I really like to remain at home in summer. I truly do.
I look forward to my garden and barbeques in my backyard. I love the feeling of heat warming my muscles
and the chance to wear sundresses and sandals and have an excuse to get a
pedicure.
But at the same time, summer always signals travel time
for me. When the kids were little, we’d
take a family trip every summer, to national parks in the U.S. or European
locales. And since my husband is
Australian and our kids are dual citizens, we always tried to slip in a trip to
Australia when time and money allowed.
Well, now my children are grown up, but we still are a
traveling family. My husband and I are
headed off to Portugal for a quick trip before we take our annual foray to
Australia. And because there are only
two tickets to pay for, the trip Down Under is more affordable. Besides, we get to leave the heat of North
American summer for the cool weather of the Southern Hemisphere. It doesn’t get that cold—more like autumn in
the Northeast. And there’s something
cozy about sweater-and-jacket weather.
The heroine of my July Superromance, THE COMPANY YOU
KEEP, is also a traveler. For Mimi
Lodge, going to the world's hotspots is just part of her job as a war
correspondent. But it’s also a symptom
of her search for meaning. Little does
she know that true insights and happiness will come at a place she never
considered particularly welcoming, just proving it’s the company you’re with
that defines the essence of home.
I always love to hear from my readers. Have a great summer and happy traveling!
Tracy Kelleher
5 comments:
have a great summer and wonderful traveling Tracy :)
This sounds really good thank you for posting it. I can't wait to read it.
Penney
Enjoy your trip to Oz and the cooler
weather. Our triple digit weather in
Texas has me wishing I could hop into
your case and share a vacation from
the heat!!!
Pat C.
I used to travel a lot more, maybe I will again once I get a few more things together. But I still get to travel vicariously thru reading books.
Hello from QLD Australia. On the days when the wind does NOT blow up from the Antarctic & the sun shines I don't even need a jumper. Today was glorious, yesterday not so much.
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