Heather's Harmony

Where I've Traveled

Where I’ve Been

 

2004

 California- Huntington Beach- July

Las Vegas- July

Boston- August

    - My first East Coast City

 

2005

Russia- January- June

    - That time I lost my Front Tooth in Russia

    - My favorite Tea in the World

    - Tips to staying warm during a Russian Winter

    - When I found out I could fit a body in my Suitcase

    - What it's like to Ice Skate in Russia

    - Musical Surprises at the Kremlin

    - Why I have a tattoo with Russian in it

    - How to make Homemade Perogies

Estonia- May

    - Like walking through a Painting

Latvia- May 

Lithuania- May

    - The best Ice Cream I've ever Had!

Sweden- May

    - Visiting Stockholm

Finland- May

 

2006

California- Venice Beach- February 

Mazatlan, Mexico- April

    - Views from Mazatlan

Washington DC- June

    - My first & so far favorite East Coast scenic drive

London, England- November

    - Stonehenge is One of my Favorites

    - What its like to Lose a Passport while Traveling Abroad

    - Hostel Review: Kings Hotel

    - Avoiding Holidays to Travel to Europe for the First time. 

    - Hostel Review: The Globetrotter Inn

Paris, France- November

 

2007

Florida- Orlando, Key West- May

    - Photos from The Magic Kingdom

Denver Colorado- December

 

2008

Chicago- March

    - My visit to the Windy City

Northern California- August

    - The Haunted Winchester Mansion

    - My first time on the Golden Gate Bridge

    - Visiting Alcatraz Island

    - Loving Stinson Beach

 

2009

Washington DC- March

    - What it was like to visit Arlington Cemetery

    - My favorite Picture of the Washington Monument

    - Geeking out at the USHMM

Las Vegas, NV- May 

Huntington Beach, California- May 

Flaming Gorge, UT USA- September

Palestine & Israel- December

    - How I came to Visit the West Bank and Israel

    - My first Falafel

    - Up close and Personal at The Dome of the Rock

    - Christmas Eve in Bethlehem

    - International Blog Action Day

    - Protesting & Tear Gas

    - Staying at a Permaculture Farm in Bethlehem

    - The first time I smoked Huka

2010

Golden Spike, UT- May

Las Vegas, Nevada- June

    - That time I Met Flavor Flave

Plentywood, Montana USA- July

Kauai, Hawaii- September

    - What is a Strawberry Guava?

    - Falling in love with an Island

    - The Grand Canyon of the Pacific

 

2011

Mexican Cruise- Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta - February

    - My first Cruise

    - 5 Things I didn't Like about my Norwegian Star Cruise

Hollywood, CA USA- March

    - The Hollywood Sign

Sand Dunes, Utah- April

Northern California- May

Breckenridge, CO USA- July 

Heather is passionate about 3 things. 1) traveling 2)humanity 3) education. In 2012, upon earning her Integrated Studies degree in History & Political Science she is leaving her life in Salt Lake City, Utah to live the life of an expat. With only the intention to travel, she is leaving the planning & itinerary to where the trade winds of the universe send her. Follow Heather’s journey on her blog HeathersHarmony, @heathertravels and facebook 

Where I've Traveled

Where I’ve Been

 

2004

 California- Huntington Beach- July

Las Vegas- July

Boston- August

    - My first East Coast City

 

2005

Russia- January- June

    - That time I lost my Front Tooth in Russia

    - My favorite Tea in the World

    - Tips to staying warm during a Russian Winter

    - When I found out I could fit a body in my Suitcase

    - What it's like to Ice Skate in Russia

    - Musical Surprises at the Kremlin

    - Why I have a tattoo with Russian in it

    - How to make Homemade Perogies

Estonia- May

    - Like walking through a Painting

Latvia- May 

Lithuania- May

    - The best Ice Cream I've ever Had!

Sweden- May

    - Visiting Stockholm

Finland- May

 

2006

California- Venice Beach- February 

Mazatlan, Mexico- April

    - Views from Mazatlan

Washington DC- June

    - My first & so far favorite East Coast scenic drive

London, England- November

    - Stonehenge is One of my Favorites

    - What its like to Lose a Passport while Traveling Abroad

    - Hostel Review: Kings Hotel

    - Avoiding Holidays to Travel to Europe for the First time. 

    - Hostel Review: The Globetrotter Inn

Paris, France- November

 

2007

Florida- Orlando, Key West- May

    - Photos from The Magic Kingdom

Denver Colorado- December

 

2008

Chicago- March

    - My visit to the Windy City

Northern California- August

    - The Haunted Winchester Mansion

    - My first time on the Golden Gate Bridge

    - Visiting Alcatraz Island

    - Loving Stinson Beach

 

2009

Washington DC- March

    - What it was like to visit Arlington Cemetery

    - My favorite Picture of the Washington Monument

    - Geeking out at the USHMM

Las Vegas, NV- May 

Huntington Beach, California- May 

Flaming Gorge, UT USA- September

Palestine & Israel- December

    - How I came to Visit the West Bank and Israel

    - My first Falafel

    - Up close and Personal at The Dome of the Rock

    - Christmas Eve in Bethlehem

    - International Blog Action Day

    - Protesting & Tear Gas

    - Staying at a Permaculture Farm in Bethlehem

    - The first time I smoked Huka

2010

Golden Spike, UT- May

Las Vegas, Nevada- June

    - That time I Met Flavor Flave

Plentywood, Montana USA- July

Kauai, Hawaii- September

    - What is a Strawberry Guava?

