I first got the travel bug in High School, when I went to Greece with my friends senior year. And then in college, I lived in The Netherlands for 4 months. This began my love affair with Europe. My only regret is that I missed the digital camera craze by a year. All I had was my 35mm, so I didn’t have that many pictures. Basically one roll per country. That’s only 24 photos!! Now we come back with thousands!

Traveling and seeing new things is so important to me. I don’t know if it’s because I get a kick out of crossing things off my bucket list, or the thrill of getting off a plane without knowing the native language. But I am so thankful that I married a man who shares my hunger for travel.

Places I’ve Been in MAP format!

My World Travels:

Eastern Europe – 2011 (Contiki)Germany: Berlin Day 1 Germany: Berlin Day 2 Germany: Berlin Stasi Tour Germany: Dresden Czech Republic: Prague Bike Tour Czech Republic: Prague Austria: Vienna – Day 1 Austria: Vienna – Day 2 Hungary: Budapest – Day 1 Hungary: Budapest – Day 2 Slovakia: Banska Bystricia Poland: Krakow – Day 1 Poland: Krakow – Day 2 Poland: Auschwitz Poland: Warsaw – Day 1 Poland: Warsaw – Day 2 Poland: Warsaw to Berlin Germany: Munich Germany: Fussen to Salzburg Austria: Sound of Music Tour Austria: Salzburg – Salt Mines
Egypt & The Nile – 2010 (Contiki)Egypt: Cairo & Giza Egypt: Aswan & Lake Nasser Egypt: Abu Simbel & Kom Ombo Egypt: Luxor Egypt: Valley of the Kings, Karnack Egypt: Cairo & Saqqara Bonus: Trip Video
Dubai, UAE – 2010Dubai: Flight LA to Dubai Dubai: Bus Tours, Abra Ride, Markets Dubai: Mall, Burj Khalifa, Dune Bash Dubai: Atlantis, The Palm Dubai: Marina, Burj Khalifa Dubai: Ski Dubai, Burj Al Arab Bonus: Trip Video
Russia & The Baltic – 2009 (Contiki)Russia: Moscow Russia: Novgorod Russia: St. Petersburg Finland: Helsinki Estonia: Tallin Sweden: Stockholm
Simply Italy – 2008 (Contiki)England: London Italy: Sorrento + Pompeii Italy: Capri Italy: Cinque Terre Italy: Florence Italy: Milan Italy: Rome Italy: Venice
Semester Abroad – Spring 2003Austria: Salzburg Austria: Vienna Czech Republic: Prague France: French Riviera France: Paris (Valentine’s Day) Germany: Koln Germany: Munich + Dachau Hungary: Budapest Italy: Milan + Torino Italy: Venice Netherlands: Amsterdam Netherlands: Rotterdam Spain: Barcelona Spain: Valencia Switzerland: Interlaken Switzerland: Skydiving!
Other International Trips  Greece: Athens + Islands (2001) Iceland: Our Honeymoon (2009) Turkey: Ephesus + Kusadasi (2001) Canada: Vancouver Canada: Whistler
Other Trips in the USAPennsylvania: Philadelphia Rhode Island: Newport Arizona: Grand Canyon Nevada: Laughlin California: Yosemite Nat’l Park Utah: St. George & Zion Nat’l Park

Contiki
We almost always travel Internationally with Contiki. We love our organized the tours are. We don’t have to think much about getting around, finding a hotel, getting from the airport or getting tickets into important museums and attractions. We find that we get along better and have more fun on a group tour. It’s also a great way to meet people. We’ve met great friends that we still keep in touch with. They’re also incredibly reasonably priced for what you get. Yea, the hotels aren’t the greatest, but I’m not there to stay inside a hotel.

If anyone is interested in hearing more about our experiences or if you want to book a trip, email me at kelocity at gmail dot com.