As long as I can remember I've been traveling. Many families have a vacation house (beach house, a cabin, a condo in another city, etc.) that they grow up going to every year. When I was little I always wanted this, a house that was ours where we could go for vacation. Instead, I grew up traveling around the U.S. in our RV for vacation and flying international (dragged very unwillingly might I add). It's so strange, to look back at 9-year-old Michelle who complained about not having a vacation house. My parents really did give me an amazing gift by raising me to travel. From there, I caught the travel bug (in my teen years) which drove me to study abroad. I studied abroad in Rome ("studied" is a very loose term), Italy from January 2017 - June 2017 where I traveled all over Europe.

Some have asked exactly where I've been, so I've decided to post about some of the places I've been!

Past Trips

U.S. Travels

In the U.S. I have been to 31 states, mostly west coast and east coast. I've seen phenomenal State parks and cities thanks to my parents. With an RV, State Parks were easy, inexpensive, and adventurous so many of our vacations were spent camping. Curious as to where I've been? Check it out below!

State Parks

Grand Canyon, Arizona
Yosemite, California
Mount Vernon, District of Columbia
Sequoia National Park, California
Everglades National Park, Florida
Glacier National Park, Montana
Yellowstone, Wyoming
Grand Tetons, Wyoming
And many many more!

Cities

Phoenix, Arizona
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California (born and raised!)
Los Angeles, California
Denver, Colorado
Washington, District of Columbia (where I currently live)
Atlanta, Georgia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Chicago, Illinois
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
Las Vegas, Nevada
New York, New York
Columbus, Ohio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dallas, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

International Travels

From a young age I was traveling internationally. My parents lived in Canada for 5 years before I was born (I was literally born 3 weeks after they moved back to the States). When I was younger, most of the travel was to Canada and Mexico, but as my sister and I got older our parents took us all throughout the Caribbean and eventually over to Europe! When I went abroad, I visited over 19 different cities in 7 different countries. Check out the international countries that I've conquered in very ungraceful mannerisms:

Bahamas
Belgium (Brussels)
Belize
Canada (Vancouver)
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
England (London)
France (Paris)
Haiti
Honduras
Ireland (Dublin)
Italy (Capri, Cinque Terre, Florence, Venice, Milan, Naples, Pisa, Pompeii, Rome, San Gimignano, Siena, Sorento, & Venice)
Jamaica
Mexico (Cancún)
Panama
Spain (Madrid & Canary Islands)
The Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Turks and Caicos Islands

Future Trips

There are so many places I want to visit! Both internationally and domestically. There are so many beautiful cities and state parks in the U.S. that I have yet to conquer. Come July i will be starting a new consulting job. Here's hoping I can knock some of these places off my list :)

U.S. Travels

Alaska
Garden of the Gods, Colorado
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Nashville, Tennessee
Niagara Falls, New York (and Ontario, Canada)
St. Louis, Missouri
Statue of Liberty, New York
Zion National Park, Utah

While my U.S. travel list is pretty short, my international list is as long as can be. There isn't enough time in the world for me to get everywhere I want to, but I sure as hell am gonna try!

"I haven't been everywhere but it's on my list" - Susan Sontag

International Travels

Africa
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Australia (Sydney)
Austria (Vienna & Salzburg)
China (Hong Kong)
Croatia
Cuba (Havana)
Czech Republic (Prague)
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Finland (Helsinki)
Germany (Munich & Berlin)
Greece (Athens & Santorini)
Hungary (Budapest)
Iceland (Reykjavik)
Japan (Tokyo)
Jordan (Petra)
Malta
Monaco
Morocco
New Zealand
Norway (Oslo
Peru (Machu Picchu)
Poland (Krakow)
Portugal (Lisbon)
Russia (Moscow)
Scotland (Edinburgh)
Singapore
Spain (Barcelona & Granada)
Sweden (Stockholm)
Switzerland (Basel, Bern, Geneva, & Zurich)
Turkey (Istanbul)

Experiences

While I would love to go to every single city and country I just listed, there are also some very specific experiences I want to spend in certain places