Where I’m Going in 2015

When I made the decision to quit my job in favor of location independence, I decided it didn’t mean just running off to the far corners of the world and never looking back. It means more than that.

It means living life on my own terms.

It means not missing out on the important life events of family and friends.

It means traveling slowly and giving myself time get to know the places I visit while being able to get work done.

It means making destination choices that make me happy, even if that means returning to familiar surroundings.

I decided that while I take my first steps toward a location indenpence and freelacing I wanted to give myself some semblance of stability and familiarity. I didn’t want to throw myself into the unknown. Thus, a lot of my travel plans this year involve long stays in places I’ve been.

United States: January-April

I’m going to spend the first four months of this year in the US while I get my freelancing career off the ground and save some safety net money. This doesn’t mean I’ll be completely stationary, though. I’m going to Chicago this weekend for a reunion with college friends (and a craft beer tour!) and next month I’m heading to San Diego to see Jessica. Keeping with my resolution to go somewhere every month, I’m in the process of planning small trips for March and April. Any suggestions?

Torrey Pines cliffs

Italy: May-July

In May I’m returning to my favorite country in the entire world: Italy! I’m starting my trip in Palermo and will spend the next two weeks traveling in Sicily discovering my ancestral homeland. From there I plan on traveling through Calabria and Basilicata before meeting my friend Claire in Puglia. From there it’s up to Rome for 3 weeks of writing, eating, and feeling the love of my former home. Besides discovering a few new regions of Italy, I also hope to improve my Italian language skills and will be doing a lot of couchsurfing and renting rooms in shared apartments.

Roma

United Kingdom: July-August

My friend is getting married in Northhamptonshire on July 11 so I figured that was the perfect excuse to spend a month in the UK. After the wedding I’ll be based in my old flat in London where I have plans to eat all my favorite food (Bao, Indian takeaway, my flatmate’s spag bol), try a few new places (the restaurant where I interned finally opened), and hang out at my old local. I also want to check out the craft beer scene in Cardiff, walk the Seven Sisters in Sussex, and finally take a street art tour of East London.

IMG_2454

Iceland: August

I’m taking advantage of Icelandair’s free stopover and spending 3 full days in this Nordic country on my way back to the States. Because I’m visiting in the summer I won’t be able to see the Northern Lights, but I plan on taking advantage of the many hours of daylight exploring as much of this island as I can.

Eyjafjallajökull

United States: August-October

I’m coming back to the US for two main reasons: a wedding and a friend’s 30th birthday celebration. (God, I’m old.) Almost as soon as my plane lands at JFK I’ll be driving up to the Poconos for a weekend of wedding festivities before heading back to New York where I’ll be basing myself for the next month or so. In late September I’ll probably fly to Minneapolis to visit my friend Heather before making my way back to Kentucky for some time with the family and Kasey’s 30th birthday bourbon trail extravaganza. Last but not least, a trip to San Francisco to see my friend Brooke on the way to that continent across the Pacific.

Manhattan3 amk

Asia: October-December

This is where my plans get a little less certain as I haven’t booked airfare yet, but I’d like to round out the year back in Asia. My plan is to finally make it to TBEX (a travel blogging conference I’ve bought tickets to twice before but never actually attended) in Bangkok mid-month and then spend a bit of time traveling in Thailand before moving on to Indonesia. I’d like to attempt Mount Rinjanu before wet season starts and then head to Gili Trawangan to get my open water diving certification. I’m hoping to end my stay with a visit to Jakarta before flying off to Seoul where I’ll obviously spend all my time eating. And noraebang-ing.

gyeongbokgung

Where are you going in 2015? Will you be going to any of these places too? Any suggestions on must-sees?

Follow on Bloglovin
43 Comments
  1. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  2. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  3. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  4. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  5. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  6. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
      • January 30, 2015
        • February 1, 2015
  7. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  8. January 22, 2015
  9. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  10. January 22, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  11. January 23, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  12. January 23, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  13. January 27, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  14. January 27, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  15. January 28, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  16. January 29, 2015
    • January 29, 2015
  17. January 29, 2015
    • February 1, 2015
  18. January 30, 2015
    • February 1, 2015
  19. February 3, 2015
    • February 4, 2015
  20. February 5, 2015
    • February 5, 2015

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badge

Follow me on Facebookschliessen
oeffnen