Every day we live our lives doing the same thing over and over again. Get up, feed the cats, get ready for work, go to work, come home, make dinner, relax a little, go to bed, and repeat. Maybe on the weekends, we get to be weekend warriors by going hiking or biking or out taking photographs, something that makes us feel human again and starts to feed the soul the nourishment it needs. So what makes my heart and soul happy and replenished? Travel. A chance to break the mold, absorb other cultures, be free of the normal restrictions. It is a retreat for the soul.