Every year, I look forward to the New York Times's "places to go" article; and this year was no different. I always quickly scroll through to see if anywhere I've been before makes it (this year, Nashville is on it!), and then I scroll through, reading about places I could only be lucky enough to travel to. Traveling is something that is important to me; and if time/money allowed I'd go somewhere new every weekend. 2014 for me, will be lots of trips to my hometown to celebrate my best friend's wedding, births of babies, and birthdays. All wonderful things, but will limit my travels elsewhere.
I'd love to say that I'm planning a big trip to Europe or South America this year, but unfortunately that's probably not in my cards. I aim for at least one new place each year - 2010 was Philly, 2011 was exploring DC/MD/VA and West Virginia; 2012 was New Orleans, 2013 was Nashville and New York. Yes, the destination is important in a trip, but I honestly think just exploring something new and being with friends/family is what makes the trip.
So with that said, my 2014 travel "goals" so to speak, include:
- multiple trips to my lovely hometown for all sorts of celebrations
- a trip to Chicago to visit a dear friend
- a summer roadtrip to Charleston and Savannah
- a beach trip to Delaware with a good friend - I've never ever done a beach weekend in my four years in DC!!
- hopefully a trip northeast in the fall to see fall foliage
- a trip to NYC in the winter to see it decorated
- lots of day trips in the DC area
- an hopefully a trip to Texas (Austin!!!) for some work events.
Lots of good things are on the horizon for 2014, I can just sense it and cannot wait to try new things. What are your plans for 2014?
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