Number of visited countries and territories: 117
Welcome to my site! I am Natalia, a 68-year old world traveler. I travel solo, or with my husband, or friends. My intention is to describe traveling as is with all its difficulties, setbacks and issues. Some blogs paint a picture of blissful experience each and every time. Travelers seem to be always in the excellent mood and perfect health. Our human nature makes us push to the back of our mind things that we did not like. I do the same when I come back from a trip and tell my friends how wonderful it was, even if not everything went well. I tend not to talk about stress, occasional disappointment, inconvenience met along the way. Of course, my blog is also about lots of positive things like the joy of seeing beautiful places, learning about different cultures and testing my own physical abilities. Otherwise, why would I travel myself and encourage others to do that? At the same time, my stories are an honest account of everything that happens to me on the road. I leave the comfort of my house to be on the move. My age and maladies stay behind. The road makes me younger and healthier. Seeing new places rejuvenates me. Adventure awaits and thrills me.
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What’s in the name?
A good name for the blog is important. It must be simple, easy to remember and type, and at the same time, it should be fresh and original. The first name that came to mind was ‘Never old to travel’ probably because I am over 60 now. But traveling is not something that I started doing recently. So it did not sound right. I changed it to ‘Never late to travel’ and rejected for the same reason. The blog name needed to convey something special about me.
Too many blogs have ‘adventurous’, ‘wild’, ‘extreme’, ‘nomadic’ in their names. These words are overused; they do not catch attention anymore. They do not reflect my personality either. I am adventurous, wild, extreme and nomadic only to some extent. In fact, I am a pretty average and reasonably fit person, but nothing extraordinary. For instance, I never did bungee jumping or scuba diving. I am afraid of flying, heights, falling ill in a godforsaken place – to name just a few of my phobias. Sometimes I’d rather be home and curl up with a book on the coach than hit the road. Why do I travel then? Because I have to. Three-four months at home make me feel as if a crust grew all over me. The longer I stay home, the thicker the crust becomes. My fears worsen. It gets harder to break that crust. That is why I make an effort, step over the house threshold and a small miracle happens – of course, I want to go!
My intention is to describe traveling as is with all its difficulties, setbacks and issues. Some blogs paint a picture of blissful experience each and every time. Travelers seem to be always in the excellent mood and perfect health. They do not get tired or bored; nobody gets sick on a trip. Our human nature makes us push to the back of our mind things that we did not like. I do the same when I come back from a trip and tell my friends how wonderful it was, even if not everything went well. I tend not to talk about stress, occasional disappointment, inconvenience met along the way. Of course, my blog is also about lots of positive things like the joy of seeing beautiful places, learning about different cultures and testing my own physical abilities. Otherwise, why would I travel myself and encourage others to do that? At the same time, my stories are an honest account of everything that happens to me on the road.
They are not about eating at expensive restaurants or staying at luxury hotels. Although I enjoy having a good meal once in a while, food is never my reason for traveling. As for 5-star hotels, in my opinion, they are so much alike in all parts of the world that staying in them makes it difficult to remember in what country I am. Nothing against these hotels and occasionally I treat myself to nice accommodation to experience it too, but again it is not why I travel.
I leave the comfort of my house to be on the move. My age and maladies stay behind. The road makes me younger and healthier. Seeing new places rejuvenates me. Adventure awaits and thrills me.
So let’s break the crust, get out and see the world!