"The world is only a book, and those who do not travel read only a page"

(Famous quote by St. Augustine...)

Ever since I was a kid I have loved traveling...

When my brother and I were little my parents used to take us on road trips ALL THE TIME!

I can still remember my dad walking in my room and saying "Let's go!" and whenever I would ask "where?" he would just smile and say "just pack a swimsuit and a jacket, we don't know where we're going yet"...

I guess I grew up with those lines and I took them seriously...

As a kid, I LOVED getting in the car and start riding without having a clue of what our next stop would be. Sometimes we would end up at the beach, which we loved! And some other times we would end up in the highlands, freezing our butts off, but it was cool because we had packed clothes for either weather and the excitement of staying at a hotel was just priceless...

They say "Like father, like son", right?

Well... All I can say is I agree :)

Just like my dad, I love getting in my car and driving without a specific plan of destination...

I love driving and driving and seeing where my car takes me.

The beach is usually my common choice, not only because I LOVE the beach, but also because it's closer... Unfortunately, driving to the highlands is something I haven't learned just yet and I don't really wanna drive my car off of a hill or something :)

But that's a different story...

The point of this entry is that I think I know where my passion for traveling comes from now...

I owe it to my dad - one of the many things I owe to this wonderful man! .

I love driving, I love feeling the air blow on my face and sticking my hand out the window and feeling the weather go from hot to warm, and then to cooler, and then to chilly and/or freezing.

I love walking around a new town, taking pictures, talking to people, buying stuff I won't ever wear or use in my life, eating their local food, etc.

I just LOVE traveling.

As a matter of fact, I will be going on a road trip tomorrow :)

My friends and I are going whale watching in Puerto Lopez, Manabi :)

I hope I get to see at least one whale! :)

We got everything we need: A car, music, awesome people and of course: the urgent desire to get the hell away from this city! :)

Good luck to us, Puerto Lopez here we comeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! :)