Whenever
I travel, there are two things that I will always bring with me: a toothbrush
and music. Music is what helps me get through long road trips or long plane
rides. I like to think of it as a soundtrack to my vacation. The genre is
generally anything that is upbeat and fun. The lyrics will usually speak to the journey
that awaits me when I arrive to my destination.
Now,
I should say that I am writing this post with a heavy heart. Recently, the
music world lost Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey. Frey died January 18th
at the age of 67. I grew up listening to the Eagles. One of my favorite
memories from my travels is driving along a long dusty highway in Mexico with
my husband, listening to “Hotel California” and “Tequila Sunrise” over and over
and over again. The Eagles has been a featured band on my vacation soundtrack
for many of my trips, including the one to Totos Santos.
I wrote
about that trip recently. Frey’s death had me reminiscing about those few days
my husband and I were in Mexico. Rest in peace Glenn. I will forever embrace
your legacy during my travels around the globe.
What’s
the soundtrack to your vacation? Are there songs that you will always listen to
when you are traveling to your International
Vacation Home Exchange? Are there songs that bring you back to that trip to
Mexico, or France, or Hawaii? When you walk alongside an ocean, is there a
particular song that plays in your head? Music has a way of setting the
backbeat to any trip. You may pass the time on a road trip by singing your
favorite songs out loud. These memories will follow you for the rest of your
life.
Here
is a sample of my vacation soundtrack:
Billie Jean – Michael
Jackson
Girls Just Want to
Have Fun
– Cyndi Lauper
Hotel California – The
Eagles
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon
Jovi
Dark Horse – Katy
Perry
Carry On – Fun
Piano Man – Billy
Joel
Hey Jude – Beatles
Thriller – Michael
Jackson
Californication – Red Hot
Chili Peppers
Margaretville – Jimmy
Buffett
Take It Easy – The
Eagles
My Songs Know What
You Did in the Dark – Fall Out Boy
Warriors – Imagine
Dragons
Fluers du mal – Sarah
Brightman
And every song from the
musical “Wicked”.
Wherever
your travels will take you, be sure to set the soundtrack for your vacation.
“Travel
the world and the seven seas. Everybody is looking for something.” –Eurythmics
Thank you to travel
writer Carla Pruitt. You can follow Carla on Twitter at @crobscarla
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