Conflicted traveler

I've been thinking long and hard about my summer travels. The gut wrenching anticipation of yet another bitter cold upstate winter has pushed my healthy obsession with Latin America, into a full blown addiction. While this addiction/obsession with Latinoamerica seems to help alleviate seasonal gloom that winters this far north bring, I’m not completely adamant about spending some summer time down there. I’ve been thinking about some other destinations that I’ve yet to travel to, or have been putting off, and thought I’d share some of my possible summer travel itinerary. In no particular order let me start off with my long overdue trek to Europe, my mother’s mother land. Yes it’s been quite some time since I’ve set foot on the shores, of what many in this hemisphere call the land of evil socialism, but this summer is looking ripe for a quick sojourn over the pond. I’m thinking of London to Paris, then heading south to Espana, and possibly a quick stay in Morocco. I think Sverig will have to wait another time. I know it sounds like a great trip, and I’d hate to break my promises to friends/family over there about this summer being the one where I finally fulfill years worth of empty promises, but South Africa is hosting the world cup. I’m feeling a bit conflicted about yet again ditching my plans for travel to Europe over SA, but it’s the world Cup, and the first time an African Nation is hosting it. To make matters worse is my growing interest in traveling to, as one of my friends described, “a real first world country”; Japan. I've been thinking about a little trip out east, because I’ve yet to be in a city as overwhelming as NYC, and think Tokyo just may be the only city to rival my beloved NYC.