Ithaka was the island home of the legendary Greek hero, Odysseus. After his involvement in the Trojan War, Odysseus spent ten years wandering. During those ten years he had adventures, underwent numerous tests of his courage and arrived home a different person. Constantine P. Cavafy wrote a poem about Odysseus’ experience, celebrating the joy of the journey. Cavafy’s poem has always been important to me and has guided me as I, too, adventure. As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. *** May there be many summer mornings when, with what pleasure, what joy, you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time; may you stop at Phoenician trading stations to buy fine things, mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony. sensual perfume of every kind- as many sensual perfumes as you can; and may you visit many Egyptian cities to learn and go on learning from their scholars. *** ithaka is always on my mind. i have eternal wanderlust. as such, i travel a lot. and i love to share my stories about my experiences. some may be helpful, others entertaining, hopefully none are boring. when i travel, i like to get to know the place and the people (and the food!). i rarely have checklists of things to do and don’t overplan much. information is good but so is getting lost in a new place and trying to find your way out. i am not trying to see everything. rather, i am trying to really get to know the places i visit. so, i usually hit the favorites on more than one occasion. or, i find an excuse to live there for a long or short time. the following places will get mentioned at some point, some more than others: usa (chicago, cleveland, nyc, LA, new orleans, sf) greece (athens, islands, northern greece, arcadia) japan (yokohama, tokyo, hokkaido, osaka, hiroshima, okinawa, kamakura, kyoto) argentina (buenos aires) england (london, countryside) italy (florence/fiesole/tuscany, venice/verona, rome, amalfi coast) france (paris, giverny) mexico (yucatan) canada (toronto) netherlands (amsterdam) sri lanka (colombo, beaches, kandy) india (mumbai) scotland (edinborough) china (beijing, xian, shanghai) korea (seoul) recently, my stories have become more about everyday life. our journey necessarily involves such experiences that inform who we are for better or worse. acknowledging these experiences and writing through them has helped me and i hope they are as equally interesting as posts about treks around the world. Enjoy! best, Angela Trakas angelatrakas@gmail.comTumblr (3.0; @onherwaytoithaka)http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/in no particular order: laughing, dusk, riding bicycle downhill, sailing in greece, the tokyo boys,...http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/252717296http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/252717296Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:53:30 -0600<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktcwnwXrsu1qzcqz8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://poignant.tumblr.com/post/252053439/girlslikeboys-lucindaa-ffffound-22-rainbow" target="_blank">poignant</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://girlslikeboys.tumblr.com/post/249595953" target="_blank">girlslikeboys</a>:<a href="http://lucindaa.tumblr.com/post/249594452/ffffound-22-rainbow-ceiling-lights-on-flickr" target="_blank">lucindaa</a>:<a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/995246" target="_blank">FFFFOUND! | 22 - rainbow ceiling lights on Flickr - Photo Sharing! on we heart it / visual bookmark #995246</a></p> </blockquote>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/252666853http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/252666853Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:03:30 -0600<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpw9gmBRoQ1qz8am7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/186679437http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/186679437Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:19:38 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpw9geVBZ41qz8am7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/186679343http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/186679343Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:19:30 -0500<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpw9e8Wu9V1qz8am7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/186678378http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/186678378Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:18:13 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpm3a8cSgv1qz8am7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/182103644http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/182103644Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:30:12 -0500<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kosrz856ug1qz8am7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/169180956http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/169180956Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:35:36 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kosryoZd5G1qz8am7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/169180762http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/169180762Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:35:15 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2Qktqtcmo5dq0wQ9BYlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/157302529http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/157302529Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:11:16 -0500<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2Qktqtcafx5AvvUJ1muo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/157297221http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/157297221Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:01:46 -0500<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2Qktqsjk9g875XcYeZIo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156918345http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156918345Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:37:35 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2QktqsjjpqrxdYlSHOLo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156918034http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156918034Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:37:10 -0500<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2Qktqsjj08yttCMyJDAo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156917708http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156917708Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:36:37 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2Qktqsjhzf9p4pCHkMDo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156917248http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/156917248Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:35:49 -0500hi friends! i think its time to re-invent my blog or at least update it a little. i think ill focus...http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/135082083http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/135082083Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:10:49 -0500i have many online obsessions but one that never seems to go away is my fascination with fashion. i...http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/78697177http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/78697177Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:39:58 -0600<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2Qktk084cgjHY6vJiG1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>caio fonseca</p>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/78689819http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/78689819Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:01:26 -0600I just experienced living in the same city as President-Elect Obama, for realz! I was walking back...http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/65431565http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/65431565Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:18:37 -0600<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/eaxmS2Qkthm3249zarPtPyBbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/65430495http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/65430495Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:11:36 -0600Kate stopped by our booth at Renegade and started clicking away. Here are the lovely results! Thanks...http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/52802318http://onherwaytoithaka.tumblr.com/post/52802318Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:39:18 -0500