My travel resolutions last year were sort of a mixed bag, but I have a feeling 2009 is going to be a year of more travel and more travel experiences.
I want to discover some new places, but I also want to revisit some spots to see how they’ve changed, or how I’ve changed and now see them differently.  So my resolutions are a combination of old and new, all with the goal of seeing the world one place and one experience at a time.
Here they are –

Visit two new countries
Visit two new states
Re-visit five places that I’ve already been, …read more

I spent some time in personal reflection at the end of last year, and it seems like a good thing to continue.
Here are a few special moments, thoughts, travel experiences, and ponderings on the meaning of life as another year comes to an end
8 Memorable Travel Experiences:

Coming up from the metro in Rome and seeing the Coliseum looming in front of me
Throwing three coins in Trevi Fountain
Eating gelato (the real thing) in Italy
Wine tasting in Tuscany
The ruins at Pompeii
Making some great new friends in Guadalajara, and practicing my Spanish a little more
Pow-Wow in Las …read more