Beginnings

I've been bitten. by the travel bug. hard.

Even as a young child, I used to tell my mother that I was going to visit every state in the U.S. (32 down, 18 to go) and every country in the world. My dream job is to be a travel writer. That $100k law school education was such a waste. Every few weeks, I get antsy. I need to get up and go somewhere. Anywhere.

As much as I love to travel, I still love being home. And there is no place like Chicago to call home.

After picking up the book "1,000 places to see before you die", I decided that I am going to visit all of these 1,000 places. Now, some of these I realize are unreasonable. Am I going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Probably not...but at least I can go and see the mountain. Might not make it to Yemen - but I want to try. Some of these places I have already seen years ago, but most are yet to be seen.

This is my journey to visit all 1,000 places and anywhere else I find along the way!