Ashley Travels The Globe

2023 was the year that I said, “I can’t believe I did that!” instead of “I wish I did that!” and I’m planning to keep it that way this new year!

Happy New Year! I am very excited to welcome 2024!

2023 was a year full of joy, adventure, and awakening. I took 17 trips in 2023, completed my 12 trips in 12 months challenge, said ‘yes’ more, and seized every moment presented to me. I explored new lands, hugged, danced, and sang with strangers, laughed way more than I cried, and, most importantly, lived a life true to myself.
In reflecting, although 2022 was the happiest year of my life, 2023 was a learning year for me and my most adventurous one! And I only hope for better in this new year by slowing down.

2023 was a fast year for me. I felt like I was constantly on the move, and my connections didn’t feel as deep because I was always passing through, with a week being the longest of my stays. So, in 2024, I am returning to my slow traveler roots. I want to take my time, take in my new destinations at a much slower pace, and have deeper connections with the places I’m visiting, like in 2022.
But there is something that I want to push myself to accomplish this year. Since it is 2024, I want to complete 24 activities on my ever-growing bucket list. Below, you will see the 24 things I’d like to complete this year.
My bucket list currently has 66 activities, so the ones below may change if the opportunity arises.

My New Year Travel Resolutions

1. Visit the remaining 8 independent countries in the Caribbean
   (The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines)
2. Visit 10 New Countries
3. Visit 5 New States

Checking Things Off The List

So I decided that since we are going into 2024, it’s only right that I attempt to check off 24 Bucket List Activities, so here’s what I’d like to check off my Bucket List in 2024: