Deloreen – Give Yourself Travel

Dearest Readers,

I’m sheepishly coming back to you two full months after my last blog post – yes, I know, I know…I should be ashamed. It’s been a hell of a summer and I’ve been here, there, and just about everywhere. I’m no longer in S.E. Asia – I’m now back on the other side of the world in Europe. My Sabbatical is coming to an end soon and it’s incredibly bittersweet to realize that I won’t be traveling non-stop anymore. I’ve officially started my job search after not working since May 2022. I don’t know what’s crazy – the fact that I haven’t worked since May 2022 or that I’ll be going back to work again soon.

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Dearest Readers,

Call it writer’s block, being stuck, or having too much on my mind – it doesn’t matter what you call it, the last thing on my mind has been writing this blog post. There’s been a lot going on in my life and unfortunately, life does not stop just because I want to gallivant around the world.

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Monday was my day of rest and relaxation after a really fun weekend in the Cameron Highlands, but I couldn’t rest too much since this was my last week in Kuala Lumpur. I would be leaving the city on Thursday for Penang and I needed to get a few sights in before I leave. I’ve been to KL before, so there were only a few locations I’d yet to see that I had yet to explore. I had three priorities – the Batu Caves, KLCC and the light show, and the Perdana Botanical Gardens and KL Butterfly Park.

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There’s a reason the song goes “easy as a Sunday morning” – that’s how every Sunday morning should be and this Sunday was no different. The day started out beautifully with the sun peeking out from the clouds that have covered Kuala Lumpur since my arrival in the city.

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While I’ve only started chronicling my journey recently, my Sabbatical officially started on September 9th, 2022 when I stepped on my flight to Guadalajara, Mexico. The month leading up to my departure was such a roller coaster, that I was holding on by a string by the morning of my flight. After leaving my job

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While I am an advocate for using travel credit cards for day to day purchases, there will be a point when you need cash. In many countries, credit cards are widely accepted but cash is still king and you must be prepared to have cash This is especially true when visiting less touristy locations and

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Banff is a temperate climate that has long cold Winters, short mild Summers, with chilly Springs and Autumns. Thanks to its climate, it’s the perfect locale to enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, snowboarding, canoeing, viewing foliage, and nature watching. The weather is also perfect for the less adventurous to enjoy cuddling up by a fire, passing an afternoon away at the hot spring, enjoy one of Banff’s many eateries or simply enjoying the view from atop Mount Sulphur after a gondola ride.

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Week of April 2nd, 2023 As the title suggests, this week I was simply running on empty – there was nothing left in the tank for me to give to anyone, including myself. However, the most important thing I can do for myself, regardless of where I am, is to listen to my body and

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…And so it begins. Sunday, March 26th, I departed from Atlanta to start the second half of my sabbatical. I enjoyed a 27-hour stopover in Doha before arriving at my final destination, Kuala Lumpur. This marks the first time I’ve left the Americas since March 2020 – I’ll be returning to the last place I visited prior to the pandemic! 🙂

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