    - Falling in love with an Island

    - The Grand Canyon of the Pacific

 

2011

Mexican Cruise- Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta - February

    - My first Cruise

    - 5 Things I didn't Like about my Norwegian Star Cruise

Hollywood, CA USA- March

    - The Hollywood Sign

Sand Dunes, Utah- April

Northern California- May

Breckenridge, CO USA- July 

Heather is passionate about 3 things. 1) traveling 2)humanity 3) education. In 2012, upon earning her Integrated Studies degree in History & Political Science she is leaving her life in Salt Lake City, Utah to live the life of an expat. With only the intention to travel, she is leaving the planning & itinerary to where the trade winds of the universe send her. Follow Heather’s journey on her blog HeathersHarmony, @heathertravels and facebook 

What would you do to avoid the holidays?

its a given fact, I don't like holidays & what I do like about them is very limited.

 I prefer to travel over holidays and in 2006 I decided to board a plane to Europe and spent Thanksgiving in England & France. One of my better decisions!

On this day 5 years ago I was on a tour to see Stonehenge, Windsor Castle & the Georgian baths. Of course Stonehenge was my favorite stop on the tour but the other two stops were fun, interesting & I wouldn’t consider them a waste of my time. (although if time were of the essence I think I would not go to the georgian baths, I think i've seen enough like it that I've got the gist (I suppose that is true of castles, cathedrals and palaces too though)

Windsor Castle was so beautiful surrounded by the green countryside and fall colored leaves.

I have an appreciation for old weathered buildings, I so wish the walls could talk!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This isn't as good a shot as I was hoping for but I love that it gives an idea of the area & countryside

I LOVED STONEHENGE. I know you don't need to be told how cool and intriguing Stonehenge is but you can feel a difference in the air just being there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wasn't sure what to expect to be honest but I remember being SO amazed at how close it was to people, honestly people drive past this everyday! can you imagine?

beautiful. if your ever in the area GO. Big sites aren't always on my list of go to's. I guess I figure they get enough attention & praise that it tarnishes my view.

stonehenge = definitely worth it!

 Have you ever been? What'd you think?

What would you do to avoid the holidays?

its a given fact, I don't like holidays & what I do like about them is very limited.

 I prefer to travel over holidays and in 2006 I decided to board a plane to Europe and spent Thanksgiving in England & France. One of my better decisions!

On this day 5 years ago I was on a tour to see Stonehenge, Windsor Castle & the Georgian baths. Of course Stonehenge was my favorite stop on the tour but the other two stops were fun, interesting & I wouldn’t consider them a waste of my time. (although if time were of the essence I think I would not go to the georgian baths, I think i've seen enough like it that I've got the gist (I suppose that is true of castles, cathedrals and palaces too though)

Windsor Castle was so beautiful surrounded by the green countryside and fall colored leaves.

I have an appreciation for old weathered buildings, I so wish the walls could talk!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This isn't as good a shot as I was hoping for but I love that it gives an idea of the area & countryside

I LOVED STONEHENGE. I know you don't need to be told how cool and intriguing Stonehenge is but you can feel a difference in the air just being there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wasn't sure what to expect to be honest but I remember being SO amazed at how close it was to people, honestly people drive past this everyday! can you imagine?

beautiful. if your ever in the area GO. Big sites aren't always on my list of go to's. I guess I figure they get enough attention & praise that it tarnishes my view.

stonehenge = definitely worth it!

 Have you ever been? What'd you think?

The 15 Day International Travel Challenge Day 3

Day 3: An adventure/challenge you had while traveling or living abroad?

When I travel internationally I keep my passport in the safest, nearest place that is not physically on me and take copies of my passport with me instead. I haven’t personally had any problems however, my traveling buddy in England and France was not so lucky.

After being in London for a few days we had plans to travel through the Chunnel to Paris. (why not right?) After packing smaller bags for the overnight in Paris, putting our suitcases in the hostel storage we headed down the street and excitedly talking about what we wanted to do first in Paris. In a moment of inspiration I checked to see if I had my passport and then asked my friend to make sure he had his as well… he did not.

So we turned around and went back to the hostel in hopes that it would be there in his luggage. no such luck. So what do you do when you’re in a foreign country without a passport and supposed to be leaving in less than 2 hours? now I know.  You go to your countries embassy (finding it was a task in itself!). When we finally got there we saw a very long line and sighed that we were definitely going to miss our ride to Paris and that we would be standing in line all day while in London. not our idea of fun but hey, that’s traveling, you roll with the punches and make the best with what you’ve got. While trekking to the back of the line, a guard asked what nationality we were and after responding that we were America the guard informed us we didn’t have to wait in line. We get to walk right in. silver lining.

