Beside the worldwide famous skyline and the Peak, there's a fabulous food scene to discover, a creative local street art, many gorgeous markets, and -believe it or not- stunning outdoors! One way or another, this city will surprise you...
We stayed almost a year in Indonesia, expats, based in Jakarta. Unfortunately we had to eat, therefore, we had to work -and couldn't spend all our time traveling. But, still, we took the time to explore the islands and discover heavenly places. Let me think back to these amazing memories...
"If you're not where your want to be, if you don't have what you want to have, if you're not where you think you should be at this particular point, it has nothing to do with the system but it has everything to do with the fact that you're not making the sacrifices. Make your dream become a reality, because if you don't you'll be working for somebody else to make their dreams become a reality."
Sometimes project is so big, so fuzzy and so scary that you simply don't want to contemplate it at all. But you can do something about that, and you can do it right now.
We're all in the pursuit of happiness -but we can't live in the past or the future. Happiness is right where you are, in every moment. There is NO EXCUSES not to be happy RIGHT NOW. Because time doesn't wait for anyone... So, how to change that? Here's 10 ways to be happy everyday, no matter where you are, so that you're all set for a stellar 2016!
To all those who have been asking me why - this question I can hardly find words to answer to. To all those who can't understand why in the hell would I leave everything behind, including people I love the most, to go on a solo road trip. And why this trip never ended.
Jedidiah Jenkins quit a job he loved to ride his bicycle from Oregon to the southern tip of Patagonia, alone with himself. Friend and filmmaker Kenny Laubbacher joined him to ask him the question: WHY?
Jenkins' answer is poignant. The Thousand Year Journey is a sublime paean to travel & adventure. To LIFE.
That's a strange impression. I feel like I'm on a small aircraft, on my way to skydive. I'm tempted to jump, but still measuring the risks with this blend of fright and excitement. So many reasons not to jump. After all, isn't a dream supposed to stay what it is -fictive?
One day, someone should explain me where this paradoxical fear of happiness comes from. The door opens. I jump. The Earth is stunning, from here! I forgot my fears in the plane, dazzled. Every sensation is magnified tenfold. I'm alone, in the other side of the world, gone for the solo trip that made me dream for so long...
![The Thousand Year Journey [INSPIRING TRAVELER]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53806bd1e4b08791cb6d533f/1458636637961-23KE6HN9EQHFGQUOQZ3J/J-Jenkins_Adventure_Thumbnail.jpg)
![And then I jumped. [My life-changing experience]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53806bd1e4b08791cb6d533f/1461327255505-BUJE4TFEXMQBEGVSYSYU/Backpacker-illustration.jpg)