I'm Not that Peace Corps
That time I slept on hut floors in Northern Thailand, Ben's surprising 40th birthday destination ideas, and being OK admitting who I am (and who I'm not).
Ben turns 40 this fall and instead of a party, he wants to take an international trip to commemorate the milestone. It turns out we had very different interpretations of “trip.”
Planner that I am, I immediately switched into research mode.
From prior conversations, I knew he was excited about France (or so I thought). I speak good French, so getting around is easy—also, the food—or Italy (THE FOOD!).
Plus, both France and Italy hold special memories for us.
En route to Vegas for a friend’s 40th birthday celebration (we are in the “40th birthday” chapter of our lives), I started putting together what I thought was the perfect itinerary: 10 days on the France/Italy border.
We’d start the day with a gorgeous Alpine hike, then end it with pizza, pasta, and wine.
I was pretty proud of the itinerary, and when I turned to Ben to share my genius, I was surprised to see him scrolling articles about Bhutan, a country sandwiched between India and Tibet, and Armenia, a country that borders Iran, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.