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