2017: Travel

How did you travel in 2017? How and/or where would you like to travel next year?

In 2016, I traveled to Finland/Sweden for my first big speaking gig, Portland for a “bachelorette” party, road trip to LA for my sister’s wedding, and Minnesota for work. In 2015, I went to Brazil for a conference, multiple work trips, and a midwest trip. In 2014, I went on multiple weekend trips, increased business trips, and found a destination for ice cream and writing. In 2013, I finished off the bulk of the travel for the Ice Cream Travel Guide. In 2012, I started the journey of a life and went to what I thought was unfathomable (in my life) â€” six domestic destinations and eight international destinations â€” for professional and personal reasons. In 2011, I went on one international trip, one domestic…and one super local. In 2010, I went on one international trip and multiple domestic trips.

In 2017, I traveled to:

Minnesota one more time. And it wasn’t even for quitting my job although I had planned that already.

LA not once, but twice. Once for the pre-planned trip to a writer’s conference. On the way back, Chris made some strips in cities along the way, which was quite excellent. Then another one to visit the Museum of Ice Cream in LA, because I had to. Although regrets, because it came to San Francisco just about five months later!

Las Vegas for a short-sighed omgihaveajobibettergosomewhere. It wasn’t the most excellent trip (because Las Vegas is limited for what it is), but it was very filling with food!

Then that big trip to Thailand and Myanmar. All because my friend Sasi mentioned that she was going to visit family and I am always rather fond of visiting along with friends to their home country. And Chris came with me! To make up for not going in 2009. We went to Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Then hopped over to Yangon. The Thai stuff was amazing, but Myanmar was somewhat disappointing.

And that was it. Somewhat disappointing, since I didn’t actually go to New York. And because of the torrential rain downpour earlier this year, the roads to Big Sur were cut off due to landslides. So the writers camp didn’t happen.

But this coming year? I am guessing that I have make a work trip to Minsk at some point. Hopefully that can fold that into a trip to Budapest to visit Callie. But perhaps, it will fold in with a Health 2.0 conference. What I hope for is some tangential trip for a film festival (Telluride perhaps?) or somewhere to ski (Whistler? Colorado?). And I really hope the writers camp at Big Sur happens?!

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2017: Travel

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