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Baraka_Guru · 11-04-2008, 07:29 AM

I want to elaborate a bit on my response: I don't have a passport and I want to see my own country first.

I lived a quarter of a century before I even left a 500 mile radius of my hometown. My first ever flight placed me well outside of that--I flew from Toronto to Vancouver. I did this on my own to visit Baraka_Gurl, as we had been dating long-distance. It was an astounding experience for this small-town boy who had only recently started living in the big city.

Since that time, I have flown to Vancouver a few times, plus a couple of times to Calgary. Baraka_Gurl and I drove from Vancouver to Toronto when she moved here. I've taken a few road trips to Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City. I visited Watertown and Syracuse, NY, as a kid but don't remember it much. A few years ago, however, a couple of friends and I decided on a whim to drive to Pennsylvania--just because none of us had been to Pennsylvania. We ended up in Fort Erie. Exciting.

This, in a nutshell, describes the extent of my travelling experience. It would further explain why I don't have a passport: I haven't needed one.

There is much of Canada for me yet to see. I want to see the Maritimes and the Great White North. This is a huge place. I suppose if I want to go to New York State in the future, I'll need a passport; I don't know the current rules.

We have actually considered getting passports recently for other travel to the U.S., but it didn't pan out. I imagine it's just a matter of time. I think we'd like to go to the Caribbean. Maybe Cuba. I think we'd like Cuba. We might one day even seek out a destination wedding. I don't know.

11-04-2008, 07:29 AM	#71 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	I want to elaborate a bit on my response: I don't have a passport and I want to see my own country first. I lived a quarter of a century before I even left a 500 mile radius of my hometown. My first ever flight placed me well outside of that--I flew from Toronto to Vancouver. I did this on my own to visit Baraka_Gurl, as we had been dating long-distance. It was an astounding experience for this small-town boy who had only recently started living in the big city. Since that time, I have flown to Vancouver a few times, plus a couple of times to Calgary. Baraka_Gurl and I drove from Vancouver to Toronto when she moved here. I've taken a few road trips to Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City. I visited Watertown and Syracuse, NY, as a kid but don't remember it much. A few years ago, however, a couple of friends and I decided on a whim to drive to Pennsylvania--just because none of us had been to Pennsylvania. We ended up in Fort Erie. Exciting. This, in a nutshell, describes the extent of my travelling experience. It would further explain why I don't have a passport: I haven't needed one. There is much of Canada for me yet to see. I want to see the Maritimes and the Great White North. This is a huge place. I suppose if I want to go to New York State in the future, I'll need a passport; I don't know the current rules. We have actually considered getting passports recently for other travel to the U.S., but it didn't pan out. I imagine it's just a matter of time. I think we'd like to go to the Caribbean. Maybe Cuba. I think we'd like Cuba. We might one day even seek out a destination wedding. I don't know. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 11-04-2008 at 07:31 AM..