2023 could have been Serene Nook’s greatest journey yr since we began our around-the-world journey 4,363 days in the past! We road-tripped 26 states, 7 Canadian provinces, and a complete of 20,209 miles—that was simply round North America! Throughout 10 extra international locations, we backpacked from Germany to Romania, skied Bulgaria, kayaked with icebergs in Newfoundland, sailed round Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, trekked with gorillas in Rwanda, joined community-based tourism tasks in Uganda, and located inspiring locations so as to add to Serene Nook’s unique record of The World’s Most Romantic & Sustainable Locations. We’re additionally proud to say we volunteered in most of those locations and donated $4,250 to native environmental and social good nonprofits to point out our gratitude.
For a juicy recap of our newest world travels and what’s to return in Serene Nook Land for 2024, learn on!
Baja, Mexico by Boat
Having road-tripped the size of this peninsula and sailed with UnCruise in Alaska, we knew their Baja Whales & Sealife journey can be epic. Going past the shoreline, this was our likelihood to discover the Islas del Golfo de California, a spot so wealthy with life, that it’s a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The place the desert meets the ocean, our Baja days had been full of kayaking, mountaineering, snorkeling, whale-watching, and consuming like kings! Get pleasure from a few of our favourite photographs from our island-hopping journey and see our full journey on this Instagram Spotlight Reel.
US Southern Border Highway Journey
Earlier than we left for Europe, we knew we needed to get Buddy to Texas (the place our return flight landed). This was an awesome excuse to strive roads much less traveled alongside the southernmost roads in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Arizona yielded sudden adventures like birdwatching 40,000 sandhill cranes, mountaineering the spires of Chiricahua Nationwide Monument, doing the stair problem in Bisbee, to cowboy run-ins at the actual O.Ok. Corral.
We breezed by means of New Mexico as a result of it’s a state we’ve road-tripped extensively and we had a nationwide park dream to satisfy in Texas. Huge Bend is hours from the closest interstate and to this point south it’s enveloped by Mexico…however properly definitely worth the effort! We kayaked the spectacular Santa Elena Canyon after which waded throughout the Rio Grande into Boquillas, Mexico for Coronas on the village cantina.
European Metropolis Breaks: Berlin, Prague, Bratislava & Vienna
A journey convention introduced us to Berlin and we stayed for 2 weeks! We tucked into an awesome little Airbnb to get caught up, however nonetheless bought out for some sightseeing on this edgy cool capital. Then onward we went to the Czech Republic for a visit to Prague, the fairytale metropolis of Český Krumlov, and a velocity tour (whereas carrying our baggage!) of Bruno throughout our bus layover. After every week within the Czech Republic, we ventured into Slovakia!
We remembered a Serene Nook fan giving us a pleasant poke after we mentioned “Slovenia” is the one nation with “love” in its identify and he replied in his native language, “Really, my nation of ‘Slovenská’ has love in it too! If you’re ever within the space, be at liberty to succeed in out!” We all the time remembered that remark, so we met Michal for a stroll round city. He gave us an awesome tour of the town, took us to a historic pub, and gave us ideas for the remainder of our week. Love these international connections! After that, it was a fast cease in Vienna for a strolling tour and the beginning of our 18-hour bus trip by means of Hungary and Serbia to succeed in Bulgaria!
Bulgaria Ski Journey + Plovdiv & Veliko Tarnovo
Do you know Bulgaria is residence to the oldest repeatedly inhabited metropolis in Europe? That it was part of the Ottoman Empire for almost 500 years? Or that ski tickets are solely $40?! A birthday journey with our buddies introduced us to this nook of Japanese Europe, and it was an epic cross-country journey. After we weren’t on the slopes of UNESCO-Heritage mountains, we had been exploring Roman ruins, Ninth-century monasteries, pure sizzling springs, Bulgarian Revival mansions, and museums that gave us a peek behind the outdated Iron Curtain. After saying goodbye to our superior crew, we prolonged our journey to the previous capital of Veliko Tarnovo and Plovdiv (the 2019 European Capital of Tradition). For extra of this fascinating nation, watch this spotlight reel from our two-week journey, and tell us what surprises you most about Bulgaria!
