29 Lessons From Travelling the World by Benny Lewis

Daily Good shared a thought provoking article about seeing the world through the lens of traveling.  It was refreshing like a salty sea breeze and it that took me back to Italy. Back to a small town surrounded by castle walls with cobble stone streets, and then to a ledge overlooking the Amalfi Coast. Man, I miss traveling. This article could very well be the travel bug that bites me, makes me grab my travel backpack and passport, and leads me to the nearest international terminal to discover another part of myself, in another part of the world.

 29 Lessons From Travelling the World by Benny Lewis is inspiring. At one point, I gave myself a pat on the back for a lesson I know too well, taking my time. My friends say that I'm on "west coast time," I'd argue that I'm on "Italian time," but according to lesson 16, I'm just plain wise for taking it easy. We can learn a lot from cultures that maintain a slower pace of life. So the next time someone tells me that I'm doing things too slowly, I'll tell them that I'm doing things better!


My stories  Viterbo: Walls in Life, Walls in Love,  Chasing Wi-Fi,  and  Defeat and triumph at Sigma describe a few of my lessons in traveling, but the mark Italy left on my heart is far greater than anything I could write. I strongly believe that traveling is necessary. It adds shades of color to your vision that you would otherwise never see. Life without travel is like kindergarten without finger painting. Finger painting is essential when you're growing and learning. It's fun, it incorporates letters, straight lines, and mixtures of colors and shapes. It's hands-on, it involves exploration, it's soothing, and it's messy! It's something special.

All I can do is relish the times and the memories. I'll take a piece of everywhere I've been with me everywhere I go.

South of Italy - 2011

View more pictures from all of my adventures here.

I ♥ Travel

--------------------------------------------------------- Florida --------------------------------------------------------

December 2012

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

IT'S PONCHO TIME!!!!

---------------------------------------------------- Seattle, Washington -----------------------------------------------

April 2012

their childhood home in Seattle

 -------------------------------------------------- Manhattan, KANSAS ---------------------------------------------

March 2012

An Italy Reunion in Manhattan, KS

hanging out at KSU

Fake St Patty's Day 2012

-------------------------------------------------------- Reno, NV -------------------------------------------------------

Nov 2011

We're Rebels!!!
at the UNLV/UNR football game

 

--------------------------------------------------------- London -------------------------------------------------------

August 2011

-------------------------------------------- Viterbo, Italia (my Italian home) ---------------------------------------

Summer 2011

The first view I captured  -  Sorrento, Italy

We were paying attention in class. Honest!

Everyone at the Umbria Jazz Festival

The Vegas Ladies

Edwin.

Outside of the Viterbo walls

 ------------------------------------------ Germany * Austria * Czech Republic -----------------------------------

April 2006

I was a part of the ribbon dance on stage at the
Hofbrauhaus in Germany 

It really wasn't that cold in the German Alps

------------------------------------------------------------ Italy ----------------------------------------------------------

April 2004

Warming up before we sang in the Easter Mass at St Mark's Basilica in Venice

How Great is Our God.  I've had some unforgettable moments and seen some phenomenal sights. I've worshiped in some of the worlds greatest and most sacred places. And I've got more to do :) I dare you to travel and see what you find.

To The Better Days:

Deuteronomy 28: 3,6                                                                                                  ♥ Britt T

    *  3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.  6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. 

I ♥ Travel II

Feel free to contribute at any time. 

Next trip: 

Anywhere but Here

May 2013

Florida December 2012

We have fun. Do you????!


 *We have the best stories from this trip to witness our amazing friend get married in sunny St. Augustine*

So Let's Go!

From day one until the moment I landed in McCarren Int'l Airport six weeks later, Wi-Fi was a major issue. This story describes my experience with searching for it, using it, and by the end of my time in Italy, living without it. I'm sure lots of other students, not only in Italy, can relate to what seemed like a shift in atmospheric shift once Wi-Fi wasn't as easily accessible as it once was. 

Chasing Wi-Fi

♥ Britt T

Allora, Viterbo

http://viterboitaly.wordpress.com/writing-about-italy/chasing-wi-fi/

At times the language barrier was hard to handle, but this experience was a definite test of character. I wrote a story about going to the local supermarket, and with the help of a few people, having epiphanies, failures and redemptions all in that trip. It was definitely a moment of growth. Once again, published on my travel writing class blog, Allora, Viterbo. 

Defeat and triumph at Sigma

♥ Britt T

Allora, Viterbo

http://viterboitaly.wordpress.com/writing-about-italy/defeat-and-triumph-at-sigma/

PS. Thanks to Kristen for being my lovely model!!

Overwhelmed by all the beauty and adventure of Italy, I decided to write it all down. Here's a story about living in a city surrounded by walls, having walls up when it comes to love, and realizing that although living within walls can protect you, it can also impoverish you. The story is posted on my travel writing class blog, Allora, Viterbo. While you're there feel free to check out other stories that my classmates have written too!!

Viterbo: Walls in Life, Walls in Love

♥ Britt T
Allora, Viterbo
http://viterboitaly.wordpress.com/writing-about-italy/viterbo-walls-in-life-walls-in-love/