Hello everybody, I hope those in cold climates are staying warm and those in warm climates know how lucky you are! Because of how cold it is, I am sure that the places on my list are a bit biased to warmer blessed areas of the globe, but I do have some that are pretty cold during the winter months. If anybody has some suggestions, please comment and keep in mind these factors: Money, security, I don’t drink/party, I like going off the beaten path, food is not an issue because I will eat ANYTHING!
1. Philippines. This mass of over 7,000 islands is from what I have heard a great combination of cheap, beautiful, safe, and unique plus they speak english. Lately, I’ve be looking at the islands of Palawan and Mindoro. Palawan was named the most beautiful island in the world by Conde Nast Traveler. Mindoro is REALLY off the beaten path with some big tourism but not much.
2. Belize. This is an English speaking country in the Caribbean, plus it is very safe and cost friendly. It is an amazingly beautiful country and has beaches, islands off the coast, jungles, and ancient Mayan ruins.
3. Church mission trip to who-knows-where. My church does a lot of mission trips and it seem like a fun way to further your religious walk and have some fun adventures with close friends. My church is doing them all the time but I do not know where or when the next one will be, but I am going to make another post about various places, past and present that my church goes and will be going to.
4. Transylvania, Romania. My grandfather grew up there as a boy and then had to escape the Nazi government at about age 10. We are of the Hungarian minority from Romania as Transylvania was part of the Hungarian kingdom for many years. I am a proud Hungarian and I love tales of the region about Vlad “The Impaler” Tepes and Attila the Hun and of the first king of Hungary, Istvan (Steven) I, my name sake. The country is cheaper than western European countries and has many places off the beaten path to discover. Bran Castle in Brasov is a must! I speak some Hungarian and a little Romanian, but I’m working on both still.
5. Thailand. Once again, cheap, beautiful, relatively safe from what I I have heard, but the places I want to go in the south of Thailand are big party places and I would stick out like a sore thumb. If anybody has some places I might like there please comment.
6. China. This one would be mostly for martial arts purposes, and to climb some of the famous temple mountains for their beauty but not so much for spiritual purposes. Mount Wudang is where I would probably be in Henan province because I have always wanted to learn the sword style and Taijiquan there. This is probably the most expensive of the countries, but I would like to do it someday.
This was narrowed down from about 20 countries, but I will get to those someday I hope! I know many of you have unique experiences and stories and places from all over the place so please share with me as much as you can and give me any information on the countries I have listed. I’m going to go eat some dinner and venture out into the cold one more time to let my four legged friends out.
~ Steven
“Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker.” – Garth Nix
42 thoughts to “Where Do I Runaway?”
runawaying is great way to find yourself
True that! I hope to go somewhere at least by next summer 2017.
well, you can always explore your country and see places you places you been before or even taking a route to work.
True, if you check out my post “Pilot” I say that I will be blogging about the places I go here in the states before I leave the country. There are some really cool places I have never visited!
usa is huge! i will check it out, also check out my blog when you get the chance.
Cool blog btw! everglades are awesome, and I have never been there yet.
go when you get the chance! this country is so beautiful
It is. You should explore the Blue Ridge mountains here in NC!
that is awesome, i googled it. i never that nc had something lol
Yeah, the coast has some pretty cool things to (Pirates!) and The town of Winston-Salem is amazing!
salem is where they had the whiches right?
No that was Massachusetts, haha. Winston-Salem has some of the oldest architecture in the south!
very interesting. i will definitely check it out!
The oldest buildings that they have in Old Salem are from the 1730s. One thing I spotted that wasn’t on the tour was an old Benjamin Franklin lightning rod still on the church from the time he invented it!
that is awesome! i didnt know benjamin was there
I’m not sure he actually was here, but do know that they were installed all up and down the colonies after he invented it and it saved many lives.
Haha you are history nerd. Which is a good thing lol
I was homeschooled, I can’t help it! Lol
😂 it shows lol
I know, it was an awesome experience though!
I bet! Everything is interesting to yoh
Yes, there are plenty if things that bore me though, like math! Lol, I hate math
Who doesn’t
My dear mother unfortunately loves it with a passion… it’s really an illness
I know how you feel, my grandpa was rocket scientist 😳
Dang that’s cool! My grandfather invented parts for the titan missiles and SDI when he was a Colonel in the Airforce.
That is pretty awesome! My grandpa work with NASA.are you hispanic
That is debatable. I say that am white because that is what the majority of my bloodline is. My dad is from Peru, but his native blood is only a small fraction because his father is spanish/jewish with a minute amount of native from about 150 years ago and his mother is english/danish.
Interesting.i noticed that. Since you had a spanish last name. My grandma is spanish/jewish.
That’s cool. My Spanish/Jewish side comes from Northern Spain.
Oh. I dont know what part but im also lebanese but my family that is Lebanese is white. If you see me i look indian. Im so mixed lol.
My pastor’s kids look Indian lol. His wife is Ethiopian/Italian so they have dark skin but sleek dark hair
Very interesting! Haha i love mixture of this country
Same bro same.
Ice anyways wanted to try Lebanese food. It’s it like other Mediterranean food?
It is but with more spices. I love it man. The chicken is awesome.
My mouth is watering! If you ever get the chance, try Hungarian food, though there is no restaurant in the world that can cook it like my mom!
Lucky you, i will look for one 🙂
Yeah man. It’s nice getting feedback from you, I’ll stay updated with your blog, you got some cool stuff!
Thank you same to you 🙂
George Washington stayed in the old tavern that is still standing though!
That is pretty cool
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