Around the World in 30 Days -- Day One

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Around the World in 30 Days is the topic of my blog for the Blogger A to Z Challenge this month. The Passenger to Paradise loves beautiful and fascinating travel destinations. The Caribbean island of Anguilla is one of her favorites. She last visited the island several years ago when it was more exotic and difficult to reach than it appears to be today. At the time, the Passenger took a catamaran day trip from Simpson Bay on Sint Maarten to Anguilla. The vessel anchored off the coast of the island, and the passengers climbed into a small boat that carried them close to shore. Unfortunately, as he waded toward shore, one of the passengers dropped his 35mm camera into the rough waves that pounded the shoreline.

For the Passenger, a fantasy aura seemed to fall over the island which was quiet and not nearly so populated as Sint Maarten. Some of the resort properties she visited that day possessed the exquisite appearance of miniature wonderland palaces. Ever since that visit, the Passenger has dreamed of returning. Perhaps one day she will ...

Around the World in 30 Days with the Passenger to Paradise

Well, the Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2012 starts tomorrow. I'm looking forward to checking out everyone's blog starting with the next blogger behind me. I thought I was signing up early, but discovered I was actually number 411! When I last looked, I saw that 1550 bloggers had signed up for the challenge. Of course, it will be impossible to get to all those blogs, but I'll visit as many as I can. Hopefully, I'll meet some great new people along the way.

Since I love travel and just about anything related to it, I've chosen "Around the World in 30 Days with the Passenger to Paradise" for this year's theme. The Passenger won't necessarily have visited every place, but the destinations will be ones she's dreamed about seeing.

See you along the way!