How we find Joy in Travel — whit and wander

Feb 4

Feb 4 How we find Joy in Travel

I just loved capturing the reflections on the water from our trip to Hakone, Japan 2019

Though my first posts might suggest this is just a place for me to process my grief and process my diagnosis, I didn’t just start this blog to let all my vulnerable and raw emotions out into the world.

Originally I started this blog as a way of documenting all the adventures we’ve been on since my diagnosis! In a way we are living a more fulfilled, adventurous, and joyful life than we did before I was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer in June of 2017. Since then we have traveled the globe, explored new cities and national parks within the US, and have honestly gotten closer to all of my family, friends who are family, and loved ones.

Even though David and I are in this awful, unfair situation, our life now is so full and happy and joyful because we get to prioritize quality time with the people we love. We also have been using the money in our savings that would say go towards a down payment on a house or a kid’s college fund and using it to explore, learn about new cultures, and go on as many adventures as we can, while we can.

Taken from the top of the Arc de Triomphe on a beautiful June day in Paris

These are some of the international places we have been since my diagnosis (and a few before) that I am working on putting together posts for:

Patagonia
Buenos Aires
Turkey
Paris
London
Japan (aggregating ALL our favorites from all of our trips—three in total)
Seoul
Bali
Iceland
Portugal
Australia
Hong Kong
Mexico City
Tulum
Myanmar
Maldives
Cambodia
Hanoi

And here are some of the domestic places I hope to share more on:

Havasupai
Antelope Canyon
Glacier National Park
Denali and Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks
Mt Rainier National Park
Olympic National Park and Forest
Washington hikes/backpacking trips near Seattle
Big Sur
New Orleans
Austin
LA
SF and bay area
Lake Tahoe
Portland
Oregon Coast
Maui
Oahu
Kauai
San Juan Islands

I’m excited to share all these adventures with you and hope you are excited to follow along! Please comment and let me know what you’re most excited to hear about and what else you want to see!