Another off-road spin I wasn't expecting. When I got back onto the road, I was changed and had gained a new perspective on my life and life.

Someone once said, "Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere you find yourself." And if this happens, you might discover, as explorer and scholar Ibn Battuta did in the 1300s, that travelling "... leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."

Someone once said, "Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself." And if this happens, you might discover, as explorer and scholar Ibn Battuta did in the 1300s, that travelling "... leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."

It still amazes me that I travelled to so many places during this time in my life, and I 'm thankful that I did, and fortunate that I could. But when I look back on those two decades of being 'there,' not 'here,' I know there was more beneath the surface as I wandered from place to place to place.

Travel worldwide has now become common place. In 2000 I went on my first solo trip... the beginning of two decades of travel... the first decade was one of 'escape travel' and the second of 'engaged travel'... two totally different experiences as I navigated through the unsettled place I was in.

Have you ever said "Yes," when you would normally say, "No," and because of that, had a chance encounter with someone who amazed and inspired you? And after they left, that experience stayed in your thoughts for a long time? I knew Julia only for 24 hours, but she became the star in two of the stories in my memoir..

The four-legged members of our families give us so much. I was surprised at how much.

So.... How's "Going It Alone" working for ya? I thought it was for me.,. until it wasn't. It took awhile for me to ask for, and accept, the gift of someone's help. And I later discovered there is a 'Helper's High' and it's a win-win situation for both the helper and the helped. Volunteering has been rewarding and meaningful for me... and with a bit of Fever thrown in, well, it's fun, too.

Do you have something you absolutely must have? I have many. But in this episode I'll tell you about only two.... ones that I've had in my life since I could read and wear shoes.

Selfies are everywhere... it's a great way to share your daily experiences and fun and adventures with others. But there can be horrible consequences to taking a selfie.