Why Travel? A Background
I was going to jump in with a post about the transportation issues presented in going to different countries than you're used to, but that will be a future post instead. Also, I'm hoping to post at least once per month, but looking at twice per month. Instead, today I thought I'd post about my history of travel and why I've come to love it so much. My dad was Air Force, which for many kids would have meant a lot of travel and moving, but he left the AF when I was young. I was born in California, which is where my dad was stationed (Travis Air Force Base, near Fairfield), but both of my parents had family in Oregon, so they ultimately moved us back to Salem, Oregon, which was a bit of a mid-point between the two families. Eventually, my dad took a job in Maryland, so we moved there, and then a few years later we almost moved to England. We were packed up and ready to go when he learned that where we were going I would have to be sent to boarding school. He ended up stay...