Housesitting Bucharest, Storming Dracula’s Fortress, & Highway Tripping Transylvania
We’re on all the key house-sitting web sites, so after we bought an alert for a Bucharest sit with a stunning residence and two pups, we took the two-week gig, then stayed in Romania for an additional week to highway journey the fabled Transylvania. Romania appears like so many fantastic international locations wrapped up in a single…their Latin language seems like a mixture of Italian & Spanish…Bucharest’s Beaux-Arts structure and Francophile tradition have earned it the title “Paris of the East”…Transylvania is filled with outdated Saxon villages, and this area was a part of Hungary for hundreds of years!
See our gallery from our Bucharest housesit and scenes from our beautiful Transylvania highway journey.
Dodecanese, Greece’s Eco Islands
As a nation, Greece is majorly stepping up its eco-consciousness with a purpose of carbon neutrality by 2050, and the Dodecanese Islands are main the cost! From Astypalea, who’s swapping out two-thirds of their gas-guzzling vehicles for EVs, to Chalki & Tilos operating solely on renewable power, these South Aegean isles are retaining Mom Nature wholesome and oh-so-beautiful! We spent three weeks exploring the islands of Rhodes, Chalki, and Karpathos. Kayaking to historical ruins, scuba diving with faculties of tuna, taking cooking lessons in conventional villages, and staying in 5-star Inexperienced Key accommodations, we fell in love with the beautiful Dodecanese islands! Although we weren’t simply on vacation, we had been additionally assembly with authorities officers, volunteering with nonprofits, and talking with tourism operators on the bottom to find out about their hurdles to sustainability and the options within the works. The Greek economic system has lengthy been tied to tourism, with the concept extra is healthier, however these islands are re-framing the definition of success with high quality over amount. Sensible, beautiful, and a lot enjoyable, the Dodecanese islands are Greece’s new shining mild. Learn the characteristic!
Talking at TBEX Europe
Could is a good time to return to Greece to beat the crowds and nonetheless have good climate, however the purpose we got here this month? We bought requested to talk at TBEX (the unique journey running a blog convention) about touchdown model offers, and it bought such an awesome response! The convention had unbelievable skill-building workshops and provoking talks from the world’s high journey bloggers and entrepreneurs, plus superior aspect journeys to discover the wonders of the Peloponnese area. We stayed an additional week within the beautiful Kalamata Suites, to easily chill out (uncommon for us!) on this beautiful area of olive groves, mountains, and sea.
GoPro Mountain Video games, Colorado
We wrapped up 4 days on the GoPro Mountain Video games and our adrenaline was pumping for the remainder of the week! Three thousand athletes took over Vail to compete throughout 11 totally different journey sports activities—mountain climbing, mountain biking, disc golf, and slackline…plus wacky occasions like gladiator-style kayaking and dueling water canines. To amp it up, the streets had been lined with meals vehicles, reside music, and artwork demos. For the primary time within the Mountain Video games’s 21-year historical past, they added the “CoLab Stage,” bringing collectively creators throughout the humanities and sports activities to share their tales, ideas, and artistic vibes. With sustainability being a key component of the Mountain Video games, we had been invited to do a hearth chat giving 11 sustainable journey ideas as advised by means of tales from our 11-year honeymoon. The CoLab was so inspiring, and we had been proud to have been part of it.
See our information to the nation’s premier competition of recent mountain tradition and mark your calendar for June sixth, 2024.
Oceanside: The Excellent SoCal Getaway
As a California lady, I grew up taking household highway journeys to San Diego County…however by no means to Oceanside. It was often known as a navy city and slightly tough across the edges, however WOW occasions have modified! Right this moment, Oceanside, CA is a chosen “Predominant Avenue America Metropolis ” and 1 of California’s 14 Cultural Districts for its work cultivating range and inclusivity by means of artwork alternatives. Their seashores host main surf competitions, from the SuperGirl Surf Professional to the US Open Adaptive Browsing Championships. And O’aspect’s Sundown Market is the county’s premier weekly meals occasion with 150+ worldwide distributors taking on the streets each Thursday. We got here for a protracted weekend and rapidly fell in love with this vibrant seaside city. We went in every single place from the wine nation to their birthplace as a Spanish colonial settlement and crafted this record of the most effective issues to do in Oceanside for the right Southern California weekend getaway.
