Head or Heart?

A couple of posts ago, which also means a few months ago, I talked about how being sick while travelling is the worst. Well I was wrong. Being stuck at home, dreaming of all the places I'd rather be, is definitely worse than being in a tropical paradise sick! It's torture.

Okay, I know I'm being melodramatic....

I'm so grateful for the opportunities I have already been given to explore the wonders of this world. And, I'm so lucky to already live in a country many only ever dream of visiting! But as I sit here in my cosy bed typing this I can't help but long to be somewhere else. That may suggest my blog's title is fitting.... wanderlust /wɒndəlʌst/ a strong desire to travel.

I'm dreaming of tropical islands in the Pacific, the bustling States of America, and the delicious tastes of Japan. I've been thinking of these places for days now. My fiancé and I have started planning our honeymoon but we're stuck on step one - where to go? I love that we're both so open to going anywhere but damn that makes it hard to narrow ideas down. We've literally been typing "Auckland to Everywhere" in our Skyscanner searches.

Cheap flights to Tokyo popped up on our radar two days ago and was a somewhat passing addition to our list of possibilities. We love Asia, Ben wants to go to Japan, I love sushi, but now is just not the right time for us. It was a quick decision to remove the choice. Our original plan though was an easy-to-organise cruise around New Caledonia. We were 99% set on the idea when someone lovely said "but cruising isn't your type" and there wasn't a truer statement made about my travelling style! Don't get me wrong the thought of sitting on a ship, drinking cocktails, and not worrying about where we'll eat our next meal is very appealing and is still right up my alley. But if the option of hiring a campervan and tiki-touring around the West Coast of America is also on the table we all know which I'd pick. An American road trip has long been on my travel bucket list and now that I've got it in my mind I can't get it out.

As is with adulting, money plays a big part in the decisions we make. We are soon to start building a home (that means getting a mortgage), we have our wedding to fund, and we want to travel. We should probably also start adding more to our nest egg. Our rational thinking keeps bringing our Honeymoon closer to home. We have now researched a lot into Samoa (another bucket list destination). We can have an amazing time away there and if we choose to go there I know we will. But, it's like America has this secret obsession with me....she keeps calling my name and it's like we've formed a connection already!

Ben and I still have a lot of thinking, and deal searching, to do before we make our final decision. Maybe the powers that be will throw us a lifeline in the form of cheap flights to LAX?

Either way, we will be planning our next international holiday soon and I can't wait!