Turquoise Thursday:
Here are some highlights of my 2013 North American and Caribbean turquoise destinations in review. After 6 months of travel, I traveled through 13 countries and provinces. 13 destinations in 2013!
New Brunswick:
Kelly’s Beach Dunes, Kouchibouguac
Nova Scotia:
South Eastern Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island:
Naufrage Beach, PEI
Quebec:
Flying over Montreal city’s coastline in a 2-seater Diamond
Ontario:
Flying over the Toronto coastline in a 2-seater Diamond
Maine:
Kennebec River
North Carolina:
Playing in the pool to keep cool in Charlotte, NC
Nevada:
Las Vegas
California:
Hermosa Beach
Hawaii:
Oahu, Kailua Beach Park, Hawaii
Puerto Rico:
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Vieques:
Sun Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic:
Cayo Laventado, Bacardi Island, Dominican Republic
Throughout my 6 months of travels, most of my time was spent in California, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. I could live my life on a turquoise beach. It was hard leaving these destinations to see others.
My Top 5 Destinations of 2013:
(My favorite destination being #1)
1. Hawaii
2. Puerto Rico
3. Dominican Republic
4. California
5. Nevada
With 7.5 more months of travel left, I hope to reach over 14 NEW destinations in 2014! I am planning to travel to further distances (beyond North America, Caribbean, Central America, and South America- as I have already been to those regions) to reach some of my dream turquoise destinations. I’ll be forcing myself out of my comfort zone to visit new places, while trying new and exciting things. I’m in the process of finalizing my itinerary and 2014 bucket list, but I know that I’ll keep adding destinations and experiences to that list along the way!
My next turquoise destination will be MIAMI on January 24th.
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If I knew you, I could call you lots of ‘orrible names, lol.
Have a fab 2014; I’m loving the places you are getting to visit – just my kinda stuff 😀
haha, thanks so much! I take it you love this post (and maybe resent it just a tad)? I’m loving the places I get to visit too and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for my 2014! Whoooo whooooo… Today I am heading to Miami!
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You had an awesome year!
I did have one awesome year. This year will be even better. Hard to believe isn’t it? I know it will be!
Cayo Laventado, Bacardi Island, Dominican Republic sounds and looks great, especially to a Finn (who lives up here in the north) 😉
I just posted some photos and data of some Red Sea fish, which I photographed last November. Go and have a look when you can (travelwith.johanna.com)
Talk to you soon again 🙂
Sounds like you need to head to Dominican Republic. There are so many amazing beaches there. Every area has unique beaches with different coloured sand.
Looks fun. Going to new places is the best classroom there is. Enjoy.
You are right about that! As a teacher, I have learned far more through traveling than I did from any book!
Jessica
You could write about that. It would certainly be an interesting topic to throw out there. Cheers, K
Great point! I guess I could, and should!
Good, I hope you do, Cheers, K
What a great year of travel! Thanks for the recap, Jessica!
Thank you, and you are very welcome. I am happy to have Beach Bar Bums along for the journey.
While in Florida, don’t miss Sanibel and Captiva on the west coast. The Keys are gorgeous too, especially if you dive or snorkel. In the US, my favourite beach is Wildwood, NJ. In Canada, so far, it’s been Magdalene Islands (Quebec). That is some of the most underrated turquoise real estate I have ever seen. Enjoy your upcoming travel year.
Thank you so much! I will look into Sanibel and Captiva ! I am heading to the Keys for sure since I am a turquoise lover. I’m from Canada, and I’ve not made it to the Magdalene Islands yet, but have always wanted to go. Thanks for the best wishes. Enjoy your year too.
Great picture.
Thank you so much Colin. I knew you would enjoy!
That beach on the DR’s Bacardi Island looks amazing! I’ve been wanting to go somewhere cold since my last 3 trips were to warm/tropical destinations, but these pictures make me rethink that!
Haha I know what you mean. I have a hard time staying away from turquoise beaches
What an amazing year of travel!! We have something in common. I could live on a turquoise beach, too. 🙂 I highly recommend trying to go over to Capri in Italy. The beaches there may be rock and not sand, but the water is unbelievable. The Blue Grotto and Green Grotto somehow sparkle more than the rest of the sea. I wrote about Capri in a couple of my posts if you want to check out some pictures.
We do! Beach life is the way it is. I would love to go to Italy! That would be a dream come true. It sounds unbelievable. I will have to check out your posts!
Jessica