Work. Travel. Save. Repeat. – Anonymous

2018 is definitely my year of yes! Yes to a lot of things in my life, most importantly, yes to travel. Booking flights on a whim. Traveling just cause. Working toward my ultimate goal of visiting every continent and enjoying as many countries as I can. 2018 is just the beginning. Here is my list of “definite” and “I hope so” travel plans of 2018.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Its been years since I have been to Mardi Gras in my hometown. This year I plan on taking in the full experience that I did when I was child. Parades, Parades, and more Parades! Some of my must see parades are: Endymion, Bacchus, Orpheus, Zulu, and Rex.

Trinidad and Tobago

This is one trip I am looking forward to the most. All of my family on my mom’s side is from the Caribeean. Trinidad to be exact. 2018 is the year my family is going to take a trip to where it all started over a hundred years ago. The last time my mom has been home was when she was a teenager. For many of the kids, it will be our first time going. You can only image how geeked I am! Im so excited! (In my Austin Powers voice!)

Carnival in New Jersey & Georgia

Carnival is something unique to Caribbean culture. It is something about the culture, the music, and the food. It seeps into your soul and takes ahold of you. You can’t help but chup and whine down the street. After doing some research, I was surprised to see how many U.S. cities have their own form of Caribbean carnival. Especially when you hear of the awesome carnivals in the Caribbean.

Castaway Cay, Bahamas

In 2016, I started the annual tradition of traveling some place I have never been (2016 – Chicago). This year I am trying to cruise Castaway Cay. I’ll be able to keep the tradition going and cross off my bucketlist goal of going on a cruise. Of which, I’ll admit I am terrified of doing. Castaway Cay looks beautiful  and the cruise is only 3 days. A nice way to get my feet wet with cruising and determine if its for me.

Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL

I don’t know if its the kid in me, but I definitely hope to make it back to Disney this year. For Memorial Day weekend, I enjoyed my first Disney experience ever with some family members. And because I like to travel solo, I want to take my time exploring the parks at my own pace. The parks on my list are Animal Kingdom and Epcot. Especially, Pandora- The World of Avatar. Trying all of the food I want. Yes, I am greedy. I mean… a foodie!

Tucson, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, AZ

Arizona is such a beautiful place to me. Filled with such beautiful and unique landscapes and scenery. Such as the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, and Havasu Falls. My plan is to rent a vehicle and road trip through the state crossing major bucketlist lists off on this trip as I go.

San Francisco// Napa Valley

Napa Valley is definitely one of must visit places. From its numerous wineries and award winning cusine to awesome views and things to do, San Fransico and Napa Valley has something for everyone. I am really interested in the Food and Wine event taking place the 1st weekend in November. A weekend full of food and wine… yes please!

What are your 2018 travel plans?

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I hope they inspire you as much as they inspire me, giving you motivation to explore the unknown, do something you would never dream of doing and view the world for what it really is.

Keep these in mind! Happy Travels!

1. “One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.” – Thomas Jefferson

2. “Where ever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucious

3. “The trouble is, you think you have time.” – Buddha

4. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neal Donald Walsch

5. “Travel… the best way to be lost and found… all the same time.” – Breanna Smith

6. “Create a bucketlist, do something you have never done before, visit some place you have never been, eat food you would never dream of eating, most importantly…live!” – Nadia (Nawdeeya Travels)

7. “To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” – Danny Kaye

8. “I’ve haven’t been everywhere, but its on my list.” – Susan Sontag

9. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

10. “The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page.” – St. Augustine

11. “Traveling- it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

12. “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls. ” – Anais Nin

13. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous

14. “A man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait until the other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau

15. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

16. “Once a year, go someplace you have never been before.” – Anonymous

17. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous

18. “You don’t have to be rich to travel well.”- Eugene Foder

19. “Not all who wander are lost,” – J. R. R. Tolkien

20. “Oh the places you will go.” – Dr. Suess

21. “An investment in travel is an investment in yourself.” – Matthew Karsten

22. “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle

23. “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Olivier Wendell Holmes

24. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller

25. “He who who travel happily must travel light.” – Anotine de St. Exupery

Have any awesome travel quotes I missed? Which is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below.

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1. Get a passport.
2. Start a yearly tradition for my birthday- visiting a place I have never been.
3. Visit all 50 states.
4. Visit all 7 continents.
5. Visit Niagara Falls.
6. Visit the Grand Canyon.
7. Attend Winter/Summer Olympics.
8. Go on a cross-country road trip.
9. Go on an African Safari.
10. Travel solo abroad.
11. Attend a Chicago Bulls home game.
12. Attend an MLB game.
13. Gamble in Vegas.
14. Spend New Years in Times Square.
15. Go on a cruise.
16. Carnival in Trinidad.
17. Carnival in Rio de Janiero.
18. Start a blog.
19. Write an eBook.
20. Start a compliance consulting business.
21. Take a painting class.
22. Take a photography class.
23. Overcome a deep fear.
24. Take a writing class.
25. Learn a new language.
26. Run a marathon.
27. Go skiing.
28. Be a mentor to someone.
29. Experience sunrise/sunset.
30. See Northern Lights.
31. Go stargazing.
32. Get a tattoo.
33. Be in two places at once.
34. Ride in a hot air balloon.
35. See a Broadway show.
36. Go to the opera.
37. Go on a carriage ride.
38. Learn to shoot a gun.
39. Learn to swim.
40. Go on a hike in a famous rain forest.
41. Ride a roller coaster.
42. Visit Harpo Studios and see a live recording.
43. Tour the White House.
44. Write an article.
45. Start a garden.
46. Do something I am passionate about.
47. Mine for diamonds.
48. Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
49. Start my own travel group.
50. Take a cooking class.

I hope this inspires you to create your own bucket list.

Happy Travels!

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