Best of the Year

How do I sum up my travels in 2025? Fun, intense, and carefully planned, with an eye toward increasingly intense adventures in the future. This year, I’ve been feeling more of an urge to visit new places, and especially new countries. But I’ve also been drawn toward more intense and adventurous trips. Madagascar was exactly […]

You need to take the bad with the good! Every year, I share my worst travel moments of the year because I think it’s important to be realistic when you travel the world for a living. Things can and do go wrong on every trip. And that’s not a sign of failure on your part

2025 was a landmark year for travel, taking me to seven new countries and to so many new and wonderful destinations. And it was a year of memorable travel experiences, many of which sprang out of nowhere. Here are my favorite travel moments of 2025! (And don’t forget to check out my worst travel moments of

You can’t have the good without the bad — and I’ve always made an effort to talk about the bad times that happen while traveling! The top thing that people tell me is “You’re so honest,” and I make sure to tell the truth. Because yes — travel is fun and transformative and life-affirming. But

One reason why I’m so glad I have my monthly recaps is that I can look back and see the best travel moments of my year all at once! This year took me to 13 countries: Czech Republic, UK, France, Italy, Vatican City, Germany, US, Canada, Spain, Nepal, Bhutan, Qatar, and Panama. I named several

How do I sum up 2024 in travel? Busy. Maybe a bit too busy. Four new countries visited (Nepal, Bhutan, Qatar, Panama), lots of exploration in much-loved countries, and some incredibly fun road trips close to home. This was also the year that I did a year of new Czech exploration — visiting a new

How do I sum up my travels of 2023? They were a bit random, with little trips in random spots whenever we could fit them. Also — less Italy than we’ve had in YEARS. Believe me, we’re going to make up for it in 2024. This year was all about getting married, and Charlie and

As always, you have to take the good with the bad — especially so with travel! As many good moments as you have when you travel, there are plenty of awful moments that sneak their way in. It’s always a good reminder that travel is not an automatic pass to happiness. I’ve seen a lot

I’ve said a few times this year that I haven’t been reading as much as usual. Far less, in fact — as I type this I’ve only read about 30 books, far from my usual 60-80. One reason is that I’ve been working so hard on my new site, New Hampshire Way, and developing new

2022 was a year of beautiful travel moments. This year took me to nine countries — Mexico, the US, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Iceland, the UK, Portugal, and Austria — and nine new places that I named the best of 2022. Going through my monthly recaps to create this post was an absolute pleasure. And