Best of 2015 Travel

2015 was an amazing year for me. I went to countries I never thought I’d make it to and was blown away by some of the incredible sites I saw along the way. A year and twenty-two countries later, and I’m still traveling, more than ever. Although my traveling is still nonstop, I’m happy to now have a home base in Boulder, CO. Here are some of my best travel memories from 2015.

1. Number of countries I visited in 2015: 22

Hikkaduwa Beach, Sri Lanka

2. Number of flights I took in 2015: 67

3. Favorite country I visited in 2015: It’s a tie between Myanmar and Turkey.

4. Favorite food I ate in 2015: A tie between Pho in Vietnam and La Malandrina Steak House in Barcelona.

La Malandrina, Barcelona

5. Favorite experience of 2015: Without a doubt, the hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Cappadocia, Turkey

6. Longest flight I took in 2015: 15+ hours from San Fran – Sydney.

7. Favorite travel memory of 2015: Drinking wine all night in front of the Eiffel Tower with my good friends from high school.

8. Craziest thing I did in 2015: Backpacked around Jamaica.

9. Best party of 2015: Holi festival in Mumbai, India.

10. Best surprise of 2015: The Fiskidagurinn Mikli in Dalvik, Iceland. I had no idea it was going to be such a massive and nationally-celebrated festival.

11. Best beach of 2015: A tie between Oludeniz, Turkey and Winnifred Beach, Jamaica.

Winnifred Beach, Jamaica

12. Best deal of 2015: Myanmar, getting my hair washed. An hour of hair washing and a scalp massage cost $3.

13. The place I want to go back to most from 2015: Scotland.  I only had three days in Scotland and I’d love to explore it some more.

14. The best shopping of 2015: Spain, always.

15. The best travel deal of 2015: Round-trip SFO-KAUAI right before Christmas for $300.

16. The coldest place I visited in 2015: Iceland, no doubt. That place is an ice chamber.

17. Hottest place I visited in 2015: Mumbai.

18. Shortest time in a country in 2015: Hong Kong, I spent just one day exploring the city on a long layover.

19. Favorite hotel of 2015: Either the Kelebek Special Cave Hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey, or the Hale Ho’o Maha Bed and Breakfast in Kauai.

20. Most interesting place I slept in 2015: If you don’t count all the freezing airport floor experiences I had, I would have to say sleeping in the pods in Tokyo.

21. Favorite person I met traveling in 2015: Either the lady who runs the Tsunami Museum out of her house in Sri Lanka or Ati, our Scottish Air B & B host who kept us entertained with his fascinating stories from his time living in Africa.

Countries I visited in 2015: Jamaica, India, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Australia, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, England, Scotland.

Hannah

Hannah has been traveling the world since she was a little girl. She started her travel blog Heels to Hiking Boots in 2012. Heels to Hiking Boots is all about the modern female traveler. The woman who can throw on a pair of heels for a night out, and then wake up and lace up her muddy hiking boots for a day of exploration.