It might not seem like it but I didn’t have a hectic travel year like I have in previous years. Three months on the road, mostly this summer, is relatively low for someone without a home base.
In 2014 I finally figured out how to make slow travel work and avoid the burnout many long term travellers experience. This is how a year of slow travel went for me:
- 2 months in Tirana, Albania
- 3 months with my family in Perth, Australia
- 1 month in Warsaw, Poland
- 1 month in Berlin, Germany
- 2 months in Ljubljana, Slovenia
The rest of the time was spent road tripping in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plus stopovers in London, Stockholm and Hong Kong.
I know I’m in a privileged position to be able to travel long-term, sharing my stories and photos with you. I want to thank you all for your support, shares and likes and I hope I can create even better content for you next year.
This is my final post of the year but I will be publishing a few travel vlogs of my final days in Ljubljana and New Year’s Eve in Budapest. You can follow my Youtube channel if you’d like to see those videos.
The following are my favourite travel experiences of 2014. Please share yours in the comments.
Happy New Year! xx
Andrea
Favourite Country – Estonia
Best Road Trip – Tuscany’s Hilltop Towns
Best City Break – Copenhagen, Denmark
Best Day Trip – Ghent, Belgium
Best Old Town – Tallinn, Estonia
Best Small Town – Colmar, France
Best Big City – Berlin, Germany
Best UNESCO Site – Alberobello’s Trulli Houses in Italy
Best Beach – La Cinta, Sardinia, Italy
Best Food – East London, UK
Best Museum – Fotografiska in Stockholm, Sweden
Best Sunrise – Spiaggia della Pelosa, Sardinia, Italy
Best Experience – Soviet Estonia
Most Popular Blog Post – The Ultimate Romanian Road Trip
Have a great Christmas Andrea and happy travels in 2015.
You too Steve and best wishes for the New Year.
Some of these photos have me wanting to pack my bags immediately and set off on a trip! Can’t wait to see what you get up to in 2015. Maybe our paths will cross somewhere in Europe!
Thanks Heather! I hope to see you around next year too. 🙂
I love the bright skies in these photos! I wish we had some of that now in Warsaw! 🙂 We really loved Tallinn and wished we had more time to explore it properly as well as the rest of Estonia like you did. Perhaps, my favorite destination in 2014 was Spain, which was my first time. I loved our recent trip to Barcelona and San Sebastian, the bars, the food, the sunshine, the people, the architecture and being able to speak some Spanish. Happy travels in 2015!
Your food photos from Spain were mouthwatering! I can understand why that was a favourite. I haven’t been to San Sebastian but I’ve heard it’s heaven for foodies. Happy New Year Joy. 🙂