Longing somewhere

I guess I have inherited the travel gene from my mother as I am already planning the next one even though the last one is still under way. Wilder dreams vary from tornado hunting in US to active volcanoes in remote parts of earth to more sensible culinary trips to Lebanon and middle east as well as the seemingly obvious travel route around southeast Asia touring around Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand combined with the trans-Siberian train ride and China.

But as nice it is on the move it is also nice to know that you will be getting home at some point. Not really homesick but indeed looking forward for a hot shower, sauna and clean bed linen. Probably 30% of the tan will be washed off after a proper bathing but during the past month or so I have rarely felt properly clean. But I guess it goes with the experience and staying in 5-star accommodations with luxuries like running hot water would just hinder the travel experience. It is a voluntary decision to leave most of the luxuries of modern life behind when you board the plane. And I can honestly say that it isn't the material things that you long for on the road and the only things you truly miss from your life back home are the people close to you. Hope you all are well.