“Then came Spring, the great time of traveling, and everybody in the scattered gang was getting ready to take one trip or another.”
On the Road, Jack Kerouac.
Spring has sprung in Denver! The dogwoods and the cherry blossoms are a’bloom, the sun is shining hot, and lots of people are out riding bikes and jogging. Biergartens are hoppin’, blessed-sundresses are back in season (as are the Rockies) and both Lodo and Hostel Fish have seen dramatic increases in energy. Indeed, as the snow recedes from the high peaks, winter seems but a dream, here in the city
Spring certainly is the great time of traveling. With longer days and warmer temperatures, you feel the urge to shake off that winter lethargy and spread your wings. In whatever capacity it can get away with, Adventure beckons, the mountains call, and we all find ourselves planning one trip or another. Brad and Tara have already crashed the London and Berlin party; Andrew enjoyed a month-long sojourn of the American West with his two best friends from Switzerland; Derek went on his annual Asian motorcycle trip (this time to Taiwan); Paxton went to Wisconsin and ate a lot of cheese; and I, myself, am planning a European backpacking tour with my two little brothers. Eight countries, one full month…oh to shatter the current world-views of little brothers and introduce The World…
Yes, Spring-time is the time to get on the road and manifest those dreams that society loves to squash; to silence that not-so-soft voice that screams “it’s too expensive,” or “I can’t find the time,” or “one of these days.” Traveling is so much easier to make happen (and fulfilling) than people want to allow themselves to think.
If the fix for your Spring time travel-bug happens to find you here at one of the crossroads of the world, Hostel Fish, either as a guest in the hostel or a patron at the bar, rest assured we’ll do all we can to water those seeds that are your future travel dreams. ;)