I'm baaaaccckkk!

 Whew. This last year or so has been rough with the pandemic so I decided to stash my suitcases and hang up my passport for the duration. Well things are looking a bit better and I am now fully vaccinated so plotting to creep out of my lil protective cocoon and venture forth on some in-state trips to feed my travel  jones a snack. Yummy!

First up will be a staycation to celebrate my niece's 30th birthday. She and another niece will be flying down to visit us in Florida for a week and I decided to book us for 4 nights at a local resort, so they can get some much needed Vitamin D. Following closely behind that will be a trip to the ever beautiful Florida Keys for my milestone birthday! Can you believe that I have lived in Florida for 19 years and never made it to the Keys. I hav been to Miami several times and Ft Lauderdale but never took the jaunt down the Overseas Highway and the 7 Mile Bridge to Key West. We will be staying in both Key Largo and Key West and will see what sites and adventures grabs our attention on the Keys in between.

I have a rather large airline voucher I need to use due to a COVID cancelled trip to London and Brussels from last year so stay tuned to see how I end up using it.All together I cancelled 3 trips last year and also my long planned Bday trip to Paris and Amsterdam for this year, so hopefully things continue on current trend cuz I got some catching up to do! 

Stay tuned for upcoming posts on packing lists, travel gadgets and trip planning along with reviews/observations of these upcoming trips.

Pack a bag, dust off those travel docs and prepare for Divas Traveling Wild on the road again!

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