I was wrong.. let me explain | birthday trip | travel diary
I’m back in Los Angeles and I am a sack of lazy bones, honey child. Whew! It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon and I am only now getting out of the bed. Mind you, my eyes have been open since 7am. Maybe my body wasn’t ready for that 14-mile walk/hike yesterday.
Quickly typing this, in case you’ve clicked on the link in my Instagram bio or you’re back checking from the initial newsletter I sent out, to let you know that more content is coming soon. I’m so anal and I don’t want to throw any ol’ thing up here — I like to let the words fall into my spirit and then mold them into careful writing. I need to be a little less that way. So, hey! Looka here, that’s what this quickie is…
Popping in to let you know that I’ll be answering all of your questions, including…
How much did it cost?
When did you start planning this?
What are some must see sights?
What made you go?
What made you stay as long as you did?
Do you think it’s better to go during the winter months ?
Where did you stay?
What was the price range for the trip?
Do you think it’s a great place to bring a kid?
Right now, let me quickly answer the one that every single person asked, no exaggeration, I had to be asked this question about 43 times…
Who are you with? …Wait, did you go alone?!
Yes, I traveled to Africa all by my little lonesome!
I’ll go into further detail about solo female travel in another post.
photo: Pinterest
What happened to doing a daily entry into this travel diary?
I didn’t change my mind about writing in my travel diary, I simply was a bit overly ambitious.
I was thinking I would come back to my suite each day and write, but because I am so anal, when I would do that, it kept me up until sunrise, which didn’t help my body adjust to the totally different time zone (don’t click that; it’s scientific research saying that adjusting to a different time zone “can take up to one day for every hour the clock is shifted, resulting in several days of fatigue and discombobulation” .. I had to look it up to know I wasn’t crazy, or just plain lazy. I was NINE time zones away, with a body very resistant to change, so I was basically screwed the majority of my stay).
During the day in Morocco, I had to keep myself up and moving, or interacting with people to not feel drowsy (because it was nighttime in California). If I were to try to sit comfortably and write, my face would meet my keyboard.
Then, there was no strict schedule for this trip to Morocco; I simply allowed plans to flow freely. I flowed right into the desert (in the South of Morocco) for 3 days and left my computer at my hotel in Casablanca. (Yes, I was paying for 3 places to stay concurrently). Then when I returned to the big city, after my amazing time in the desert, my trip was winding down. I couldn’t get right… to write. A mess. Yet, a beauty. It was beautiful mess.
Right now, I’m about to go take a walk and enjoy this cool Los Angeles “winter” weather. Hopefully, I’ll be moved to write when I return.
See, I don’t know how to do anything quickly.. you know how I said I started this around 2pm? It was supposed to be a quick, 5-sentence check-in, taking all of 5 minutes.. But no, it’s now approaching 3 o’clock. Ugh! I really need to practice writing everyday to get quicker.
Okay, later, lovelies! ♥
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