Of course, travel in 2021 became…more ok? But not really normal. But well, you know. Fortunately, I am older and don’t need<\/i> to be constantly seeing new things. But…<\/p>\n
How did you travel in 2021? How and\/or where would you like to travel next year?<\/p>\n
In 2020<\/a>, in the first year of the pandemic, I stayed local and only went to a few overnight destinations within a few hours of a drive\u2014one before the pandemic (so it doesn’t count) and down to Central California. In 2019<\/a>, I made a big trip to Japan and many domestic trips to Phoenix, Portland, and New York. In 2018<\/a>, I traveled very domestically, mostly local for retreats in Ukiah, Scotts Valley, and Big Sur. Then San Diego for a work thing. And a trip to Squaw Valley. And a crazy long adventure through Chicago and New York. In 2017<\/a>, I traveled to Minnesota for work, LA twice for “fun”, Las Vegas for a not-so-good fun, and Thailand\/Myanmar! Also somehow forgot to mention Cincinnati for MidwestUX! And did I forgot to mention Phoenix? In 2016<\/a>, 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<\/a>, I went to Brazil for a conference, multiple work trips, and a midwest trip. In 2014<\/a>, I went on multiple weekend trips, increased business trips, and found a destination for ice cream and writing. In 2013<\/a>, I finished off the bulk of the travel for the Ice Cream Travel Guide. In 2012<\/a>, I started the journey of a life and went to what I thought was unfathomable (in my life) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d six domestic destinations and eight international destinations \u00e2\u20ac\u201d for professional and personal reasons. In 2011<\/a>, I went on one international trip, one domestic…and one super local. In 2010<\/a>, I went on one international trip and multiple domestic trips.<\/p>\n In 2021, I still traveled locally. Interestingly, in contrast to my wishes last year, I didn’t feel so compelled to travel internationally. I remember there were many icebreakers about the first thing you would do post-pandemic. I answered variations from Iceland, Arizona to see my sister, and Disneyland. And guess what, I didn’t do anything of that! Partly, the urgency wasn’t high and that it just didn’t feel cost-effective. And my sister came to the Bay Area instead!<\/p>\n We traveled to:<\/p>\n Next year, I hope to NOT travel for work. But who knows. Maybe New York. Maybe Arizona. And I really hope somewhere for a summer writing workshop. And somewhere for a writing retreat! Soon, I hope soon. And somewhere where Chris and I can go for fun. That is actually fun. Maybe Tahoe…that is once we get a new car…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Of course, travel in 2021 became…more ok? But not really normal. But well, you know. Fortunately, I am older and don’t need to be constantly seeing new things. But… How did you travel in 2021? How and\/or where would you … Continue reading