Seven In Seven

Very rarely in life do things line up, providing you with the complete freedom to have the confidence to chase your dream.

In fact, in my experience, you have to make things line up to go after that "set prize."

In the final quarter of 2013, I found myself living in a very cold city. I was newly single. But had a comfortable cushion of funds. I had just started a new job, but was daydreaming of finally doing some intense travel to destinations I had been dreaming about for over 10 years.

"I have the money... I have no romantic attachments... The only thing holding me back is this new job," I reasoned. "This new, fantastic, amazing job."

So instead of doing what I normally had done (play it safe), I quit the job and began my adventure to hit all seven continents on the Earth in seven months.

"It's called the '7 in 7 Tour'," someone told me. "Most people do it in seven years though. Not seven months. That's just crazy."

Well, crazy was what I was looking for in my life. But not a drug-fueled "forget your past" crazy. My "crazy" merely meant bucking the responsible nature I'd had for so long, and giving into my whims. To that point in life, the only "whims" I gave in to were the occasional "eating of my emotions." 

Instead, I wanted to "travel my emotions."

So it began... With a simple trip to Iceland, where two continental plates meet: North America and Europe. Then off to Antarctica. And South America. And Asia. And Australia. And then South Africa. And finally, Europe.

I have yet to really decide what I want my "life's set prize" to be. But the journeys away from my home and everyday life were a form of "self-expression." They were not a way for me to "find myself" or "remember who I was"... Which is how many people wanted to label it.

The travel was - and is - a way for me to satiate my curiosity for life and the energy that exists in each location... Remote or close by.

And in order to experience that energy and fully express myself, I had to find my "balls" and make the Universe line up for me.

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December

Iceland (December 10th through the 15th) Completed
NYC (December 16th through the 18th) Completed
Arizona (December 20th through the 25th) Completed
Argentina (December 28 & 29th) Completed
Antarctica (December 29th through December 31st) Completed

January
Antarctica (January 1st through January 9th) Completed
San Diego, CA (January 16th through the 20th) Completed
Blue Morpho Retreat Iquitos, Peru (January 24th through January 31st) Completed

February
Blue Morpho Retreat Iquitos, Peru (February 1st & 2nd) Completed
Singapore (February 8th through February 11th) Completed
Bali (February 11th through February 14th) Completed
Lombok (February 14th through February 17th) Completed
Perth (February 17th through February 20th) Completed
San Diego, CA (February 21st through February 23rd) Completed

March
Cape Town, South Africa (February 28th through March 6th) Completed
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos (March 15th through March 19th) Completed

San Diego (March 21st through March 25th) Completed

London (March 29th through March 30th) Completed
Paris (March 31st) Completed

April
Bordeaux (April 1st through April 6th) Completed
Venice, Italy (April 7th & April 10th) Completed
Florence, Italy (April 8th & April 9th) Completed
Dublin (April 11th) Completed
San Diego (April 18th though 21st) Completed
New York City (April 24th through 26th) Completed

May

Phoenix (May 1st through May 6th) Completed

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (May 17th through May 22nd) Completed

San Diego (May 23rd through May 26th) Completed
Amsterdam (May 28th & 29th) Completed

Berlin (May 30th through June 1st) Completed

June
Madrid (June 2nd to June 5th) Completed
Barcelona (June 5th to June 8th) Completed

Bordeaux Grand Cru Cooking & Wine Tour Bordeaux, France (June 9th through 14th) Completed

Geneva (June 14th & June 15th) Completed
Prague (June 16th to June 18th) Completed

Vienna (June 18th to June 21st) Completed

Budapest (June 21st to June 24th) Completed

Istanbul (June 24th to June 27th) Completed

Santorini (June 27th to July 1st) Completed

July

Rome (July 1st through July 5th) Completed