The Suitcase Scholar’s Travels in 2012: A Photographic Retrospective
It’s the week between Christmas and the new year; most people are spending time with friends and family, relaxing, or traveling. Thus, I thought I’d forgo the traditional ‘this is what I did all year’ text-filled post and instead share my 2012 travels in photo form.
I bring to you The Suitcase Scholar 2012 Photographic Retrospective. It is designed in typical calendar layout, and features gerund-phrase captions for your reading enjoyment.
January
Wandering through Audubon park.
Falling in love with New Orleans
Riding in the rain in Jamaica
February
Swimming with stingrays
Checking out ruins–and lizards
Straying from the tour group in Tulum
March
One More Disney Day–24 Hours in the Magic Kingdom (ok, so this was really February 29th. And I didn’t stay for the full 24 hours. Still.)
April
Visiting Georgetown
Taking impossible badass photos of my husband on a segway (because it is impossible to be badass on a segway).
May
Hiking in Yosemite
Sipping (sparkling) wine in the Napa Valley
Sitting by the dock of the bay (wasting time) in San Francisco
June
Pondering the meanings of odd signs in Montreal (I figured this one out!)
July
Wandering pink sand beaches
Sailing
Riding the bus on Nantucket
August
Relishing the Cape Cod National Seashore
Photographing Provincetown
September
You’ll note that I don’t have a photo for September; that’s because I returned to work this month and did not go anywhere fun. Well, that’s actually not true–I did quite a bit of hiking locally. But I didn’t take my giant camera. Thus, there are no good photos. Sorry!
October
Eating and drinking at the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival
November
Hiking Shenandoah
Paying my respects to President Jefferson at Monticello
Getting scholarly at UVA
December
There’s no photo for December yet, but that’s because I’m out taking December photos. At Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water and in snow-covered Pittsburgh. So stay tuned–I promise even more travels (and even more photos) in 2013.
And speaking of 2013–I will be working and traveling and travel blogging for the entire calendar year. It is my personal goal–and sort-of New Year’s resolution–to have a 2013 travel photo retrospective that rivals this year’s in both quantity and quality. I may get very little sleep in the process, but that’s ok. It’s going to be a wonderful new year.
Vote for your favorite Suitcase Scholar travel photo of 2013! Share your thoughts on these–and all other photos featured on The Suitcase Scholar during 2012–in the comments section below. Help me improve my photography skills by letting me know what you like–and what you don’t like. And have a very happy new year!
My favorite is the August photo of the Cape Cod national seashore. I always try and take a picture like that when i’m there because the grass, water, and sand are so iconic but you have one thats better than any I’ve ever taken.
Thanks! Do you want to know my secret? I took, like, thirty. This was the one good one. It’s Race Point Beach (I think). And yes, iconic is the word I’d use. I loved it there.
I love these photos, Tracy! Looks like you had a TON of fun this year!
Thanks! And yes, I did. In some ways it will be challenging to top. And in other ways it makes me look forward to 2013 even more.
Love all the pictures!! I think I like the Monticello one best because it is somewhat moody and has fall colors. I always have a goal to go somewhere every month, even if just for a quick weekend trip. Haven’t done it yet, but I keep trying haha! Enjoyed the recap done this way. I might try this myself. Have a wonderful New Year!
Glad you liked it! To be honest, I did write a whole big post with mainly words, but then decided this was a better way to share my 2012 travels. And spoiler alert–I actually am traveling once per month in 2013. I’m kind of excited about it. Maybe some year soon, I’ll travel all 365 days. That would be fantastic!