2024 Travel Wrap-Up ... and Hello 2025

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Reflecting on the past year, I feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to travel as much as we did.

We began our year, as we have for the last three years, by escaping the Canadian winter for three months to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.  It's a perfect way to spend the winter months.

Once we returned back home in April, we stayed close to home for the Spring and Summer, spending some of the time up at the lake where we have a trailer.

We wrapped up the summer with a glorious week visiting friends in Newfoundland. It  was the perfect way to end the summer.

Our Fall travels consisted of a week spent at my sister's home two hours north of where we live, house and cat sitting, while she was travelling. We also had a quick road trip to visit our son and daughter-in-law in Virginia.

Our highlight of the Fall was an incredible month-long European river cruise with two of our boys, followed by a transatlantic cruise from Rome to New York City. What an unforgettable adventure!

Our year in travel stats is as follows: 

  • countries visited - 11
  • flights taken - 7
  • hours on planes - 27 hours
  • train trips - 6
  • hours on trains - 16 hours
  • road trips - 1
  • cruises taken - 2
  • days on board - 23
My top 5 places we visited (click on the link to see more) would be


2025 Travel plans

We’re kicking off the new year by heading to the sun once again. I’ll be embarking on a week-long Caribbean cruise with a couple of girlfriends before joining John for two and a half months in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

From there we will be flying to Brazil for a week for a destination wedding of my brother-in-law and his beautiful bride-to-be.

The remainder of the year is still to be determined. We don't usually plan that far in advance.

We’re excited to see what new adventures 2025 holds. If it’s anything like 2024, we’re in for an amazing journey!


 “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta




Comments

  1. Jeanine ByersJanuary 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM

    Hey! Nice to see you again. It sounds like a wonderful year! Hope this one will be just as lovely.

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    1. BarbaraJanuary 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM

      Thanks! I don't know if we could top this year, but I'm looking forward to new adventures.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM

    Hi Barbara! Wow! I love how much you love to travel and how many places you visited in 2025!
    Incredible!!! 11 Countries visited and 2 Cruises, and all the other travel. Sounds wonderful! Diana

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  3. MysteeJanuary 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM

    How wonderful. I keep saying one day I will be able to travel. Until then I love these post :)

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  4. Jazzy QuilesJanuary 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM

    What an incredible year of adventures! Your travels sound so vibrant and full of life—especially the river cruise and transatlantic journey. I love how you embrace every season with a new experience. Can’t wait to hear all about your 2025 adventures!

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    1. BarbaraJanuary 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM

      It has been an amazing year for sure. Thanks for reading.

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