Tennessee Household-to-Household Highway Journey
Not solely is that this state residence to The Nice Smoky Mountains, their famed whiskey, the birthplace of blues, soul, and rock n’ roll, nevertheless it’s additionally residence to the vast majority of Anne’s household! With aunts, uncles, and cousins on one aspect of the state and our siblings and nieces on the opposite, this known as for a cross-state highway journey! Tennessee has 16 self-guided driving routes connecting its 95 counties, plus Tennessee Music Pathways, tracing the state’s music historical past and legends. With loads of inspiration for our route, we zigzagged from Knoxville to Memphis and found so many fantastic off-the-beaten-path locations. See our favourite issues to do throughout the state and begin planning your individual Tennessee highway journey!
Buddy’s Worst Breakdown
In our 120,000-mile RV journey round North America, we’ve had a couple of breakdowns…however nothing like this. Driving by means of West Virginia on the Friday evening earlier than 4th of July, we blew a head gasket. Our Toyota Sunrader was billowing white smoke and no mechanic might take us final minute on a weekend…besides River Rat Auto in Twister, WV.
As we limped into the depths of a holler alongside the Coal River, we realized we weren’t going to a mechanic store, however a man’s home, with out operating water, and simply sufficient driveway to suit Buddy the Camper. At this level, we couldn’t get choosy and River Rat Zach couldn’t have been nicer. So begins a 3-day saga of cracked engines, all-nighters, showering in rivers, and an Appalachian neighborhood of individuals we now name mates.
Cross-Canada Sojourn
We went on a 2-month, 7-province odyssey, crossing New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. And, as you most likely know, Canada is beautiful and large, so it was fairly the 7,831-mile journey!
We spent most of our time within the unimaginable Newfoundland and Labrador, which has a completely distinct tradition with its personal dialect, musical model, and historical past (they weren’t even part of Canada till 1949!). From St John’s being one of many oldest cities in North America to Saint-Pierre nonetheless being part of France, it’s an enchanting area of the world. After having all that enjoyable chasing icebergs and rainbows in NL, it was a mad sprint throughout the remainder of the nation (watch this out-there journey throughout the brand new Trans-Labrador Freeway (above) and see our gallery from Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba) however we bought to decelerate and scent the prairie lilies of Saskatchewan for the next week.
Saskatchewan: Not What You Suppose
Not many individuals discuss concerning the wonders of Saskatchewan, however clearly, they didn’t get very far off the Trans-Canada Freeway. We began our Saskatchewan highway journey from the far north of the province as a result of we knew it had huge boreal forests, glacial lakes, and among the world’s oldest rock formations. Working our method south, we reached the prairie land Saskatchewan is understood for, however that was filled with surprises too—from artsy cities to uncommon wilderness. The Grasslands is the world’s most endangered ecosystem, with distinctive fauna, 10,000 years of human historical past, and dinosaur fossils in droves! Having pushed 1,800 kilometers of the province from high to backside, we got here to understand each side of this under-rated area and know you’ll adore it too. Uncover the most effective issues to do in Saskatchewan with our highway journey planner.
Romantic Rwanda & The Mountain Gorillas
The Land of a Thousand Hills, residence of the mountain gorillas, and the “Coronary heart of Africa,” Rwanda has lengthy captured our creativeness. We featured the nation in our Nationwide Geographic e book, though it was one of many few we had not but visited as a result of we knew their outstanding story deserved a spot in Final Journeys for Two. This tiny central-east African nation, as soon as decimated by genocide, has remodeled itself into a frontrunner in conservation, gender equality, financial improvement, and sustainable tourism.
No occasion showcases Rwanda’s success and zest for all times like Kwita Izina, the Child Gorilla Naming Ceremony, so we seized the chance to hitch Go to Rwanda for the celebration and coinciding media tour across the nation! Plus, we prolonged our keep for a correct three-week journey from Rwanda’s capital of Kigali to its 4 nationwide parks, their African Nice Lake, and culturally wealthy villages. This nation stole our hearts and earned its spot on the Serene Nook record of “The World’s Most Romantic & Sustainable Locations.” Learn our expertise from visiting Rwanda and uncover the most effective issues to do, the loveliest locations to remain, and why it’s important to add this African nation to your bucket record.
