Eddie & Indo (Slideshow a la Indonesia)

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”

May 25^th, 2012 – And just like that, in a flash, it was time to go home. Something inside me clicked and I knew the journey was over. It was not really a decision. The journey was simply over. Even if I'd kept globetrotting for another year the odyssey would have ended right there in that cafe on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. Continuing would no longer have been traveling, only running.

So within less than twenty four hours of purchasing a ticket I was floating over the Atlantic Ocean, homeward bound. In all I spent 2 years, 3 months, and 24 days exploring the globe. And in the blink of an eye it was finished. But it did not end there, at least not spiritually. I decided to read over and digest all that was contained within the digital pages of my online journal. Along the way I would do a little editing, a few photo adjustments, and included some of the things I just did not have time for on the road. This was my reward for setting aside all those hours dedicated to recording my experience. I could now relive all of it. And so I have.

But that too has come to its inevitable conclusion. For over a year I've mined the inner recesses of my memory for thoughts and feelings that would have been forever lost had I not captured these moments in print. But what now? I do not know. Perhaps, this will be the end of both journeys, the one that terminated over a year ago and the one I've taken since my return. Will I continue to post or is it just over? C'est la vie. Of course I do not want it to be but the decision is not really mine, is it? Just as the journey ended irrespective of my physical location so this chapter may terminate whether I continue to post on this site or not.