Jeremiah Tolbert

Travel. How did you travel in 2010? How and/​or where would you like to travel next year?

Mostly on foot, but some­times by car, and rarely by plane.  For a short period of time at Disneyland, by boat!  In 2011, I hope to travel by FLYING CAR.  IT’S 2011 FOR GOD’S SAKE, WHERE THE FUCK IS MY FLYING CAR?

More seri­ously,  I trav­eled quite a bit in 2010. I spent most of a week in Florida with Sarah’s fam­ily remind­ing myself that amuse­ment parks are the opi­ates of the masses but also see­ing a space shut­tle launch and some beau­ti­ful wildlife habi­tat.  I spent about a week explor­ing the splen­dor of Yellowstone National Park, tent camp­ing for the first time since I was in Africa. I drove cross-​​country to Columbus, Ohio to attend World Fantasy Convention.  And now, I’m back in Kansas for another great hol­i­day with fam­ily.  A good chunk of my travel has been to be with fam­ily, which seems right and good.

In 2011, Sarah and I are ten­ta­tively con­sid­er­ing a long month stay some­where over­seas in the sum­mer between her grad­u­at­ing from school and get­ting a job.  I would con­tinue to work remotely, of course, but would take a lit­tle time off to see what­ever the sights are wher­ever we end up.  I’m lean­ing heav­ily towards Paris, but London could be pretty amaz­ing as well.  Or per­haps Prague.  It’s too soon to say.

It’s also a safe bet that I will travel  to some national or state park for a photo expe­di­tion.  I’m think­ing Zion and Bryce might be at the top of the list right now, before they build a giant eff­ing cold mine right next door.  That will prob­a­bly be just when it warms up enough there to do tent camp­ing so I can keep the cost of going low.

Travel remains one of my favorite things to do, and thanks to liv­ing a remote work­ing lifestyle, I can do so much more of it than I ever did salaried.  Another thing I am very thank­ful for as the year wraps up.

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