Uganda, “The Pearl of Africa”
We nearly determined in opposition to a visit to Uganda. Whereas it’s recognized to be “The Pearl of Africa,” with snow-capped mountains, expansive lakes, big-five sport + mountain gorillas, and over 50 tribes value of tradition, it’s additionally a rustic with among the most oppressive legal guidelines in opposition to the LGBTQ+ group. So whereas we had been close to the Rwanda-Uganda border, with journey days to spare, we nonetheless needed to suppose twice about visiting.
If we had been gonna go to Uganda, we wished to verify we had been supporting journey firms that did proper by their communities. So we appeared to Greg Bakunzi of Crimson Rocks, who based probably the most revered community-based tourism tasks in Central Africa. He referred us to his mentor Sheba Hanyurwa, who runs Virunga Mountain Adventures and we took a leap of religion. Learn all about it within the Instagram submit, above.
Glacier Nation, Montana
With the biggest pure freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, thousands and thousands of acres of pristine wilderness, and the epic Glacier Nationwide Park, Western Montana doesn’t need to do a lot to impress its guests. However with that type of magnificence and pleasant locals who need to share it, Glacier Nation has turn into one in all our favourite locations. We’ve road-tripped Montana extensively and upon revisiting areas like Missoula, Flathead Lake, and Glacier Nationwide Park, it appeared as contemporary as ever due to the superior Montanans behind every place. On this article, we’ve pinpointed the small companies whose artistic choices and unimaginable hospitality make every place so particular and a highway journey that significantly better. From the fifth-generation farmer making grain-to-glass whiskey in Missoula to the Blackfeet information risking all of it to share Glacier Nationwide Park’s First Nation story, enable us to introduce you to the Better of Glacier Nation. They stay up for assembly you too.
Montana Favourite Moments: Scorching Air Ballooning Flathead Valley and studying the artwork of blacksmithing and flower arranging at a glamping camp!
Serene Nook Glamping Consulting Ramps Up!
@honeytrek Who loves glamping? We do, and by no means miss the Glamping Present USA, the one & solely tradeshow of its form within the Americas. Because the authors of the primary e book on glamping in North America & out of doors hospitality consultants, we exhibit or converse yearly and are so proud to be part of this rising group. This yr there have been ~2,000 attendees and the out of doors expo doubled in dimension with artistic new constructions from bamboo domes to 3D-printed tiny homes. Buddy the Camper was a sales space of his personal, doubling as a bookshop and mulled wine stand, the place we signed copies of #ComfortablyWild for over 200 glamping companies and stored the merriment going into the evening. Watch this glimpse into the glamping world and one in all our favourite occasions of the yr! #glamping #glampingshow #glampinglife #falconguides #glampingnotcamping ♬ In The Forest (Acoustic Indie No Copyright) – Instrumental – Lesfm & Olexy
We began our Serene Nook Glamping Consulting & Artistic Companies again in 2020 and this aspect hustle is rising into a correct enterprise. We don’t significantly advertise however every time we current on the Glamping Present Americas and arrange our Comfortably Wild e book sales space, we all the time get a ton of recent college students. Since fall, we’ve carried out 10 programs serving to new and present camps improve their visitor expertise and create advertising and marketing methods to draw extra pleased glampers. Since a lot of the work we do for Serene Nook is consumer-facing, we actually get pleasure from going backstage with fellow journey enterprise homeowners and serving to them meet their objectives. For extra concerning the consulting aspect of Serene Nook, see our choices.
Surviving the Loneliest Highway in America
Don’t let the title “Loneliest Highway in America” idiot you. Nevada’s Freeway 50 has been a serious thoroughfare for the reason that Pony Categorical linked the West. And when mail-by-horse pale with the daybreak of the telegraph and car, the route blazed a brand new path as the primary transcontinental freeway, from New York to San Francisco. We’ll admit that we thought Route 66 held that declare to fame, however the Lincoln Freeway got here first, and Nevada’s part was a lynchpin to guiding vacationers by means of the desert and over the Sierra Nevada mountains. We’d taken a chew out of The Loneliest Highway in America on earlier Nevada journeys and had been excited to lastly drive its full size and discover all its wonders with an eight-day highway journey!
