I love airports.
Maybe that is why it is 12:45am and I’m still up.
In just a few hours I will have to be in my car at 5:15 sharp which means I have to actually wake up at 4:30am.
Oh my.
A few minutes ago I found myself in my bed unable to sleep. I’ve been in bed for an hour, lights off, but no sleep for me.
Drats.
I’m going to Austin, Texas tomorrow to visit Kimberly and she’s got a full agenda planned which I know will be a total blast. I’m really excited to see her again and meet her city. But I need to get my sleep so I can be well rested for all the fun we are going to have.
Anyway, back to my love of airports since sleep is not quite calling me yet.
I love the flurry of activity. People running to meet their flights, the roll of suitcases trailing behind them. The magazine shops that beckon me (I never buy magazines in stores but nearly always do at airports. I’m captivated by the come hither smile and look of the endless row upon row of magazines staring at me). Then there are the tasty treats that I don’t normally eat but heck–I’m traveling–so with that thought I let up on my normal proclivity toward healthy food.
Here’s what I love most:
With all of those thousands of destinations available at any time of the day and night there is also that sense that anything is possible in airports.
Riding horses in Mongolia. Scaling Everest. Volunteering at an orphanage in Pune, India. Cooking classes in Bangkok. The possibilities for adventures are endless.
Barb just got back from a trip to Bhutan and stayed with me at my quiet cottage for a couple of days to adjust to being back in the United States. She told me about this woman she met on a trip who has a very wealthy friend. This friend will pack an overnight bag and drive to the airport and see which destination calls to him.
I love that.
And I’d like to do that without having to be super wealthy.
One of my dreams for many years has been to get a big map of the world and be blindfolded with a dart in my hand. Wherever I throw the dart is where I will travel next.
Doesn’t that sound like fun?
One of these days I will do that.
In the meantime I’ve decided that I will give myself the option to travel anywhere I want after I’ve been in Bali for a little while. The thought of being able to go anywhere in the world, at a moment’s notice, is so exciting to me.
That’s what I love most about airports.
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