Attract Our Travel Dreams

by Evelyn on September 18, 2008

Beautiful Alaska

Many of us dream of going on a nice vacation. It may be a relaxing holiday in an exotic beach resort, visiting a Disneyland theme park or just an eat-and-shop holiday. If you ask me, I like the thought of them all. Bitten by the travel bug, I continue to have several holiday dreams; despite having traveled a fair bit.

Did I ever mention that Singaporeans are one of the most widely traveled people in the world? Once the school holidays begin in another month’s time, our already busy Changi Airport is going to enter another high peak period.

I share the same thoughts as Jeff from Super Charged Living on how it feels like to be away from home. He had written about things he love about traveling to new places in his recent post here. For Singaporeans, any form of traveling will mean going out of the country since there are no mountains to climb, lakes to swim or clear waters to dive in. Abroad, I enjoy breathing in the fresh air, sampling food from another culture and taking in the sights of some ancient ruins.

For a time, I wanted to be an air stewardess so that I could get to travel the world. The thought of being able to experiencing the world in all its glory was tempting! However, becoming an air stewardess then would mean having to quit my banking job. A friend gave me some advice, which I heeded to: It would be silly to give up your career prospects just to fulfill the wish to travel! The next best alternative was to make some money to afford the vacations. Of course, there is always the option of backpacking. But somehow, the thought did not occur to me back then.

Attract Money For Travel

Admittedly, traveling abroad can require a huge sum of money, if you intend to travel well. Going on one and with kids in tow can translate to a total bill that is in the thousands. If you find yourself wishing for a dream vacation abroad with your family but do not have means to, read this article that I wrote about changing your beliefs about money first. You cannot begin to attract funds for travelling if you hold negative thoughts towards having surplus money in your wallet.

My Abundant Travel Life

Our travel dreams are more likely to come true if we can bring forth the memory of how it feels like to be on vacation, while we make a request to The Universe/God/ Spirit Gudies. Hence, I am going to start off here by sharing about my previous travel life and recalling the enjoyable time I had.

 

In the United States, I have been to as far north as Alaska to view its ice glaciers and as far south as Key West to taste the famed key lime pie and watched its beautiful sunset. Disneyland was wonderful, although I would need to go back again and this time with my kids. From the U.S., I even flew on to Cancun off the coast in Mexico for a diving holiday with my husband.

Over in Europe, I have climbed Antoni Gaudí’s famous La Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain together with friends. I have also taken photos against the picturesque landscapes of Switzerland, Holland and Austria. The ancient ruins of Pompei in Rome fascinated me as much as the famous paintings in The Louvre Museum of Paris. Food and shopping were so good in London that I have flown there a few times.

I have visited a number of countries closer to home as well. In China, I have set afoot the Great Wall of China and visited the Forbidden City; in Australia, the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Darwin. Beach holidays in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia are vacations that I have taken every now and then for a short getaway.

My Travel Dreams

There are many places that I continue to wish to see. So here goes my top 5 desired country destinations and in no particular order:

1. Japan – Hokkaido.
2. New Zealand.
3. Canada.
4. Austria – I have been to Austria once during my University school holidays but promised that one day, I would return to such a beautiful country.
5. United States – New York, Boston, Hawaii.

In the London Train with Min

I feel happy and grateful for having had the opportunity to see parts of the world, outside my home. My intent is to be in a vibrational alignment with my travel dreams. I now send my wish list to the Universe, joyful in the knowledge that one day my travel dreams will come true.

My kids too have their own wish list! Occasionally, they take the time to pore over pictures of places where they would like to go to some day. They feel very much inspired to do so, after glimpsing the vision board on my wall.

Share Your Travel Dreams

What about you? Would you like to make an intention request to visit a place that you have been dreaming of? What are 3 of your travel dreams and what in each place are you hoping to experience? Do share in the comments below.

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Davina September 23, 2008 at 4:30 pm

Hi Evelyn. :-) I know it wasn’t intentional. I just look forward to reading the replies to comments is all. I’ll see you on the moon someday!

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Evelyn September 23, 2008 at 10:31 pm

@Marelisa, I’d say go for it; go for all the things that you’ve been longing to do. I’m still hoping to fulfill some of my activity wish-list.

@Pink Ink, I was just looking at some of the photos on Barcelona yesterday. It made me recall of the fabulous time I had there. It’ll be nice to be able to go back there and to visit other cities in Spain with my family the next time round.

You sure come from an exotic lineage. Philippines is so near to Singapore too!

@Davina, I’m glad that you understand :-) Things can be a blur for me sometimes, with so much to do every day!

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Dot September 25, 2008 at 12:19 pm

My favorite travel story is to say that I’ve been to Hell, Michigan and Paradise, California. I’ve also been to all the New England states, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, DC, North & South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and Montreal.

My travels have stopped due to illness. My wishes are to visit Kenya, Australia, Tahiti, Alaska, Germany and Ireland.

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Dot September 25, 2008 at 12:20 pm

PS – Min is adorable.

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sharon October 6, 2008 at 6:58 am

You have a very interesting blog. I am certainly dreaming of going to the Grand Canyon, I think it is such a beautiful place to be. Would also like to explore Greece and the ancient streets of Rome!

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Joan October 9, 2008 at 7:43 am

Hi,

I would like to share with you my actual greatest dream, which is to spend at least 8 days in Switzerland next year. You know, the hardest thing for me wasn’t the planning of the trip (I still have a lot of time for that, although I’ve already specified what I’m interested in), but to manifest my dream to the world: to my boyfriend, parents, workmates, boss etc. So now I’m saying it again: I’ll go to Switzerland in 2009! :)

Thanks for this topic. Travelling it a question that seems to touch many people; I hope the followers of your blog will have their dream trips come true. I’ll keep an eye to check their successes :)

Take care.

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Robin November 6, 2008 at 10:14 am

I LOVED seeing the photo of you two Evelyn!

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Evelyn November 6, 2008 at 3:37 pm

Hello Robin, thanks for loving that picture!! It was really a precious mother-daughter moment. I don’t really enjoy taking photos. So I cherish the few that I actually take!

Love,
Evelyn

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Evelyn November 6, 2008 at 3:41 pm

@Dot, I’m so sorry that it took me so long to respond here. I guess I am not very adept at keeping up with all the comments posted on this blog. Your comment is very interesting about having gone to hell and also to paradise!! I can most certainly relate to the experience myself. Thanks for the comment on Min!

@Sharon, me too!! I’ve heard so much about Grand Canyon and would like to go there some day.

@Joan, that is so sweet of you – to wish well for the rest of the people who have commented here!! I wish your travel dreams will come true too next year, if not sooner!

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