Why I Feel Like The Luckiest Guy In The Sky

After traveling over a large portion of the world well before the age of thirty the travel bug really got to me. It caught me by surprise, as traveling wasn’t something I was used to while growing up. I don’t think I crossed any borders as a child. My first international travels were probably the trips I took to France and Germany in my early twenties. That sounds pretty exotic from a North American perspective, but since I grew up in Europe those were mostly short day trips by car. After my first plane trip to one of the Spanish islands I realized how much I loved traveling. I started to do more and more of it: both personally, and later on even for work. By now, I think it’s safe to say I’ve seen some of the most beautiful places of this earth, and a lot remains to be explored on future travels. There’s always something new to see, and I’m surprised how I discover a new favorite place on every trip.

Getting to where you want to be

The biggest hurdle in traveling is to actually get to …