2020 Plans

It’s been a while since I started writing this, but life (and some amazing travel) got in the way!

While I was away…

  • Celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years (yikes it’s been that long!). While the first two were spent in my Boston apartment. I visited my family in Tennessee for Christmas and spent New Years in Iceland (post to come!)

  • Spent some random days in New York City (always welcome!)

  • Caught up with a friend in California and saw the amazing Monterey Bay Aquarium and Carmel-by-the-Sea

  • Traveled to Orlando, Florida three times for work

  • Put in a lot of hours in the office, played a lot of basketball, and spent a fair amount of time learning Spanish (necesito practicar más, veras!)

Moving on to the more exciting topic: 2020 travel and the country count. As I mentioned in my intro post, I have a goal of visiting 40 countries before I turn 40. Just so you know where I am in my journey, here are the countries outside of the US where I’ve been:

  1. Guatemala

  2. The Netherlands

  3. Belgium

  4. France*

  5. Hungary

  6. Hong Kong*

  7. Macau

  8. Mexico

  9. China*

  10. Iceland*

  11. Philippines

  12. Colombia*

  13. Spain

The countries with an asterisk are the ones I’ve been to more than once. I realize that Hong Kong and Macau are special administrative regions of China, but count for separate passport stamps so they are counted separately.

Where am I going in 2020?

Next month, I will get started on a weeklong journey covering three countries I am super excited to be seeing…drumroll please

I will be going to Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, bringing the total to 16 countries and reaching 40% of my goal. Right now, I am still in the thick of planning but I plan to share more very soon!

Also coming up: Review of New Years in Iceland, the under appreciated magic of Colombia, and some hopefully interactive musings on travel loyalty programs! …and I will start to post some pictures!