Photos you can smell

Going on a holiday is not the same as traveling.

We go on holidays to have a break, to get away from our day-to-day routines, to catch our breath and to be with family and friends. We sometimes like to go to the same place as it is relaxing to be familiar with your surroundings. Besides that, missing out on an excursions or day trip won’t give you a guilt trip, there will be a next time.

Traveling however is a completely different ball game. It is about the journey itself, adventure, the experience. Traveling is about being in a totally different world with peculiar smells, new tastes, out-of-the-comfort zone excursions and interesting encounters. Traveling is about making memories. Memories that will not at all blend in with any of your previous trips, holidays or getaways. Traveling within the same country will never feel the same as you probably won’t allow it to, otherwise it would be a holiday…

When looking back at photos from my travels, I get butterflies. I see my children running on some remote beach and can feel that icy water again. I look at a photo of our first ever game drive and can smell the dust from those roads through the bush. I scroll through a bunch of selfies with the four of us, wondering which one actually makes the cut, but can sense that bonding again of that exact moment.

My point is this: Make memories! Explore the world together. The time is now,; when your kids still want to, whilst you still can. And you know it was a good trip when you be able to smell those photos on your return.