2016 A Travel Blogger’s Year in Review
As 2016 draws to a close, I spent a week with my family reflecting on all of the wonderful changes this year brought to my life. In January I started my travel blog, in June I left my day job to launch my tutoring business full-time, and in September I moved into a new home with heat one one that hopefully won’t flood. I visited many countries around the world visiting old friends and making countless new friends. It was a pleasant walk down memory lane as I took time to review my first year as a travel blogger.
Here’s a quick review by the numbers:
5 Countries: US, Barbados (new), France, Switzerland (new), and Switzerland
47 Blog Posts
10,000 Blog Views
1,000 Blog Comments
30,000 Instagram Followers
Here’s a quick photo review of a few of my favorite adventures from 2016!
January 2016
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to kick the year off with a quick weekend getaway for some sun & sand.
February 2016
Miami, Florida A special trip to Wynwood in Miami with one of my best friends.
March 2016
East Hampton, NY Preparing the table for Easter dinner in my uncle’s new home in the Hamptons.
April 2016
New York, NY I made my first trip to the Met Museum’s new extension, the Met Breuer.
May 2016
Sag Harbor, New York Beautiful, peaceful, quiet beach to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend in the Hamptons.
June 2016
Crane Beach, Barbados. I knew I had to visit the Crane Hotel in Barbados as soon as I saw these beautiful plunge pools overlooking the ocean.
July 2016
Geneva, Switzerland. I had the honor of visiting one of my best friend’s in Switzerland to celebrate her marriage!
August 2016
New York, NY In August, I celebrated my 30th birthday and had the chance to visit the pop up Museum of Ice Cream.
September 2016
New York, NY September was a month of many firsts. I moved into my new apartment, my mom and sister met me in Philadelphia to visit my grandmother, I attended fashion week for the first time, and I visited the Experiential Orchestra at Lincoln Center.
October 2016
I booked a sunrise flight to Orlando for a work conference to capture this wingshot.
November 2016
Oistins, Barbados. One of my favorite memories from Barbados was dining seaside and watching the SunSet at Cafe Luna.
December 2016
Washington, Mo. Home for the Holidays and visiting my cousins at the lovely downtown riverfront area.
Thanks for taking the time to review my 2016 adventure with me! Hope to see you in 2017 where I have a huge list of exciting places I am hoping to explore!
January: Turks & Caicos Islands
February: Martinique
March: Grenada
April: Spain & Amsterdam
May: Barbados
June: Charleston, South Carolina
July: Puerto Rico
August: Switzerland & Europe
September: Newport, Rhode Island
October: Atlanta, Georgia & St. Lucia
November: Iceland
December: German Christmas Markets
To see more recap posts from other travel bloggers check out 12 Ways to Recap Your Travels!
Wow! Love all your travels. That first picture of you at the beach is my favorite!
I’ve loved getting to know yo and look forward to your adventures in the coming year. Happy travels for 2017!
What a great year! And it looks like your upcoming year is going to be epic as well. I can’t wait to read along. Best wishes for the coming year!
That is one eventful year. Loved those pics. Have a great 2017 and may your blog reach new heights.
Congrats on a great year! looking forward to your adventures in 2017!
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I really enjoyed reading this recap, but am particularly excited to see all the awesome places you plan to visit in 2017!
Wow!! Sounds like you’ve had quite a busy year. I’m definitely impressed with the number of blog posts you’ve published in one year- that’s goals for me!! I’m lucky if I get out one a month 🙁 – And kudos to you for leaving your day job and breaking out to do your own thing. You look like it’s working and most importantly you look very happy! Cheers to a new year for you!
You have some exciting places coming up this year! Jealous of Turks and Caicos!
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Sounds like a great 2016! I love Wynwood in Miami and the Museum of Ice Cream sounds like a cool spot! You got lots of great photos throughout the year–the sunset in Barbados is beautiful! Hope you have a great 2017–sounds like you have some exciting adventures planned!
What a flair for adventure! Looks like an ambitious year of travel ahead as well. Congratulations on all your great numbers as well. Onward!
What an awesome year you had! So much traveling! My favorite bits are the part with friends and family and it looks like you had a lot of time with them as well. Any particular favorites from the travels?
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Looks like you had a great year travelling and blogging. Keep up the good work in 2017 I look forward to seeing more of your adventures in images and words. Safe travels and happy new years
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You have quite the adventure packed in 2016! And I am certainly dazzled by the amount of IG followers you have attracted! How did you do that! That’s a whopping number!
Kudos to everything and may 2017 be twice as successful!
Svet
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Thanks for sharing your year in photos. It looks like 2017 should be fun. Congratulations on your Instagram growth, isn’t that a fun social media platform? It looks like you will be on the move in 2017- Happy traveling in 2017!
Wow! What a wonderful year you’ve had! And you posted almost every week. That is fantastic! Great work on Instagram too.
Thanks for sharing your year with us. And here’s wishing you an equally amazing 2017!
Cheers!
Thank you! Safe travels in 2017!
It looks like you had an amazing year and your plans for 2017 are even better! I, too, like to look back and see how much I did over the year. It’s not often that I sit down and think about how fortunate I’ve been to travel but posts like this put things into perspective. I wish you all the best for your next year of travels and I can’t wait to see your 2017 year in review!
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Thank you and happy traveling in 2017!
Oh my! I should write more! Have a great new year! 🙂 Lots of yourney and fun! 🙂
Happy New Year!
2016 looked great. Here’s to a much better 2017! 5 countries in a year is not bad at all!
Thanks! You’re right. Not a bad year at all!
Wow it looks like you did so much which is really cool to see! #goals
I really did. It was an amazing first year!
I’m pleased to read reports on your travels. I really enjoyed reading about Barbados. The photos are beautiful and delicious 🙂