Dream Trip 2009 is well under way! For inspiration, here's a new entry that caught our eye:

Ah, the lure of the open road! Or, in this case, the romance of the rails.

Talkingbean's Dream Trip entry "Peruvian Training" depicts the intoxicating serendipity of travel:

"I did this Peruvian journey solo, having originally planned a trek trip with my sister, who was forced to cancel at the last minute," writes talkingbean, who discovered that one of the joys of traveling alone is comparing notes with other single travelers met along the way. "Life is a long road with endless horizons and opportunities posing the question, 'What--and who--is just beyond that bend?' "

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