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Best of 2016 Travel

December 30, 2016

Today’s post is all about the best travel from 2016.

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If you missed yesterday’s post, I recapped my “best of” for home, fashion, and beauty. For today’s post I had planned to post photos from the best 2016 trips we took, but I had such a hard time narrowing them down that I decided to recap our travel instead!

2016 started off with two weekend trips to Florida: one to Miami and then a weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

white crochet cover up

We packed up the car and headed up to Vermont for a weekend near Okemo with family.

Okemo Mountain

Another weekend trip followed in May: this time we headed to NYC to visit my sister and her husband! I got to experience my first Big Gay Ice Cream, and I can definitely say I will be back – they had some seriously genius toppings!

NYC

Then the summer started, which included some obligatory trips to the Cape – this sailboat charter was so fun! I love going to Cape Cod in the summertime… it’s just not summer if we don’t go!

Cape Cod sailboat charter

And probably my favorite trip of the year – our epic vacation to Utah. We spent a few days on either end in Las Vegas, and we did some hiking in both Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon. Both were incredible places to visit, and I can’t wait for our next hiking trip!

Desert Pearl Inn Springdale, Utah // feathersandstripes.com
this hotel had incredible views – though, to be fair, the whole town did!
hiking gear - what to bring to Zion and Bryce Canyon // feathersandstripes.com
I shared a hiking packing list to help you prepare if you go for a similar trip!

Zion National Park // feathersandstripes.com

hiking Bryce Canyon // feathersandstripes.com hiking The Narrows in Zion National Park // feathersandstripes.com

The National Parks had very different landscapes than what was outside of our Las Vegas hotel windows!

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Las Vegas Wynn Las Vegas

And then in the late fall we took a day trip to Maine. Sprout came along, too, for this pet-friendly New England day trip! T took some photos of me and Sprout that are probably my favorite photos ever taken of me and my fluffy. He just looked so happy that day!

day trip from Boston to Maine - pet-friendly! day trip from Boston to Maine - pet-friendly! day trip from Boston to Maine - pet-friendly!

While all of our travel was US-based, this year’s travel was pretty great! Did you go anywhere amazing in 2016? I want to hear about it!

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  1. Jonel says

    December 30, 2016 at 9:27 am

    Like you, we are trying to visit all 50 states. In May, we went to Tennessee. We spent a couple of days in Nashville and loved it. We also hit Chattanooga (Ruby Falls is a must do) Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. If you go to Nashville, there is a ton to do. We loved the Ryman, Grand Ole Opry and Biscuit Love for breakfast. In September, we headed back to Nashville to finish up a few things and spent 24 hours there before heading to Memphis for a couple of days. The rest of the trup was in Natchez MS and New Orleans. We finished up our travel with a long weekend to Virginia Beach in November. My husband and his business partner go to training and the wives play tourists. She is one of my BFFs (we met before our husbands) and it was an awesome getaway. ‘

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  2. Mar says

    January 3, 2017 at 10:53 am

    Wow, looks like a great year for travel! I think a hiking trip through Zion and other National Parks is on the bucket list.

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  3. Lisa says

    January 3, 2017 at 4:58 pm

    It looks like you went on some really fun trips! I’ve always wanted to go hiking in Utah – it’s gorgeous! — Lisa | Naptime Chai

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  4. Sara Elizabeth Urquidez says

    January 3, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    I love all your trip around New England… we did a road trip around the area for our anniversary, and I just LOVED it… Looking forward to going back some day!! I’d love to visit Zion, too!

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  5. Rachel says

    January 7, 2017 at 9:06 am

    What a brilliant year of travel! I went to NYC for the first time in June, just missed you! It was also my first time in the US so it was generally a big trip for me. Then my husband and I did a bigger trip across the US later in the year, which was also a huge highlight for me.

    Those National Parks look beautiful, what a place to explore. I’m glad I found your blog, looking forward to following where you travel to in 2017!

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