Travel Horoscope: Check Your Stars, Pack Your Bags, and Go!
Israeli postage stamp from 1961 designed by I. Blaushild. (Photo: Karen Horton)
This #travelscope is for the week of July 28 – August 3, 2014
The caves of Lascaux (Photo: Getty Images)
Aries: With Mars newly sitting in a position of exploration for you, it’s time to go deep — beneath the earth and the waves. Check out the prehistoric paintings from more than 17,000 years ago in the caves of Lascaux in the Dordogne in France, or spend some time under the sea at Jacques Cousteau’s famous Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. See the beauty and wonder within these spaces, and then spend some time doing the same for you. You’ll be amazed at what you find as you delve beneath your own exterior and journey within.
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Café Du Monde’s beignets and café au lait (Photo: Visit New Orleans/Instagram)
Taurus: The planets this week are giving you a little respite, so sit back, take a deep breath, and enjoy this well-deserved break, Taurus. The French Quarter in New Orleans is especially supportive for you, with its gloriously sugared beignets and fantastic jazz in Jackson Square. Or turn the perspective inward, and spend some quiet time in the Himalayas of Northern India, where you can sit with a yogi and learn the secrets of the Universe. Either way you go, just make sure you choose from your heart and choose what resonates most to you in this moment.
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The white sands and crystal blue waters of Ibiza, Spain (Photo: erasmusvalencia.com/Flickr)
Gemini: The planets are lining up for you to live it up this week, Gemini! And lucky you with Ibiza, Spain, showing up with its white sand beaches, its picture-perfect coast, and its ridiculous nightlife that seems tailormade for you. Or find much of the same on the other side of the Atlantic in Cancun, Mexico. Wherever it’s acceptable to stay in your bathing suit from day to night to day again, is exactly where you need to be.
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Bellver Castle in Mallorca, Spain (Photo: Cristian Bortes/Flickr)
Cancer: Your sign is one that naturally craves being near the water and also loves surrounding itself with culture and history. This week, Venus in your sign is adding a touch of glitz and glamour to your environment. Soak up the sun and splash in the surf on the scintillating island of Mallorca, and then spend time touring Bellver Castle and the ancient Roman ruins of Pollentia. Or stroll through history in the Old Town of Phuket on Thailand’s largest island, with its beautiful Sino-Portuguese architecture, then take a dip in the emerald waters of the surrounding Andaman Sea. Immerse yourself with the enchantment of days gone by this week, Cancer. You will feel reconnected and refreshed.
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Lavender fields of Provence, France (Photo: Marcovdz/Flickr)
Leo: Hot off the heels of the New Moon in your sign, a slew of other planets are now dancing about, making opportunities roll your way. It’s certainly an exciting time for you, Leo. Whether you are in high-tech Hong Kong climbing to the tops of the skyscrapers overlooking Victoria Harbour or sauntering through the lavender fields in the south of France’s Aix-en-Provence breathing in the inspiration, now is the time to start your new journey. Ready … Set … Envision!
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The Golden Temple of Kyoto, Japan (Photo: Joe deSousa/Fickr)
Virgo: Jupiter is asking you to look deep within your soul, while the Moon in your sign this week is giving you the chance to figure out what you really want from your heart. And all the while, supportive and speedy Mars is set to deliver. Take a bike ride through the lavender clover of Monterey, Calif., or spend some time in the golden temple of Kyoto’s Kinkaku-ji, where the strolling gardens will inspire you, and the glimmering temple will uplift you. All you need to do is take the time to discover whatever it is you would like … and just like that, it’s yours.
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Heli-skiing in the Andes Mountains (Photo: dacslu/Flickr)
Libra: With the Moon in your sign this week, Mars’s recent shift, plus all that great support from Jupiter, you are on top of the world. Whether you are jumping out of helicopters to go heli-skiing on the slopes of the Andes Mountains outside of Santiago, Chile, or haute couture shopping along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, old friends are coming out of the woodwork to join you and just be around you. What to do next? Why, throw a party of course! Cheers to you, Libra!
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Tirtha Empul Temple in Bali (Photo: Christopher Chan/Flickr)
Scorpio: It’s an intense week for you, Scorpio, with Mars and the Moon both entering your sign, triggering the importance of emotional expression — even if it’s seemingly hard to do. Eleuthera in the Bahamas will give you the freedom you need to speak your truth, while Bali will give you the strength you need to soldier on as Mars is asking of you. The planets are making you more courageous each day to speak up and let people know what you’re feeling and what you need. Keep it up, and stay strong.
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“Fire dance” in Papua New Guinea (Photo: Taro Taylor/Flickr)
Sagittarius: With the planets’ recent shifts, your perspective is turning to the global stage, and your interest in the art of traditional cultures is flowing. Journey to Samoa to learn about the meaning of the bold tattoos adorning many on the idyllic Oceanic Island. Or head to mysterious Papua New Guinea, and be mesmerized by the sights and sounds of the fire dance. Now’s the time to find inspiration from your experiences and see what personal creation you are able to produce, taking your authentic history and environment into consideration. It’s quite a task, Sag, but will surely be worth it in the end.
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Kayaking on Lake Michigan (Photo: Angela Rutherford/Flickr)
Capricorn: With the recent shifts of Mars and your ruling planet in the sky, things should be picking up and moving forward here on the ground for you now, patient Capricorn. You have been working hard on what you need, and it is all coming together. Just don’t forget to enjoy yourself along the way. Take a break along the shores of Lake Michigan, where you can hear the “singing sands” — no ticket required! Or kick back and enjoy some beignets and jazz after a long day’s work with your favorite Taurus in New Orleans. This week, start to create a healthy work-play balance. You’ll be glad you did, especially when things kick into high gear.
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Hong Kong skyline (Photo: Thinkstock)
Aquarius: The recent planetary shifts are continuing to throw the spotlight onto your career and your partnerships, Aquarius. Meet up with your favorite Leo in Hong Kong, and make sure you share the same perspective as you look out over the unbelievable skyline. Or bounce some ideas for the future back and forth while you play paddleball on the pink beaches of Bermuda together. This week, take some time to check in and confirm you are in alignment with your connections.
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Sunset in Boulder, Colo. (Photo: Keith Cuddeback/Flickr)
Pisces: Some recent planetary shifts are setting up to give you a health boost as well as an increased urge to learn more about how the body works. Take your thirst for knowledge to alternative-loving Santa Fe, N.M., where you can learn about a variety of ancient systems of health and healing (and do some great shopping too). Or hop on I-25 and go north a bit to Boulder, Colo., where being fit and medicinally mindful is just the norm. Pick up some healing tips this week, Pisces, and see what changes can occur in the body and mind.
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Our travel astrologer Alexia Neonakis is a graduate of New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico, where she studied with Dr. Vasant Lad and Dr. Claudia Welch. She has been analyzing Vedic charts professionally for over seven years, but has been drawing up charts for everyone she knows since she was about 13 years old.
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