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The List: Where I’ve Been

When you work in travel, the most common question you hear is something along the lines of “where do you get to go?” I don’t think travel’s a competition and am not trying to tally how many countries I’ve been to. But while flipping through my passport recently I was at a loss for what one or two of the stamps said. I decided, since my memory seems to be no help, I need to keep a running list of places I visit.

So, without further ado, here’s The List. Here’s hoping it gets longer and longer each year!

2020

  • Cape San Blas, FL
  • Minneapolis
  • New York

2019

  • Kauai
  • New York
  • Oregon
  • Denver
  • Rome
  • Venice
  • Holbox, Mexico

2018

  • This year was prime book research time; I traveled every weekend for 10 months to all of the places in this book! I also made it to:
  • San Francisco
  • Napa & Sonoma
  • Denver
  • Miami
  • Florida Keys
  • Barcelona
  • Toledo, Spain
  • San Sebastian & Northern Spain
  • Utah
  • Taos
  • Colorado
  • Martha’s Vineyard
  • Laurel Highlangs, PA
  • Minneapolis

2017

  • New Haven
  • Minneapolis
  • Catskills, NY
  • Orlando
  • Chicago
  • New Jersey
  • Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Athens
  • Montenegro
  • Croatia
  • New York
  • Savannah
  • Tampa/St. Pete
  • New Orleans

2016

  • Orlando
  • Cuba
  • Avalon, NJ
  • Temecula, CA
  • Austin
  • Cleveland
  • Toronto
  • Minneapolis
  • Chicago
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Copenhagen
  • Sonoma
  • Tijuana
  • California
  • Oregon Coast
  • Portland, OR
  • Seattle
  • Vancouver
  • New Orleans
  • Key West
  • Miami
  • New York

2015

  • Minneapolis
  • Peru
  • State College, PA
  • Portland, ME
  • Cleveland
  • Fire Island
  • Chicago
  • Baltimore
  • Belmar, NJ
  • Avalon, NJ
  • Dewey Beach, DE
  • Maui
  • Winston Salem
  • Sag Harbor
  • Houston
  • New York
  • New Orleans

2014

  • Philadelphia
  • State College, PA
  • Cincinnati
  • Minneapolis
  • Asheville, NC
  • Iceland
  • Greece
  • Paris
  • Avalon, NJ
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Alaska
  • Tampa Bay
  • Portugal
  • Denver
  • Louisville
  • Puerto Rico
  • San Diego
  • Anaheim, CA
  • Los Angeles
  • Boston
  • New York

2013

  • Minneapolis
  • Santa Barbara
  • Austin
  • Dublin
  • Iguazu Falls (Argentina/Brazil)
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Budapest
  • Vienna
  • Nuremberg, Germany
  • Regensburg, Germany
  • Passau, Germany
  • Fredericksburg, VA
  • New York
  • Nicaragua
  • Washington, D.C. (Moved here)
  • Nashville
  • Newport, RI
  • San Francisco
  • Pacific Coast Highway
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Alta, UT
  • Denver, CO
  • Atlanta, GA

2012

  • Oahu
  • Dominican Republic
  • Detroit
  • Chicago
  • Durham, NC
  • Boston
  • Portsmouth, NH
  • Minneapolis
  • Bethany Beach, DE
  • Phoenix
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Florida Gulf Coast

2011

  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
  • Minneapolis
  • Big Island, Hawaii
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Philadelphia
  • Nassau, Bahamas
  • Sun Valley, ID

2010

  • Minneapolis
  • Montreal
  • Los Angeles
  • Kauai
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Philadelphia
  • Las Vegas
  • Portland, OR
  • Asheville, NC
  • Blue Ridge Parkway

2009

  • Jamaica
  • Minneapolis
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Switzerland
  • Paris
  • Salzburg
  • Lake Como, Italy
  • Oahu

2008

  • London
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Philadelphia
  • Boston

2007

  • New York (Moved here)
  • Palm Beach
  • Sanibel Island, FL
  • North Carolina
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • Minneapolis
  • Boston

2006

  • Australia
  • Fiji
  • New York
  • Minneapolis

2005

  • Ireland
  • London
  • Minneapolis
  • Florida Keys

2004

  • Boston
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • Minneapolis
  • New Orleans

2003

  • Washington, D.C. (Moved here)
  • Paris
  • Amsterdam
  • Strasbourg
  • Acapulco
  • Kauai

2002 and earlier

  • States: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • Canadian Provinces: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island
  • Other: Bermuda, Florence, Venice, Cinque Terre, Amsterdam

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