what you''re asking. How or why does being married stop you from doing anything that you mentioned?

I''ll take a stab at answering...

It''s because IG (as well as myself) enjoys traveling solo...

 

[surfgirl]

Do I yearn for adventure? In a word, no. My work has too much adventure in it and while I was just away for a month in Uganda (and have trips coming up for Zambia, Vietnam and India before end of the year), my "adventure" dreams are reversed, and usually involve dreaming about being at home in front of a fire while watching Survivor (or some other mindless TV show) with my husband...That's the level of adventure I'm digging right now...

Ditto Addy, what does marriage have to do with not being able to travel?

ETA: Why cant you take solo vacations/trips after you're married? I know plenty of people who do that.

 

[Rhea]

Date: 4/24/2008 4:16:43 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 4/24/2008 4:03:17 PM

Author: Addy

Date: 4/24/2008 1:08:53 PM

Author:Independent Gal

This is more acute now that I actually CAN''T do that (you know, the whole being married thing).

I already answered but maybe I don''t understand what you''re asking. How or why does being married stop you from doing anything that you mentioned?

I''ll take a stab at answering...


It''s because IG (as well as myself) enjoys traveling solo...

I guess I still don''t understand. I went to Croatia by myself after 2.5 months of being married, and Italy after 15 months of being married. I see a trend here. I guess I need to start planning my solo vacation this summer!

 

[Octavia]

*Cue music* "I've always longed for adventurrre, to do the thiiiings I've never daaared..."

Sorry, quick Sound of Music Moment, the title of the thread just made that song pop into my head.

I do long to travel to places I've never been and to do some adventurous things, within reason. I tend to be a bit of a chicken and to like my comfort, although if the payoff is good enough, I'll go for something a little more dangerous or demanding. Watching "Planet Earth" has really made me think about where I'd like to go and what I'd like to do. Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe/Zambia) and/or Angel Falls (Venezuela) are definitely on my list. Closer to home, I've hiked one of the Adirondack High Peaks and would love to try another. I'd love to learn how to SCUBA dive, too, and many other things...so if these count as "adventure," then I guess I do crave it! I'm still not putting "climb K2 and Mt. Everest" on my list, though.

 

[Independent Gal]

Well, I didn't mean I could never do that (travel exotically and preferably solo) ever again, although DH REALLY hates it when I go away solo. He's a worrier. When I was in Peru, he was in worry-hell. Or so he claims. He was visiting his parents while I was traveling, and when I saw his mom at the wedding, she made a point of remarking on how much he worries while I'm away.

So I promised him I'd travel alone LESS once we were married. We had talked about the possibility of my spending every other Christmas (my fave time to travel) traveling solo while he visits his family, and that's still possible.

But at the moment, being a married lady means being -> possibly (hopefully) soon a pregnant lady means no solo travel for THIS Christmas, and complete with possible (hopeful) future infant, probably no solo travel the following Christmas either.

Let's just say trekking in the Atlas Mountains with an infant sounds a lot less fun.

But maybe again someday....

But I want to go now. NOWNOWNOWNOWNOW! Or at least soon.

Surf, I'm so jealous of your job. I would LOVE that job.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/24/2008 4:27:37 PM
Author: Addy

Date: 4/24/2008 4:16:43 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 4/24/2008 4:03:17 PM

Author: Addy

Date: 4/24/2008 1:08:53 PM

Author:Independent Gal

This is more acute now that I actually CAN''T do that (you know, the whole being married thing).

I already answered but maybe I don''t understand what you''re asking. How or why does being married stop you from doing anything that you mentioned?

I''ll take a stab at answering...


It''s because IG (as well as myself) enjoys traveling solo...

I guess I still don''t understand. I went to Croatia by myself after 2.5 months of being married, and Italy after 15 months of being married. I see a trend here. I guess I need to start planning my solo vacation this summer!

You''re lucky. My husband wouldn''t dig it, since he loves to travel too (we met whlie traveling solo). Not to mention...I''d kind of miss him too.

 

[Independent Gal]

Octavia I''ve hiked almost ALL the Adirondack High Peaks...well, about a dozen of ''em). I looove it up there. Have you ever stayed at John''s Brook Lodge? It''s great, cause you''re right at the base of a number of peaks. Makes it easy to do several in a long weekend.

My parents lived in Zambia for a long time and I always wanted to go, but never have. But Zimbabwe? isn''t exactly a party at the moment.

 

[Octavia]

IG, we made the trip up from Saratoga. The drive isn''t too bad, but it does make it hard to get out early in the morning. We did Cascade and we also hiked to Rainbow Falls -- we''re rookies, so we didn''t want to do anything TOO strenuous to start with. This summer, we hope to be in a bit better physical shape than last summer, so we''ll see what happens. It''s just such an amazing feeling to look down from the top of a mountain...and then, when you get back to the bottom, to look up and see where you''ve been. I REALLY wish we had some good mountains around where I live, so I could get some practice in before I go back up to the Adirondacks.

 

[Rhea]

I guess I am lucky. SO likes to travel but really doesn''t generally mind what I do. It helps that he gets less holiday time than I do. We also met whilst travelling and then did the LDR thing for 3 years. We were pretty used to being without each other so I guess that''s made it easier to just up and leave for a holiday without him.

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 4/24/2008 4:11:25 PM
Author: gwendolyn
Before I die, I want to take a cruise to Antarctica and see the huts where the explorers camped and maybe walk to the (real and ceremonial) South Pole and see the coloured ice and see the landscapes that look more like the moon than Earth!

