I have done a terrible thing. I have submitted a proposal for my thesis project, and it has been accepted. I will, in theory and with the grace of whatever force looks over students, submit for consideration a project based on cultural heritage tourism to receive my Masters degree.
I am suitably terrified, yet excited. Mostly because this has led me to return to Prague for research, with a side trip to Cornwall. I wouldn't try and figure that out with a map, because the logic of the itinerary requires a special kind of logic that only I, and some members of my family understand. So, I'm off in a few weeks, once I've managed to finish a few other papers and prep myself with the models of my project.
Meanwhile, I have promised to begin the list of dream trips to take after this one. I have a passport to fill and some ideas. Shall we?
1. A pilgrimage. As of right now, El Camino de Santiago. Thanks Hollywood, for offering this suggestion. There's also the California missions, but I've done a few. I'd like to visit some of the calendar based pilgrimages and feast days of my favorite saints, but the pilgrimage is a big one. As may be known, I'm not Catholic, nor do I subscribe to any particular religion, but I do want to do one of the larger pilgrimages, if only for the experience.
2. Central/South America. Never been south of the equator, and I think I should spend more time in the Western hemisphere.
3. A warm island. I once went to Hawaii, and it was lovely. After several trips to the UK and ROI, I wonder at times what it would be like to lay out on a beach and enjoy the sun and waves, enjoy the natural beauty of the water and local ecosystem, and generally not feel an urgent need to see things.
4. Asia. Oh yes, this is vague and lacks focus, but I'm working on it. I want to see Japan, and Vietnam, and China, and plenty of other locations. The rankings and reasonings change often enough, so I'm reliant on finding companions and a reason to go.
