Where I have been

I have had quite a few people ask me where I have been so I thought it would be convenient if I just had it all written down in one place.
I started traveling at a young age but as an adult, I went through “spurts” of travel depending on what was going on in my life.
Recently though(over the past 11 years), I have been zealously checking off bucket list item!
States I have been to:
- California – born and raised
- Hawaii – lived here for nearly 5 years – Mostly Maui, some time on Oahu & Kauai as well
- Colorado – lived here for 1 full year. I believe you should give a place a full year to be fair & experience each season.
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Arizona
- Utah
- Montana
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Washington State
- Oregon
- Nevada
- Alaska
- Wyoming
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Florida
- Iowa
- Minnesota
Countries I have been to:
- USA – Born and raised!
- Mexico – around 23 times. Yes, I LOVE Mexico.
- Costa Rica – 3 times
- Honduras
- Spain – 2 times
- Italy – 3 times
- France
- Greece
- Macedonia
- Canada
- Monaco – technically a sovereign city-state
- Vatican City – technically a sovereign city-state
- Austria
- Belize
- Australia
- Vietnam
- China
- Iceland
- Bahamas
- Fiji
- Slovenia
- Romania
- Croatia
- Turkey
- Madagascar
- Peru
- Indonesia (Bali)
- Malaysia (Borneo)
- Dominican Republic
- French Polynesia
- Ecuador
- Uganda
Continents I have visited:
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Asia
- Australia
- Africa
U.S. National Parks I have visited:
- Yosemite CA
- Pinnacles CA
- Redwoods CA
- Lassen Volcanic CA
- Channel Islands CA
- Sequoia CA
- Kings Canyon CA
- Death Valley CA
- Joshua Tree CA
- Zion UT
- Bryce Canyon UT
- Yellowstone MT
- Rocky Mountain CO
- Haleakala HI
- Everglades FL
- Glacier Bay AK
Just ONE more continent left, Antarctica!!! It also happens to be the place I want to visit MOST, for so many reasons! I am actually hoping to take a group there in 2024! Would you go to Antarctica?!?!? Email me for the password to get more info.
I haven’t even begun to touch the tip of the iceberg of places I would like to visit! Sometimes I feel like I am just getting started.
Thank you for deciding to follow us (me & Jolee) on our journeys. We hope to possibly even MEET YOU on one of our group experiences one day!
I would love to hear about YOUR favorite destinations and why you love them so much, please feel free to comment below with stories and photos of your trips!
Keep Wandering,
Hilda