…The sun shines and life is exciting and challenging.  The people of ‘B’ look at you with curious eyes.  You are an outsider.  You feel exotic.  You take pictures, post feverishly to Facebook, walk the streets wide eyed…

Getting from ‘A’ to ‘B’.  It’s the essence of travel.

‘A’ is a place where the weather is dull, and life is routine.
Familiarity has made ‘A’ seem drab and lifeless.   You walk down the street and the scenery is too familiar, the people predictable.
In ‘A’, there is nothing new for you to experience, no sense of adventure.

One day, you overhear two people talking about ‘B’.
’B’ is beautiful this time of year, you hear them say.
I went to ‘B’ last winter for a week, it was the best vacation I ever had.
Oh, ‘B’!  If only I were still there.

Intrigued, you Google ‘B’.  Images of idyllic beaches, smiling people, and colorful food flash before you.  Your pulse quickens, and a sense of wonder begins to bubble inside you.   ‘B’ looks so exciting, so different to ‘A’.
On an impulse, you quit your job, pack your bag and walk out the door.

Two days later you are in ‘B’.

You feel alive and invigorated.  The food tastes better in ‘B’.  The people are
beautiful.   The sun shines and life is exciting and challenging.
The people of ‘B’ look at you with curious eyes.  You are an outsider.  You feel exotic.
You take pictures, post feverishly to Facebook, walk the streets wide eyed, and sleep long and heavily at night.

Gradually you learn the ways of ‘B’, its customs and currency.  You pick up a few words of the local language.  You begin to understand the subtleties of the foods, and the layout of the streets.  You become relaxed and at ease.  The people in ‘B’ are not so strange.  They are like the people of ‘A’ in many ways, like people everywhere, and you feel you understand them.   Despite the language barrier you make some good friends.  They help you find a place to live and a job.  You start to feel less like an outsider, and more as though you belong.

One morning you wake up, and realise that overnight, ‘B’ has turned into ‘A’.
On an impulse, you quit your job, pack your bag and walk out the door…

 
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