Comply with our Route 50 Highway Survival Information from Nice Basin Nationwide Park, by means of eight historic cities to quite a few sizzling springs, sacred Native American websites, sand dunes, sagebrush saloons, and so many stops to make The Loneliest Highway in America a bucket-list highway journey.
Madison, Wisconsin: The Better of the Midwest!
We hardly ever keep in anyone metropolis for various days, however with such a whirlwind summer time, we wished to seek out the right place to tuck into for a few weeks with a correct digital nomad keep, and Madison was simply the ticket! As a capital metropolis and college city, it has a steadiness of sophistication and enjoyable. Take all these cosmopolitan choices and encompass them with 5 lakes and 270 parks, and we will get our out of doors repair, too. We bought a superb residence inside a couple of blocks of the Capitol Constructing, Lake Monona, and the hip Willy Avenue neighborhood, and rode the town e-bikes throughout city. We went to the theater, concert events, farmer’s markets, soccer video games, and so many good plant-based eating places. Recurrently voted probably the most habitable, happiest, and greenest cities within the USA, Madison was our type of city. (Weblog coming quickly!)
Favourite Moments: Madison Circus House Lesson within the Aerial Arts & Consuming Superb Vegan Meals
Idaho: A New Collins’ Household Hub
Although we’re overseas about half the yr and roaming across the continent the remainder of the time, we all the time discover our option to household. With my sister having two cute youngsters, her home has turn into the Collins’ gathering place. That was Memphis, TN for the previous ten years, however a brand new job and love of the Rocky Mountain West has prompted new homeownership in Boise, Idaho. She and her husband credit score us for tipping us off to the Gem State since we fell in love with it on our large highway journey right here again in 2018, so naturally we had been thrilled with their selection. To get a glimpse into their new world and spend additional high quality time with fam, we bought a housesit in Boise for the 2 weeks main as much as Thanksgiving and had the nicest time.
Ventura: Getting in Contact with My Interior Californian
I grew up simply 50 miles south of Ventura County, California, and have so many fond reminiscences of this retreat from LA…Mission San Buenaventura was my 4th-grade venture, Oxnard was our spot for strawberry selecting, Ventura Seaside is the place I had my seventeenth party, Camarillo Shops bought me decked out for promenade, and the Channel Islands is the place I went to summer time camp for years. With so many superior childhood experiences right here, it was lastly time I shared Ventura County Coast with Mike and skilled the area’s newest and biggest.
We spent eight days exploring Ventura County Coast’s 4 charming cities, kicking it off with their namesake of Ventura. Relationship again to March 31, 1782 (that’s additionally my birthday, btw), this Spanish colonial city is now a vibrant multicultural vacation spot with a lot to do! We love that their Predominant Avenue is pedestrian-only, and over 90% regionally owned outlets. Stroll two blocks, and also you’re on the ocean, a historic wood pier, and among the greatest surf breaks in California. To additional get in contact with my California roots, we went browsing, skateboarding, and ultralight flying up and down the coast! Take a look at the Ventura picture gallery above, watch us hold ten (and wipe out lol), kayak Channel Islands Nationwide Park, take a microlight flight, and chill on the just lately voted Finest Seaside within the West!
Favourite Moments: Ultralight Flying like a Pelican and studying to Surf!
The Nice Howard Reunion with 2 New Members
With Mike’s household residing across the nation and a brother who labored in hospitality, getting everybody collectively for Xmas within the Poconos has turn into fairly the problem. Nevertheless, we’re proud to say that after eight years, the Howards reunited for Christmas and welcomed two new additions! Brother Matt introduced residence his new fiancee Laurel and Brother Ryan gave us our first nephew, Anders! It was SO good to spend the vacations collectively as one large pleased household!
Our Rising Record of The World’s Most Romantic & Sustainable Locations
Our quest to seek out The World’s Most Romantic & Sustainable Locations has introduced us to Bhutan, Costa Rica, French Polynesia, Slovenia, Greece, and Rwanda! We’ve stayed on solar-powered islands, trekked with the endangered mountain gorillas, taken biodynamic wine workshops, kayaked to historical ruins, joined group artwork tasks, slept in mirrored treehouses, and volunteered at seabird sanctuaries. We’ve been moved by the nice lengths folks have taken to guard the atmosphere and help native communities by means of tourism…and we all know that once you decide the correct locations and outfitters to information you, journey could be a pressure for good. That mentioned, it’s no small feat to drag collectively these conscious journeys and create the content material that surrounds them, which is why we’re so appreciative of our companions who’ve helped us alongside the way in which. An enormous shout-out to our lead sponsor on this venture, Allianz Journey Insurance coverage US for believing within the significance of sustainable journey and supporting eco-minded content material creators like us!
