A year ago today, Matt and I flew to Orlando for a week’s vacation at Walt Disney World. This past Saturday, we got back from a vacation to Disneyland and San Francisco, thus ending a big year of travel for me. Due to an unusually high number of work and personal trips, I traveled more in the last 365 days than I had in many years.

In the past year I’ve visited, in chronological order: Orlando, Florida; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Houston, Texas; Charlottesville, Virginia; Montreal, Québec; Kiawah Island, South Carolina; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Bethany Beach, Delaware; and Anaheim and San Francisco, California.

I really enjoy traveling. It takes me out of my daily routine, and I enjoy visiting places I’ve never seen before. When I travel, I really feel like I’m living.

I hope to keep doing it.