This year is not just a year of gratitude – but a year of travel. For the next year, I’ll be taking (at least) one trip per month. Brainstorming all the places I could travel; planning the trip – from lodging to excursions to dining; anticipating the trip; packing (read: shopping) for the trip; being on the trip – all of it is just.the.best. But when the trip is winding down, that feeling of loss sets in. Pouring over the pictures helps but doesn’t totally heal. However – knowing exactly when and where my next trip is? That’s more like it. I’m officially a travel junkie. I can admit it. And always having a trip on the horizon? It’s like having an IV with a continuous drip of adrenaline and endorphins. As of right now, the year looks something like this:
November ’19: St. Kitts & Nevis (West Indies)
December ’19: Bath, Cotswolds, London (United Kingdom)
January ’20: Paris (France)
February ’20: Cayman Islands (Caribbean) & Scottsdale – AZ
March ’20: Austin – TX
April ’20: Water Sound – FL
May ’20: Ojai & Los Angeles – CA
June ’20: Lake Oconee – GA; London (United Kingdom); & Cannes (France)
July ’20: Boston, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket – MA
August ’20: Sonoma – CA & Door County – WI
September ’20: Venice, Amalfi Coast & Capri (Italy)
October ’20: TBD pending the fate of the Chicago Cubs (my employer) in the Post Season (fingers crossed!)
During the dark, cold winter months of Chicago, I may also use this blog to relive past trips I should have documented – trips all over Europe, Japan, China, South Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand… Some days I feel like I’ve seen so much and, yet, I realize I’ll never get every where. But that’s no reason to stop trying 🙂
Go Big And Come Home 