As we plan for 2024, which areas do you suppose ought to make our record of The World’s Most Romantic & Sustainable Locations?
Serene Nook Cares: Tourism for Good
In recent times we’ve made a concerted effort to make extra eco-conscious choices after we select the place we keep, eat, store, and play. As a result of when you can have time whereas doing proper by the locals and the planet…that’s a win for all! We’ve tried to do that in numerous methods—from free advertising and marketing for nonprofits, bodily volunteering, to creating monetary donations. To indicate our love and help for the fantastic communities and ecosystems we explored this yr, we’re proud to have donated to Surfrider Basis, Studio ACE city arts schooling, One Kitchen Collaborative, Oceanside Historic Society, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Affiliation, Tennessee Trails, Data Quest, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Regina People Competition, Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan, 5 Valleys Land Belief of Montana, FAST Blackfeet, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, Nevada’s Belief for Public Land, Lincoln Freeway Affiliation, Olbrich Gardens, Maintain Dane, Ventura Botanical Backyard, and Channel Islands Restoration.
We’re additionally happy to see this development of giving again is catching on and we had been interviewed by NBC Madison about methods folks can incorporate volunteering into their travels for rewarding experiences.
2024 Journey Preview
We’re easing into 2024 with a camper staycation in Arizona. We’ll be right here tying up free ends and plotting the yr from our cell workplace, and taking wellness checks with hikes and paddling excursions earlier than we kick off the next adventures and tasks. It is a working record, so in case you have any concepts or ideas, tell us!
Worldwide Media Market, New York
We by no means miss this chance to satisfy with 100+ tourism boards and our friends on the journey business’s high media occasion! This brings us to New York Metropolis each January and helps us plan the remainder of the yr. Plus, we throw a celebration for our journey running a blog group which all the time brings us a lot pleasure!
Journey Texas & Outdoors TV, San Antonio
We’re so honored that Outdoors Tv approached us to be of their mini-series for Journey Texas! They’ve assigned a handful of influencers to totally different cities and we bought San Antonio. This UNESCO Metropolis of Gastronomy on the Rio Grande is filled with wonders to find, so maintain an eye fixed out for this episode in spring!
Zion Open Sky, Utah
The ultra-fabulous Zion Open Sky has invited us to their resort to do a photograph shoot, social media storytelling, and provides tips about how they’ll additional develop and enhance their experiential journey choices.
Sweden, Germany, or Switzerland
These three international locations are vying for a spot on The World’s Most Romantic Locations Record, so we’re going to discover no less than one or extra!
Malaysia
We bought an e-mail saying “You received a visit to Malaysia” and we truthfully thought it was spam. Upon nearer inspection, it seems that our enterprise card was picked from the fishbowl at a Malaysia media occasion! Airfare, excursions, and accommodations are included…particulars to comply with. Fingers crossed for scuba diving in Sipadan, orangutan sanctuaries in Borneo, and island time in Tioman!
Southeast Asia Wild Card
We beloved our 9 months in SEA in 2013 and are so excited to spend extra time there. After Malaysia, we’re going to provide ourselves two months to discover. The place do you suppose we must always go this time? Anybody been to East Timor or Brunei?
Tunisia
We’ve got a North Africa journey brewing with a few of our favourite blogger mates! We’re pondering of renting a automotive in Tunis and exploring their Roman ruins, golden sand seashores, competition scene, and attending to know Tunisia’s distinctive mix of Arab and Berber tradition.
Internet hosting a Glamping Business Retreat
With a fellow pal and a mover and shaker within the glamping business, we’re within the early levels of planning a glamping retreat for potential and new glamping camp homeowners. Keep tuned for extra particulars.
You Name It!
We love listening to your journey strategies and concepts, so drop them within the feedback under. And have a cheerful and adventure-filled new yr!