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Archive for category: Retrospectives

Annual review of my travels

  • Me in Paraty, Brazil
     

    Retrospective 2020 – the year that almost wasn’t…

    31st December 2020 / Retrospectives / 5 comments

    I almost didn’t write my annual retrospective this year (as I’ve done for each year since 2014). “What is there to write about,” I thought. “This year has been a total write-off and I just […]

     
     
  • Camara de Lobos, Madeira
     

    Retrospective 2019 – 3 trips and some writing breakthroughs

    31st December 2019 / Retrospectives, Solo travel, Stories / 0 comments

    Another year gone! Can you believe it? As we’re about to enter not just a new year but a new decade, I decided once again to sit down and look upon this past year to […]

     
     
  • Climbing up to the fortress in Kotor
     

    Retrospective 2018 – 4 new countries and an anniversary!

    31st December 2018 / Retrospectives, Solo travel, Stories / 2 comments

    Another year gone. I don’t know about you, but now that I’m in my 50s, entire years seem to disappear in the blink of an eye. In this retrospective 2018, I look back at what I […]

     
     
  • Hore Abbey, Cashel, Ireland
     

    Retrospective and highlights of 2017

    27th December 2017 / Retrospectives, Solo travel, Stories / 5 comments

    The New Year is almost upon us, which means it’s time for my yearly retrospective. I like to take this time to remember where I’ve been and what I’ve done over the year that’s ending. […]

     
     
  • The colourful buildings of Nyhavn, Copenhagen
     

    Retrospective 2016 – a year in the first world

    27th December 2016 / Retrospectives, Solo travel / 0 comments

    It has sort of become a tradition for me to review and summarize the year that’s ending, from a travel point of view. If you’d rather see where I’m going next, jump to the end! […]

     
     
  • Relaxing at a winery in Prince Edward County (Ontario)
     

    Retrospective 2015 – the year of travelling slowly

    29th December 2015 / Retrospectives, Solo travel / 6 comments

    Unlike 2014, 2015 was not a terribly adventurous year for me, but it was fun! I revisited some of my favourite countries (Mexico and New Zealand), and travelled within my own country (Canada) with a […]

     
     
  • 2014 travel collage
     

    2014 travel recap: 10 countries, 4 continents

    29th December 2014 / Retrospectives, Solo travel / 1 comment

    2014 was my first full year of travel blogging and I covered quite a bit of ground. I spent exactly 26 weeks travelling this year (more than any other year since 1997) visiting a total […]

     
     
 

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