back from cruise!

 so.. Alaska is officially off the bucket list. It was such a quick and easy trip. I mean there were some logistics involved. but for me escorted trips are the way to go!

once you do the initial planning, it's nice to just roll yourself to the gate and let the trip take over.

so i left out of vancouver and came back through seattle. i've just resigned myself that travel days are long and long. I try to make it comfy but there's a lot of sitting. 

Hence..if i continue to travel..I'm getting the Amex Centurion card for ever. it has more pass access than just the priority pass. 

just to make the journey a little bit more relaxing for now. i'm sure after awhile even that will get annoying but for now, that's on my wishlist.

i've never seen so many asian people outside of Asia except when i was in Australia. it was just the oddest thing. there was a definite clientele. 

It must be common because there was a lot of asian food served on the buffet. 

it was interesting to watch the games and the way people clearly traveled in group.

i did wonder a bit what vacation looks like for me without a job. Since i primarily do the same thing i do at home - eat, sleep, read, watch tv. 

i talked to a total of 1 person.

this is my norm. 

i'm still figuring it out. but going to new places still makes me happy. that speaks to the growth and adventure part of my spirit.

and actually this long solo cruise kind of diminished the appeal of finland by a lot. i'm more excited to go to the national parks because it will be structured and there should be some walking.

yeah, i'm hoping to do more activity-based trips in the future since i live a regular life of leisure.

it was fun to have no internet access for a week. i came home to nothing but transactional emails. so it's starting to sink in. i may be able to break my email habit soon, since i have nothing i'm waiting for in email.

i keep wanting to check my dividends but then also... it doesn't matter...i'll know next year. 

and walmart delivery was so awesome....someone was talking about lucky charms...and i decided i wanted some lucky charms when i got up...so i scheduled a delivery..and it was here when i woke up!

that's so awesome! loving life right now...simple joys!