Hello everybody,
My name is Ben...or some of you may know me as Loho. This is a brief welcome to my new blog, Garrison's Travels. This is a blog focused on the various travels and excursions I am blessed to be a part of, whether past, present or future. I decided to go with the particular title of "Garrison's Travels" not only because it was a small resemblance to the infamous "Gulliver's Travels", but because for a few years I have enjoyed going by B Garrison in my writings and journals and thought it fitting to make the connection at this point in time. Hopefully that disbands any potential confusion (and if not just ask me).
I have been very blessed to be able to do and see some pretty cool things in the last couple of years and the particular inspiration for this new blog actually happens to be upcoming this June. Since early February myself and tow other guys, Joel and Scott, have been planning a month-long trip to Australia. Like most travelers and outdoorsmen the very idea of going "Down Under" is exhilarating. Once we bought our plane tickets (LA to Sydney) and made it official we were able to start putting some meat on the bones of our adventure. And I am very pleased with the trip we have ended up with. The basic structure will include time in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Fiji, and various areas of New Zealand.
I am hoping that this blog will be the best way for me to communicate with people here in the States will I am abroad and I am also hoping that I will be able to find ways to keep up with it. I encourage you to follow this blog as I will be posting pictures, videos, maps, and stories of my time Down Under, so that you may experience the Australian lifestyle with me.
As the summer approaches I will be updating this blog periodically to keep you up to date on our trips itinerary, things we plan to do, people we are staying with, and ways you can be praying for us. In the meantime, I will randomly be posting past travels I have had in the last year, such as last summer's Northwest backpacking trip with my brother and my return trip to Athens, Greece this March.
If you haven't noticed by now, I find extreme delight and enjoyment in traveling, nature, cultures, and the outdoors. And it is my belief that these modes of enjoyment are not an end to themselves, but a deep and powerful way of experiencing Jesus Christ in all things. As He reveals Himself through His creation I am brought back to the reason I stand in awe of beauty in the first place...our longing for beauty is deeply rooted in our souls. The Creator has designed us specifically to see beauty and experience an awe and wonder that lead our hearts to Him. Delight leads to awe and awe leads to worship.
Will you join me on my travels, as I seek to experience my Creator in the world He has made...
-b garrison