Once inside I worked on changing our tickets, or hostel reservations trying to figure out our next move while my friend reported his missing, filled out a new passport application, took a new photo, and was about to pay a lot of money for a new passport when the embassy was told the passport had been found on the metro.

Yep, my friend had his passport in his back pocket of his jeans and it had fallen out the night before on the metro. We quickly left the embassy and headed to the metro and rode it to the outskirts of the city, which ended up being a really nice ride and we got to see less touristy sights and instead got a feel of what it was like to have to commute in and out of the city like a local. Picked up his passport and then headed to the train station.

But… we got quite the consolation prize! this story has a happy ending!

I loved the stairs… luckily there was an elevator so I only admired them from the top and bottom.

We only had a reservation for one night but since we wanted to stay another day since we’d lost one to the passport fiasco and transportation so we needed to find somewhere to stay the second night. So after a night and a full day of exploring we were running out of time to find somewhere to stay, I’ll admit I got a little nervous as It started to get dark and we still hadn’t booked a room. We wanted to find a cheap place and finally found a room for ~$160 and this happened to be the view!

 

this was the veiw after a night of much needed rest... pretty close to perfect don'tcha think?

  

Of the thousands of lessons traveling has taught me one of them is that everything is an experience and if you can make the best out of unexpected situatons the universe often has something better for you in store!

Day 01 – Favorite place(s) you’ve been to?

Day 02 – Where you’d like to travel next?

Day 03 – An adventure/challenge you had while traveling or living abroad.

Day 04 – A picture of you in another country.

Day 05 – What do you bring with you when you travel?

Day 06 – What does “home” mean to you?

Day 07 – Besides people, what did/do you miss from home?

Day 08 – A favorite food from another country/culture.

Day 09 – A favorite foreign movie

The 15 Day International Travel Challenge Day 3

Day 3: An adventure/challenge you had while traveling or living abroad?

When I travel internationally I keep my passport in the safest, nearest place that is not physically on me and take copies of my passport with me instead. I haven’t personally had any problems however, my traveling buddy in England and France was not so lucky.

After being in London for a few days we had plans to travel through the Chunnel to Paris. (why not right?) After packing smaller bags for the overnight in Paris, putting our suitcases in the hostel storage we headed down the street and excitedly talking about what we wanted to do first in Paris. In a moment of inspiration I checked to see if I had my passport and then asked my friend to make sure he had his as well… he did not.

So we turned around and went back to the hostel in hopes that it would be there in his luggage. no such luck. So what do you do when you’re in a foreign country without a passport and supposed to be leaving in less than 2 hours? now I know.  You go to your countries embassy (finding it was a task in itself!). When we finally got there we saw a very long line and sighed that we were definitely going to miss our ride to Paris and that we would be standing in line all day while in London. not our idea of fun but hey, that’s traveling, you roll with the punches and make the best with what you’ve got. While trekking to the back of the line, a guard asked what nationality we were and after responding that we were America the guard informed us we didn’t have to wait in line. We get to walk right in. silver lining.

Once inside I worked on changing our tickets, or hostel reservations trying to figure out our next move while my friend reported his missing, filled out a new passport application, took a new photo, and was about to pay a lot of money for a new passport when the embassy was told the passport had been found on the metro.

Yep, my friend had his passport in his back pocket of his jeans and it had fallen out the night before on the metro. We quickly left the embassy and headed to the metro and rode it to the outskirts of the city, which ended up being a really nice ride and we got to see less touristy sights and instead got a feel of what it was like to have to commute in and out of the city like a local. Picked up his passport and then headed to the train station.

But… we got quite the consolation prize! this story has a happy ending!

I loved the stairs… luckily there was an elevator so I only admired them from the top and bottom.

We only had a reservation for one night but since we wanted to stay another day since we’d lost one to the passport fiasco and transportation so we needed to find somewhere to stay the second night. So after a night and a full day of exploring we were running out of time to find somewhere to stay, I’ll admit I got a little nervous as It started to get dark and we still hadn’t booked a room. We wanted to find a cheap place and finally found a room for ~$160 and this happened to be the view!

 

this was the veiw after a night of much needed rest... pretty close to perfect don'tcha think?

  

Of the thousands of lessons traveling has taught me one of them is that everything is an experience and if you can make the best out of unexpected situatons the universe often has something better for you in store!

Day 01 – Favorite place(s) you’ve been to?

Day 02 – Where you’d like to travel next?

Day 03 – An adventure/challenge you had while traveling or living abroad.

Day 04 – A picture of you in another country.

Day 05 – What do you bring with you when you travel?

Day 06 – What does “home” mean to you?

Day 07 – Besides people, what did/do you miss from home?

Day 08 – A favorite food from another country/culture.

Day 09 – A favorite foreign movie