So how do two travelers who cherish what the world has to offer, savored a lot of it but still hungered for more meet?  In a restaurant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada of course!  Tim had been sick as a dog for more than a week and he was tired of dry toast and chicken soup so he ventured off to a find something more appetizing.  He found me.  I grew tired of sitting on the couch watching yet another TV program in my housecoat.  So I ventured out and found Tim.  Cyberspace was our cupid's arrow.  21 days later we were married; we are not a statistic - we are an anomaly. This summer will be our four-year anniversary and with each passing day we are more in love than when we first met.

Tim has a sense of humor unparalleled to anyone else I had ever met and the conversations we have even time stands still for.  It all seemed like a whirlwind.  So much so once I excused myself to go to the washroom and proceeded directly into the men's room!  Gallantry is yet another of Tim's genuinely instilled behaviors.  As I came out he was standing guard at the door directing other men to the men's room in the bar.  A match made in heaven or in front of the washroom I was more than smitten. 

We not only share a love of travel but also a curiosity of why people travel the way they do.   When Tim and I go anywhere we are constantly amazed at how stressed this world is becoming.  Traffic, airport lines, costs going up and time available going down.  Long hours needed for careers, leading to less time for couples to spend with each other - it is a rare thing to see a couple who really share a connection.  It is more common to hear a conversation where one person's comments only embarrass their partner or to observe one person participating in an activity to merely please the other.  We still talk about a couple we saw in Palm Springs, California.  While driving through Joshua Tree National Park in the heat of the afternoon, we passed a couple riding a tandem bicycle, climbing a mountain we were driving down.  The husband was intense, leaning low on the front handlebar, digging deep on every turn of the pedal; the wife on the back seat sitting straight up, her arms crossed with a look of utter disgust.  She was totally exhausted and completely disinterested.  We looked at each other and knew she hates every minute of her vacation. 

Another time we remember so clearly occurred in Las Vegas, sin city, the town that does not sleep.  Great shows, great food, but gambling and free flowing booze too.  We entered the lobby of our hotel after a rock concert and came across a man staggering and slurring his speech complaining he just needed a little more time and money in the casino.  Slowly keeping pace with him but five steps behind was his wife holding their children's hands with a distant look on her face.  She was probably wondering how they were going to make ends meet that month.  We just shook our heads and wondered why do people do this to themselves and to each other?

Shortly afterwards Tim and I began discussing in earnest how people traveled and why no one seemed to enjoy the experience as much as we did.  We have come to the conclusion most travelers will not move out of their comfort zone.  And who can blame them!  With all the demands on their time and resources, travel is relegated to a few searches on the Internet, price playing a dominant role and the rehashing of those tried and true destinations. 

We don't travel, we explore!  We use travel as a time to be together and share new things, new food or see sights others just go right by.  For us travel is relaxing and refreshing.  We learn, we share and we enjoy every minute of it.  We are organized for speed through the airports but we include time to dwell on sunsets, flowers or water falls.  Our website is for those who like us want to travel well, not spend extravagantly, but invest in experiences that are truly worthwhile. 

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