i am suffering from travel envy. i think when you don’t have a trip planned, it seems like EVERYBODY around you is planning a trip.

i’ve been chatting with people that are planning trips to the Galapagos Islands, Argentina, Chile, the Grand Canyon, Sydney, Ireland….. it seems like an endless stream of travel plans are passing me by, and i want to jump on the travel train.

but that being said, i’m not exactly sure where i want to go. granted, the funds are tight this year, but i will go somewhere, it’s just a matter of determining where that somewhere will be. i don’t think international will be an option, although, you never know what kind of bargain airfare you can find if you put your mind to it.

while thumbing through the ultra lovely Wilderness Travel catalog sitting on my coffee table, i came across a trip to Palau. i had to look up exactly where Palau was….. even though the title of this journal is internationalgeotastic, it could as easily be geographicallychallenged.

Palau is is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, 500 mile east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo. thank you Wikipedia! it looks amazing, and i think it might have to go on the list. of course, looking at that catalog, everywhere they go to needs to be on the list. i don’t think Palau is in the 2012 plan, but who knows what 2013 might bring. oh wait, wasn’t 2013 supposed to be Chile? hmmm. maybe i will give South America a break and venture elsewhere in the world for the next big trip.

as for my next trip in general…..it’s to Denver! if you’ve read my previous posts then you know i’ve got pals in CO, and i’m super excited to see them. i feel like it’s been forever since we’ve had a visit. Denver, it might not be international, but no matter where you go, if you have friends involved, it’s bound to be great fun!

photo: random dilapidated building in Summit County, CO