The Secret Sauce that Makes Any Travel or Life Experience Magical…
Does not come in a bottle and is not sold in stores.
Welcome to this subscribers-only edition of What I’d Rather Be Talking About!
In case you’re new here, I publish a free lifestyle/travel/wellness/interview newsletter called What I’d Rather Be Talking About every Thursday.
On Saturdays, I offer a second newsletter (I call it The Saturday Sidebar, as if I’m pulling you aside to tell you top secret info) - with behind the scenes travel tips, more wellness info, and special bonus content exclusive to subscribers. (It’s about the price of two cups of coffee per month, so not a bad deal.)
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Welcome to The Saturday Sidebar!
Today’s newsletter comes to you from 35,000 feet, as my husband and I are flying our favorite airline - Iberia - from Madrid to home sweet home. I’m writing this newsletter on the plane (Friday) because I know by the time we get home, I’ll be a jet-lagged zombie in no condition to write a newsletter.
I’m going to give you a little synopsis of the flight and our trip… but you’ll really want to read to the very end to see the magical thing I learned about energy - good energy - and how one particular thing can change your next trip (and maybe even life). Stay with me to the end!
Back to the flight…
I paused while writing to take a picture of the flight map so I could report our exact location.
And, can you believe at that precise moment I looked at the map, I saw our little cartoon plane near the word Bermuda?
For a normal person, this would be inconsequential.
But, if you know me, you know I’m a bit woo-woo and superstitious. So of course I thought of the Bermuda Triangle. And let the record note that never in the history of my checking the flight map have I noticed Bermuda on the map - I’m really hoping however big this Bermuda Triangle thing is, we’ll be safe. Fingers crossed.
(If not, you’ll know/not know why you didn’t get today’s Saturday Sidebar.)
Update, no Bermuda Triangle issues. (Shocking, I know.)
Meanwhile, I’ve been doing my best to entertain myself on this long air journey. For someone who can barely sit through a 30 second commercial, a 9 hour flight is a challenge for sure.
Here’s what I’ve been doing to get through…