Dreamchasers Asia 2024: Take a Deep Breath. Slow Down. Time to Return to Chill Island Life.
a trip by Bev and Stan
From: December 31st 2023
Until: May 5th 2024
2023 was a year filled with an abundance of movement and adventure. The year began with four months of profound experiences in Thailand and Indonesia, as we explored familiar territories with new beginner’s mindsets after three years of being COVID homebound. Activities for the next four months upon return to Canada consisted primarily of training and planning in preparation for my commitment to trek Machu Picchu, Peru in November, where we would both be embracing a new continent, new culture, and new language. This vision was fully realized, during the seven weeks of adventures that took us to new levels of physical and mental challenges in never before visited Argentina and Peru. Upon our return from South America, we had exactly two weeks back home in Canada in which to rest, repack and reorganize our lives before we embarked on this Dreamchaser’s 2024 return to Asia trip. It may be worth mentioning that during those two weeks I was also recovering from an unwelcome travel bug I picked up in the Amazon at the end of our South American travels, along with the simple exhaustion of having had too much fun from exerting ourselves fully for the entire time that we were constantly moving in South America.
It is somewhat of a testimony of sheer willpower that we were able to get it all together to pick up another overseas flight to the eastern hemisphere a mere fourteen days after having returned from the southern hemisphere. I was not always convinced we could do it. But my fellow Dreamchaser Stan never lost faith that we could pull off this courageous act, reminding us always that we are above all problem solvers, and are nothing, if not determined to carry through with following our dreams. We are, after all, the Dreamchasers.
So the mantra for Dreamchasers Asia 2024 therefore is to slow down, and enjoy. This translates to reclaiming our healthy lifestyle routine of regular yoga practice, swimming, biking around on scooters, practicing more impossibly difficult but delightfully fun Thai language classes, followed by more Indonesian language studies, learning some new music, and enjoying many, many sunsets with friends old and new.
Thank you for your interests in our travel adventures and philosophical musings.
Trip Length: 4 months
Blog Entries: 3
Photos: 50
Words: 2940
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