Travel Horoscope: Check Your Stars, Pack Your Bags, and Go!
Aries
Enjoying tea in Marrakech (Courtesy: Maurizio Peddis)
History-loving Moon, open-minded Jupiter and artsy Venus are all supporting you, Aries. Even though your softer side is showing this week, you still need a bit of adventure. I’m not telling you to go to Paris and drink a simple cafe au lait. Non, non, non! You need to be sipping sweet mint tea in Marrakech or enjoying a real black and tan in Dublin while you soak up your surroundings. Silk saris and flavorful chai in colorful Chennai (Madras) could also be in the flow. Step back in time this week, Aries, and enjoy some down time.
Taurus
Cathedral rock in Trinidad (Photo: Timothy Corbin)
Last week’s eclipse was a doozy.Take a deep breath, step outside into the sunlight, and let those around you know about the change you’ve experienced. It is time to speak up, sing, write, paint… whatever you need to do to express yourself. Dive in the ink jar while doing kanji calligraphy in Japan’s cultural center, Kyoto. Get bi-lingual and practice your ninth-grade French in Montreal (Mais oui!). Or just sit in nature and listen to birds sing their heart songs on an eco-trip to Trinidad and Tobago. Expression is everything, and you have a lot to share.
Gemini
Massage in Kerala. (Courtesy: Kerala Tourism)
Luxuries and comforts dominate this week, cerebral Gemini, so tune in to your sensual side.Where to do this? Interestingly, you have support in oil-rich countries. The locals of Abu Dhabi or Dubai in the United Arab Emirates could surely show you a thing or two about how to lounge properly.Or let yourself get pampered with scented oils as you receive an abhyanga massage in Kerala, India. Enjoying time with good friends is the ultimate luxury. Make sure to have a few alongside you this week. They will light up your world while you chill.
Cancer
Why not head to the Azores? (Carlos Goulão)
With Mars making you antsy for a move and Jupiter taunting you with the open horizon, it’s time to pack your bags and seek out your next digs. San Diego is showing up as a lovely spot to call home, if even just for this week. Too watery? Then Las Vegas could be your next desert home. With lucky and abundant Jupiter supporting you lately, this could be your week to win! Too dry? I get it. Then the Azores are perfect for you. Wherever you go, let your loony self shine through.You’ll have everyone you meet in stitches, and you may just find your next roomie that way!
Leo
Get cozy with nature in the Serengeti. (Photo: Boaz)
Saturn and Jupiter are working you over a bit lately, Leo. It’s time to take things down a notch. As the Moon travels through your sign this week, you have an opportunity for self-reflection and to let go of some old wounds.Time in healing spaces is just what you need to gain that much-needed new perspective. No need to pack too much! A diving mask is the perfect accessory for snorkeling in the Philippines. Bring a camera as you safari in the Serengeti. Or drop it all and explore the sights and sounds of the rainforest in Puerto Rico with wide eyes and an open heart. Go. Enjoy.
Virgo
Let’s get you in the Blue Lagoon stat. (Photo: Dene Miles)
You’ve had a lot on your plate, Virgo, and you’ve managed it all somehow.Well done! As the Moon jumps into your sign on Friday and Saturday, you get an extra boost for a healthy rejuvenating weekend. No, you don’t have to do wheat grass shots or a lemon cleanse. It’s spa time! Iceland, the “land of fire and ice,” is like one giant natural spa and a little dip in a geothermal pool outside Reykjavik will restore your energy in a flash. Or relax on the beach and let the sun do its thing in the Canary Islands. Wherever you go, take it slow.
Libra
A boat ride in Cabo San Lucas is just what you need. (Photo: Carlos Gilberto1204)
The social butterfly is back, but careful not to overdo it! Your lesson over the next year is to find a balance between being out there on the scene and taking time for yourself. With a busy week ahead, you need some retreat time as the weekend rolls around. Cabo San Lucas will give you plenty of options for a night out or a quiet retreat. You can choose between surfing the infamous Nosara waves or looking inward on a yoga retreat in Costa Rica. A simple cruise (with a stop in sunny Acapulco) could be the perfect solution to it all.
Scorpio
Sleep miles from civilization in Namibia. (Maurizio Peddis)
Saturn has been grinding and refining you, Scorpio, and it can be exhausting.In walks Venus this week with a proposition.She is asking you to open your heart and work with her. Incorporate love into each day. See the beauty that is all around you. This will be much easier to do if you put yourself in beautiful and serene spaces. Fiji is a perfect spot to be reflective and connect internally. Watch the sky light up as you sleep under the stars in a Namibia nature reserve. Trek the Himalayas and find the deep transformation and higher love that awaits you in Kathmandu, Nepal. Bring grace into your ways and see how much easier life can be. Don’t worry; Saturn will be fine with this.
Sagittarius
Zen out high in the mountains of Bhutan. (Ben Smethers)
Although it’s an intense week for you, Sag, you manage to find the fun and joy in whatever you do. Part of this week’s lesson is to embrace the transformation Saturn and Jupiter are presenting while keeping your perspective. Film will be a helpful medium to accomplish this, since it’s the perfect combo of engaging and witnessing.You will find a supportive and understanding travel buddy in a Scorpio this week as you share destinations as well as that good transformative energy. Try to catch some of Namibia’s star canopy on film together. Capture the colors of Bhutan as you search for true happiness in this gentle and mysterious Buddhist country. Your stories and shots will touch others as deeply as they do you.
Capricorn
Visit an American classic this week—Nashville. (Photo: Robert Cross)
You kick the week off with the sweet and sensitive Moon in your house of relationships and lovey-dovey Venus in your house of the heart.You’ve got some poetry in you after all, Capricorn, so let it be heard! The love planets are rallying around you asking you to express your deeper emotions and even tap into the dramatic flair you have under the surface. Good thing you have some fun spots to visit this week! Chicago, New Orleans and Nashville are all popping up on your radar. Each of these American classics has its own distinctive entertainment scene that will make you want to get up and sing your song.
Aquarius
If art is what you need head to the British Museum. (Photo: Dave Rowlzi)
Get your thinking cap on, Aquarius, ‘cause you’re going back to school! You are ready for anything as the planets amp up your desire to study, appreciate the arts and sciences and connect with others. The key is to go with what ignites your passion and feeds your soul.It might be one thing one day and the opposite the next. No worries! Take an art appreciation class at the British Museum in London. Or check out the cosmos at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Go on a wine and food tour in Spain. Whatever you do, you will be drinking up the information like a sponge this week.
Pisces
You should be exploring the Seychelles this week. (Photo: Green.pit)
The Moon, Jupiter and Saturn are highlighting drama, philosophy and spirituality for you this week, Pisces. Be open as usual, but make sure those you listen to have credentials and life experience backing them, because you are ready to sit with the best. Los Angeles is teeming with top-notch instructors offering classes on everything from yogic philosophy to music. Enjoy a world-class production at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Or find your grounding in nature as you explore the beautiful Seychelles. You will find the words your soul’s been searching for.
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.
