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I was much better at travel than blogging in 2014. Some trips have fallen by the wayside, so in the spirit of kindred-spirit UPGRD Matthew for the second year running has put up a year in review list to shame himself into catching up on the blog, I am doing the same.
This list excludes domestic business and family trips.
January: domestic business trips and a business trip to Shanghai
- Shanghai, my love
- Day trip to Jeju Island, South Korea
- Side trip to Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) and East Timor
February: a few trips fell through, my wife did not think Valentine’s in cold Brussels was such a hot idea
March – April: 3-week vacation to India and Middle East
- Delhi, India
- Kashmir, India
- Lakshadweep, India
- Sikkim, India
- Darjeeling, India
- Amritsar, India
- India-Pakistan Border Ceremony at the Wagah Border
- Agra, India
- Khajuraho, India
- Varanasi, India
- Bhopal, India
- Nearby country
- Nearby country
- Jordan
- Kurdistan
- Qatar
- Kuwait
May: Northern Caribbean Island Hopping
- Northern Caribbean Island Hopping itinerary
- St Maarten
- St Martin
- Anguilla
- St Barth’s
- St Kitt’s
- Nevis
- Saba
- Saba Video: Landing at the World’s Shortest Commercial Runway
Memorial Day week: Spousal Harmony Trip to Austria & Switzerland
- Vienna, Austria
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Montreux, Switzerland
- Luzern, Switzerland
- St Gallen, Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
July – August: Summer Spousal Harmony Series
- Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Maine Lobster Shacks, Acadia National Park, Maine Lobster Festival, and Portland, Maine
- Toronto, Canada ‘Carpocalypse,’ how to park for free in Toronto, and the Toronto suburbs to visit
- Prince Edward Island, Canada (again!)
August – September: 2 business trips to India + 1 to Brazil
- Bangalore, India
- New Delhi, India
- Mumbai, India
- Day trip to Ajanta & Ellora Caves, India
- Day trip to Gujarat, India
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Side trip to Fernando de Noronha, Brazil (here’s how to book award tickets to Fernando de Noronha)
October: Southern Caribbean Island Hopping
- Greneda
- Dominica
- Montserrat
- Antigua
GuadeloupeMartinique- Barbados
- St Vincent
- St Lucia
October: Caribbean Bonus Weekend
- US Virgin Islands
- British Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
November: Europe business trip and back weekend side trips
- Madrid, Spain
- Gibraltar
- Palma de Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
- Andorra
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Serbia
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- Bosnia & Hercigovina
- Croatia
- Montenegro
- Albania
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Crewe, Conventry & London, England
- Guersey, Channel Islands
- Jersey, Channel Islands
- Hamburg, Germany
November: Christmas Islands crab migration – crabs didn’t migrate until December, trip canceled
SydneyPerthChristmas IslandCocos Island
Thanksgiving: Another Spousal Harmony Trip urgently needed
- Phuket, Thailand
Chiang Mai, ThailandSeoul, South Korea layover
December: East Africa courtesy of Widerøe
Christmas: Spousal Harmony eating through LA’s Koreatown and Chinatown
- Los Angeles, California
Happy 2015!
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I know I am in the minority, but I would like to hear about the virgins and Puerto Rico. It is nice to hear your totally different perspective on the Caribbean islands because it is difficult to get much more than beach out of other outlets. How did these islands compare to the other ones? How easy/expensive was it to get around the various islands? Did you visit the spanish virgins?
I’m quite envious of your travels. So much packed into the year! I would say trip reports can wait if you are enjoying yourself while traveling. That’s the most important part anyway.
@Jeffsetter – I am looking forward to your incredibly cool year ahead!
@Shannon – she determines the trips, she doesn’t think it is played too much, so yes, I am becoming a Shanghai husband. 🙂
You play spousal harmony card a little too much, IMO, funny in the beginning but turned out a little bit unfair to Mrs. rtc …or you were becoming a traditional Shanghai man(husband)?
Wow! I probably won’t take that many trips in my lifetime! I’m going to share with my husband that there is something called a spousal harmony trip. He’s about 20 years behind 🙂 safe traveling, look forward to your trip reports 🙂
@Stacy – “spousal harmony trip” the spouse picks everything and the other smiles and implements. This is our solution for a marriage with one travel nut and one not so much.
I went to Jeju Island in 2013 and loved it! Lots to see there.
@Jamison – I decided I will do a 2013 list, too, and that will stretch to 2012. Sigh, good problem to have! @Gene – avoid Lion Air for starters, they cancel flights whenever and wheverer, my last trip they canceled my flights several days in advance without explanation, at least I had time to find something else. I flew Sriwijaya to East Timor and those flights went well. Garuda and their subsidiary CityLink are probably best, though often expensive. Travel Is Free has a great post on using Korean Air SkyPass for them, the Indonesia Island Hopper. For actually buying… Read more »
Pretty impressive travel calendar.
No kids, huh?
What is “nearby country”? I hope you didn’t forget the name! 😉
not bad.
any recommends for flying inside indonesia please?
I know how you feel about Trip Reports as I am in that same situation. I’m still blogging about a trip I took back in May of 2014 which is a shame. I made a pact to write my reports in chronological order and who knows when I will catch up! I’m like 7 months behind now. Happy New Year!