Getting There

When I travel, whether past times car, educate or plane, the journeying to in addition to from my goal is oft only equally interesting equally the goal itself; indeed, the landscape or ecosystems encountered en road may attempt to live the highlight of the trip.  Setting out for Switzerland tomorrow morning, I know that the flying from Denver to Washington, DC, volition cross familiar terrain but I'm close sure as shooting to discovery to a greater extent than or less geographic features heretofore unseen.

Having checked the International road on Flight Aware, I likewise know that my minute flying volition caput northeast, crossing New York City, Boston, Nova Scotia in addition to Newfoundland earlier venturing out across the nighttime Atlantic.  Early the side past times side morning, nosotros volition cross Republic of Ireland earlier fishing SSE across England in addition to French Republic to Geneva.  Since I convey never been to Europe (unless I count the eastern one-half of Iceland, which is business office of the Eurasian Plate), this lastly stretch volition live all novel territory, viewed from 30,000 feet.

Of course, I convey secured my window seats in addition to am hoping for clear skies, peculiarly across Europe, fully aware that conditions tin complicate whatever degree of travel.  More on Switzerland inwards the coming weeks.

Flashback Post Viii

Today marks the summertime solstice, the commencement of the astronomical summertime inwards the Northern Hemisphere.  Some of us accept already had plenty oppressive summertime oestrus together with expect forwards to the mild days together with crisp nights of fall.  In the meantime, nosotros oftentimes escape (at to the lowest degree inwards our minds) to cooler climes, a thought I shared inwards June of 2011.

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