Derek and I aren't ones for making New Years resolutions but we do have a goal for 2013 and that is to travel as much as possible. We have over a dozen trips that we are planning and it will definitely be an unforgettable year if we are able to get all of them in.
Our plan is:
In addition to traveling around Asia Pacific, Derek has a business trip to Houston, I have three business trips to Houston, and we have a trip to GA, SC, and TN for a family visit.
These are a few things we hope to do everywhere we go (not including the USA):
1. Learn about the people's culture everywhere we go. This means going off the beaten path and doing things that are different and maybe out of our comfort zone.
2. Bring back a decoration that reflects the culture and art style of that country.
3. Eat mexican food. I realize this is strange but as we ate mexican in Bali, we remembered we also did it in Bangkok and decided we wanted to keep the streak going. We will be able to truly say that Houston has our favorite mexican food in the world (and I'm so glad I will get to eat Houston mexican three times next year!).
4. Capture every moment on camera and share it with all of you.
We have so much to plan and I know doing this much in a year will really test our planning skills. Because we are engineers we have obviously created a detailed spreadsheet to assist with the planning and tracking cost. Usually we would spend several months planning just one of these trips and now we only have a couple weeks to get each one booked. Needless to say, I spend the time I'm not working or blogging looking at travel websites and hunting down airfare deals. I know we will run into unplanned issues like the Bangkok taxi drivers and almost not having enough money with us to pay the 'airport fee' at the Bali airport but its all part of the adventure.
Our plan is:
In addition to traveling around Asia Pacific, Derek has a business trip to Houston, I have three business trips to Houston, and we have a trip to GA, SC, and TN for a family visit.
These are a few things we hope to do everywhere we go (not including the USA):
1. Learn about the people's culture everywhere we go. This means going off the beaten path and doing things that are different and maybe out of our comfort zone.
2. Bring back a decoration that reflects the culture and art style of that country.
3. Eat mexican food. I realize this is strange but as we ate mexican in Bali, we remembered we also did it in Bangkok and decided we wanted to keep the streak going. We will be able to truly say that Houston has our favorite mexican food in the world (and I'm so glad I will get to eat Houston mexican three times next year!).
4. Capture every moment on camera and share it with all of you.
We have so much to plan and I know doing this much in a year will really test our planning skills. Because we are engineers we have obviously created a detailed spreadsheet to assist with the planning and tracking cost. Usually we would spend several months planning just one of these trips and now we only have a couple weeks to get each one booked. Needless to say, I spend the time I'm not working or blogging looking at travel websites and hunting down airfare deals. I know we will run into unplanned issues like the Bangkok taxi drivers and almost not having enough money with us to pay the 'airport fee' at the Bali airport but its all part of the adventure.
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