The pics today are from Embassy Suites in Tampa http://embassysuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/florida/embassy-suites-by-hilton-tampa-usf-near-busch-gardens-TPAFRES/index.html…we had a wonderful stay with the staff so sweet–the manager Wanda very involved in seeing that her guests are happy and well cared for and even our lady at breakfast (which is included (Breakfast not the lady) with the room rate as is a happy hour every afternoon) was friendly and attentive (that’s her in picture below)
we had a two room suite
for a very good price and we’ll return again when we decide to do another Aventure Tampa.
-“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind”
-Eugene Ionesco-
This site is early on–but it’s an interesting look at 5 right moments and 1 wrong TV vs. book:
Adventures come in many forms and can consume a major part of your life or just a few hours—we do not all have the same idea of what an adventure is (and even that definition when it comes to our own activities under that definition may be greatly altered.)
-“Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.” -Aristophanes-
First of all you don’t have to save the world–just your sanity–on this adventure. Sometimes dinner and a movie is an adventure to a shut in, while to most of us it’s just an excuse to leer at Chris Hemsworth (Thor). So rule #1: Do not allow others to rain on your adventure. If you enjoy movies and have some friends over to watch a new one along with ordering out from some new exotic restaurant that to you may be an adventure—but only YOU can decide—don’t let others judge whether leering at hot hunks on TV is an adventure (or a perversion—hey who sayes you can ‘t have a perverted adventure?) or not.
Other ideas of a simple, cheap adventure is going to a movie and paring it with a restaurant or bar that is some how connected.
For instance:
Going to see the play Camelot in Lansing, Michigan:
Get a group together(1or 2—though you are allowed to have adventures on your own)
wear clothes that are a bit on the romantic side –soft and flowing—you may not want to go too far and scare the non-,adventurers–(Rule 2: Do not infringe on others adventures unless invited to do so.)
Which is according to USA today: “… a small and intimate steakhouse with booths upholstered in red leather and an understated medieval theme. Romantics may appreciate the polished service, the candlelit interior and the timeless elegance of the food.” then add other items, places etc. as you like.
I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” -Aristophanes-
RULE #3: YOU do not have to have a plan for an adventure.
At least 1 or two day of the days we spend in London involves just picking a district or area and wandering. This of course depends on just how much of a free spirit you (and any friends you might want to include) are. I have a tendency to plan and I since it’s my adventure it’s Ok but I also love these little wandering about
For instance if you lived in Cleveland you might go to Beechwood, Ohio where you could wander about and see such things as:
David Berger National Memorial
If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new. ” -Johann Friedrick von Schiller
WHILE YOU CAN HAVE ADVENTURES STAYING AT HOME—-RULE NO 4: AN ADVENTURE IS NO LONG AN ADVENTURE WHEN YOU’VE DONE IT MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES (i.e. playing the same games, or doing nothing but playing games).
Watching TV, playing games and living on Facebook only counts as an adventure if it isn’t a full time occupation. This also goes for anything that you do in repetition—then it becomes an obsession.
Going to see your favorite team is fun and may be an adventure….but if that’s all you ever do it’s more like work.
According to Dementia Guide
Have a kid, friend, etc. that’s obsessed with games or other things in Alleman, Iowa
You could try camping—-there are 4 campgrounds in less than 15 miles.
There are 5 museums:
and 110 parks with all manner of facilities, activities etc. within 20 miles.
So there should be something there that rocks their boat.
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.” -Alan Cohen.
RULE 5: DAYDREAMING only counts in the planning—
it is not an adventure but rather an excuse for not taking an adventure. Daydreaming can be allowed but only on rare occasions or when like me you’re working on a novel.
Don’t tell me there’s nothing to do:
So we’ve already established that you have a mountain to climb.
Of course you can:
Go fishing—its a world class area for trout
Hunt
Hike
Camp
Ski & snow mobile
Take up photography, nature, the town (which is quite charming), the people— the possibilities are endless.
Give parties
Start a group that studies and learns, as well as preserves the history of the area.
Start a club with interests in anything from the internet to candy making which meets weekly, monthly or……
-” We’re not home-and-hearth people. We’re the adventurers, the buccaneers, the blockade runners. Without challenge, we’re only alive.” -Alexander Eliot-
-“And the day came when the wish to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” –Anais Nin
-“Adventure is in the eye of the beholder.”
-Annie Andre-