That''s the big one. There are tons of other places I want to see, but that''s the main one. I''m currently living in another country and not having the best time of it, and will probably be living there for another year or more yet, so I''ve got more than enough adventure currently to tide me over for a while. I''m more looking forward to some stability and boringness myself.

I''m sorry things aren''t working out, Gwen.

 

[zoebartlett]

No, I don''t yearn for adventure. I think I was more adventurous when I was younger than I am now. In high school, I lived in another country for one summer. I lived with a family who had relatives in my hometown. I also went on a high school trip for 10 days to a different country than the one I had lived in. Both were amazing experiences. By the time I got to college though, I started to become more of a homebody, and I couldn''t imagine doing a year or even a semester abroad. Sometimes I regret it but then I remind myself that I have had a few great expereinces along the way.

My FI would love to live in Ireland, and he''d leave tomorrow if he could. He can be very much a homebody as well but he''s always wanted to get out and experience what it''s like to live in other countries.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

I know I''m going to sound pathetic, but every once in a while I feel so suffocated by the walls of my cube that I have to go in the bathroom and cry because I feel so overwhelmed by the redundancy of my life.

I absolutely yearn for adventure--I don''t think I will ever stop. DH is a natural-born adventurer himself, in fact, neither of us would have been happy with a life partner who was content to stay put. We often talk about quitting our jobs and using our savings to travel around the world for as long as we can, then come back and start from scratch. I want to spend months travelling around Europe with nothing but backpacks and sleeping on overnight trains. I want to climb the seven summits--heck, I''d be happy trekking to the base of Everest and camping for weeks. DH is taking off a few weeks to climb here in the U.S. and over in Switzerland this fall. We have tentative plans to go to Italy, but week-long trips never satisfy my travel itch. It just makes me dread my cubicle walls even more.

I know it sounds silly, I think it''s just a phase--I can''t think about buying a house or having a family because all I want to do is quit my job and roam around (with or without my husband) until I feel settled.

 

[brazen_irish_hussy]

Date: 4/24/2008 4:48:39 PM
Author: Independent Gal
Octavia I''ve hiked almost ALL the Adirondack High Peaks...well, about a dozen of ''em). I looove it up there. Have you ever stayed at John''s Brook Lodge? It''s great, cause you''re right at the base of a number of peaks. Makes it easy to do several in a long weekend.

My parents lived in Zambia for a long time and I always wanted to go, but never have. But Zimbabwe? isn''t exactly a party at the moment.

Where in Zambia? That is where my uncle has lived for the past 30 years.

I would go explore the tomb of the first emperor of China. It was my first insparation to be an archaeologist and if the stories are true, it is filled with treasure and booby traps, very Indiana Jones. I doubt they will open it in my lifetime, But I love to think about it.

I have traveled all over the world, but the idea of digging up lost civilizations is my adventure. Of course, I will probably end up digging dark ages soup ladles in Ireland, but it is still fun to dream about discovering great civilizations.

 

[sera]

For a bday my dad was going to pay for me to go skydiving and my mom said no *sniffle* so instead, he paid for me to go to Drive Tech at California Speedway and I got to drive a stock car. I LOVED it! I would love to do that again. The sound and feel of those engines OY! Nothin'' like it. Hearing "the track is green" weeeeeeeeee.

I also enjoy going on mission trips to places that aren''t too popular (like leper villages or persecuted areas or whatever) and just going to different places/countries to meet/help people. And of course going to just sightsee is fun too... so many wonderful places and people to visit... such a beautiful world.

I have wanted to do this for a long time... take a horseback trip up a river and then raft down. I would also love to travel down the Amazon... though I do have an issue with bugs and icky things. I like ickfree adventure

I wish I could still work with exotic animals- that was always a fun adventure. I just love animals... exotic and domesticated. I still semi-regret not taking a job as wolf trainer. Ah well. It was fun while it lasted... got some great pics and memories. *sigh* Animals are amazing.

Unfortunately, my knee injuries limit what adventures I can actually do... if it weren''t for my knees... I would love to do so much.

 

[sera]

Date: 4/24/2008 4:11:25 PM
Author: gwendolyn
Before I die, I want to take a cruise to Antarctica and see the huts where the explorers camped and maybe walk to the (real and ceremonial) South Pole and see the coloured ice and see the landscapes that look more like the moon than Earth!

That''s the big one. There are tons of other places I want to see, but that''s the main one. I''m currently living in another country and not having the best time of it, and will probably be living there for another year or more yet, so I''ve got more than enough adventure currently to tide me over for a while. I''m more looking forward to some stability and boringness myself.

Antarctica would be amazing! I won''t ever do it (I think Northern California is too cold), but that would sure be a great adventure and I''ll bet breathtakingly beautiful.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Date: 4/24/2008 10:53:24 PM
Author: sera

Date: 4/24/2008 4:11:25 PM
Author: gwendolyn
Before I die, I want to take a cruise to Antarctica and see the huts where the explorers camped and maybe walk to the (real and ceremonial) South Pole and see the coloured ice and see the landscapes that look more like the moon than Earth!

That''s the big one. There are tons of other places I want to see, but that''s the main one. I''m currently living in another country and not having the best time of it, and will probably be living there for another year or more yet, so I''ve got more than enough adventure currently to tide me over for a while. I''m more looking forward to some stability and boringness myself.

Antarctica would be amazing! I won''t ever do it (I think Northern California is too cold), but that would sure be a great adventure and I''ll bet breathtakingly beautiful.

Antarctica was our first honeymoon choice, but we were quoted over $10,000 per person for travel expenses alone. I''d still love to go, though. Maybe for an anniversary. I think you should go for it, Gwen