Everyone wants success in life, both personal and professional, but it isn’t always easy to achieve. Obviously it takes hard work and perseverance, but sometimes it takes a little luck as well. As we near the end of the year, it is time to look back at the year and determine whether things are getting better, staying the same, or needs some adjusting. This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is Ascend. We have chosen several photos of places where we have climbed steep stairs, trails, and walks. Just like life, sometimes if you willing to make the effort to keep climbing, there can be travel rewards. Hopefully life is on its way up for all of you!
Stairs Leading Down to Gullfoss Falls in IcelandClimbing up a Waterfall in BoliviaClimbing the Stairs in Koblenz, GermanyThe Start of the Trail at the Quilotoa Volcano in EcuadorHiking Up Pikes Peak in ColoradoClimbing in the Paint Mines Interpretive Park in ColoradoWe Walked this Twice in Heidelberg, GermanyWalking Up to the Michelangelo Piazza in Florence, Italy
When we talk to people about our blog site, we often get asked for the meaning behind our name, LivingTheQLife. It is actually pretty simple, our last name starts with the letter Q and when we first decided to start writing about the places that we’ve traveled to and the food that we’ve eaten, we thought to ourselves that we are fortunate to be living a good life. That simple thought turned into our name since we were living our lives in the best way that we could. This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is anything with the letter Q, so we could have chosen just about anything, but here are few photos that represent the theme.
Queen Victoria Memorial in LondonHiking Around the Rim of Quilotoa in EcuadorLivingTheQLife in AmsterdamOpaque Clouds in ColoradoChanging of the Guards in Syntagma Square in Athens, GreeceAnother View of the Victoria Memorial for Queen Victoria in London
Life in general, and especially travel, can be overwhelming, stressful, and exhausting. There is a temptation to get caught up in the minutia of daily activities, the worry about missing out on something special, or just generally feeling like something might go wrong. It isn’t easy, but we all need to lighten up a little bit and let ourselves be childlike in our adventures. If we could all view our lives, our travels, the things that we do and the places that we go with the unabashed wonder of a child who has been let loose on a playground, we would all enjoy them better. How many times have you stood in a line, whether to get on a plane, get into an attraction, or waiting for a popular restaurant and found the people around you angry, pushy, and basically rude? Do they truly believe that if they try and make everyone around them as miserable as they are that somehow their experience will be better? There are times when we see people that are this intense that we want to just mess with them a little. Tell them that they are in the wrong line, that they don’t have the proper reservation, anything to mess with their minds a little. Perhaps that wouldn’t be nice, but this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is Cheeky and maybe a little mischief would wake these people up and let them realize that life is to be enjoyed, not just rushed through. One of the things that we enjoy are seeing whimsical signs or different things that remind us to keep the child inside of us alive as we travel. Here are some photos of signs or other things that remind us to smile and enjoy life. How do you keep your inner-child alive?
Troll Statue Outside of a Store in Reykjavik, IcelandFamily Fun Restaurant in Cochabamba, BoliviaDona on a Merry-Go-Round in San FranciscoUFO Crossing Sign in Roswell, New MexicoWhimsical Creations in the Chocolate Museum in Cologne, Germany
The following are a series of signs outside of restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Definitely SillyPerhaps a Little HokeyTruth in Advertising
