I love to travel and go to new places. I think that exploring this amazing world that we live in is the best thing anyone can do! By coming into contact with new people and places, we broaden our horizons. So that’s why I’m so excited to be able to share with you my list of places I’ll be traveling to in 2016! From Central America to the wild wild West, to very close to home, I have lots of exciting things planned! I can’t wait to hear where you’ll be going too π
First let me preface this list by saying that I am very lucky to be given so many opportunities to travel! I can’t express enough how lucky I feel as a 19 year old to be able to visit amazing places like these. But anyway, without further ado!
1) The Wild West!
I’m going to be spending my summer working as a counselor on a giant Boy Scout camp in the Rocky Mountains! I’m a Vermonter who’s never been further west than Minneapolis, so to be traveling approximately 1,861 miles to New Mexico for a summer job is something I’m really looking forward to!
2) The Dominican Republic
I am so excited to be heading to the beautiful Dominican Republic in March. However, this isn’t a vacation! I’m volunteeringΒ with a nonprofit foundation called Wine To Water to help bring clean drinking water to people who can’t access it. We’ll be drilling wells and making water filters to distribute! I hope to make a difference there, even just in my small way. Clean water is such a huge environmental issue, and it’s one I’m passionate about.
(If you’d like to donate to my fundraising efforts for this cause, you can click here! π )
3) Climb 3 Adirondack mountains!
I love to hike, and one of my lifelong bucket list items is to climb all 46 of the Adirondack mountains. This year I want to be able to add 3 to my list! They’re all located in upstate New York, so it should be fairly easy haha! Some of the peaks are really quite difficult though. I’ll start off simple!
There’s my travel plans for 2016! Hopefully I’ll get to add some more day trips in as we go through 2016 π Where are you headed this year? What places have you always wanted to go to?Β Let me know in the comments! Thanks for stopping by π
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Hi can I come with you?! These are amazing!! I really want to head out west! I think the farthest west that I have been is Florida. Which is horrible haha! Such an East Coast problem haha! I hope to make it out there some day!:) I love that you are doing some good in the Dominican Republic! That is seriously so awesome and I wish you all the best!!! You seem passionate so I am sure you are going to love it!
Shannon Sage
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Aww thank you so much Shannon! I’m so excited to be able to travel this much! I can’t wait π
xo Kiki
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My cousin and her husband went to DR this month and stayed in an all-inclusive hotel in Punta Cana, and had tons of good fun and did all these fun activities. That’s amazing how you are volunteering, you have a big heart! Clean water is essential not only to the environment but to individuals, without it our immune systems would be more compromised. I’m probably not going anywhere this year because I’m saving up for my wedding next year and we are thinking of going to Mexico for our honeymoon!
Hannah
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That sounds amazing! Clean water is so vital, it’s insane how many people go without it. A Mexico honeymoon sounds incredible π
xo Kiki
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Great pics! so stunning!!
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I’ve always wanted to go to the Dominican Republic too but at the top of my list is Los Angeles and New York! xx
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I want to go to California! I’ve never been.
xo Kiki
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Wow! I love your blog, it looks so professional! I hope you get to achieve these amazing goals!
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Aw thank you!
xo Kiki
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These all sound great. I’ve always wanted to go west too! I’ve been to Arizona but would love to go back and explore the Rocky Mountains.
xx, Pia
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Thanks Pia! I’m so excited π
xo Kiki
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sounds great! IΒ΄d also love to go “wild west” haha, though its a bit farther for me :3
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That’s true haha! Have a great day π
xo Kiki
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I’ve been to the Dominican Republic and I absolutely loved it! It’s such a beautiful country xx
Gemma β₯ | Miss Makeup Magpie
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Oh my goodness, that sounds like such an amazing opportunity! It’s a complete change of surroundings. I can’t wait to hear more about it π
There’s something so beautiful of a landscape of mountains- I love hiking too! I would love to visit somewhere like that this year as well.
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Thank you! I can’t wait to get there haha.
xo Kiki
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Your travel bucket list is so nice, this year is going to be amazing and plenty of discoveries! I’m sure you’ll have a great time, I have no doubt π
I can’t wait to see all these experiences on your blog!
Camy xx
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Thanks so much! I hope to be able to share lots of pictures with you guys!
xo Kiki
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Wow that’s so cool! These are amazing opportunities and I hope you enjoy them! I have so many places I would love to go to and hopefully this year I can cross a few of them off just by putting myself out there with volunteering and stuff. Can’t wait to hear about your experiences π
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Thanks so much Sam! Have a great day π
xo Kiki
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Rocky Mountains sound like a fantastic destination! Even though I’ve been living in Canada (Montreal) for almost ten years now, I never went there. I really want to make it this summer, as I’ve heard so many good things about this place.
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I really want to visit Banff National Park in Canada at some point, there are so many gorgeous spots there!
xo Kiki
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I’ve been to the rocky mountains in Canada, but I’d love too see them in New Mexico. Great list π
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Thanks Samantha! Have a lovely day π
xo Kiki
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I hope you get to fulfill your bucket list this year! I did a lot of travelling last year so this year I have to save back up. I already have my eye on a few places I want to visit though!
Sally ~ DiagonSally
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Thanks Sally! I hope you get to visit those spots π
xo Kiki
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This year I would like to go to Northern Spain and drive around exploring the beaches and little villages. I’d also love to finally go to Scandinavia, which has been on my travel bucket list for ages. The trips I’m highly likely to do are around the UK, like go to Scotland or North Wales hiking and a yoga retreat either in Cornwall or in Italy.
Inma x
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Northern Spain is amazing, I was there this past summer! A yoga retreat in Italy sounds amazing π
xo Kiki
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This is awesome! I would love to go to the Rockies one day. I love the mountains. It looks like you’ve got a great year of traveling planned out. I just came back from a trip to Canada earlier this month, in the summer I’m headed back to Canada, and then I might be going to Florida, then either Hawaii or Canada. Nothing tooooo exciting!
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I’d love to visit some of Canada’s national parks! I hope you enjoy your trips π
xo Kiki
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I’ve never visited the Domincan Republic but I’ve heard that it’s amazing. Hope all your travel dreams come true this year
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Thank you! π
xo Kiki
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Whoa, such exciting places! It must be awesome to climb those mountains! π xx
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I can’t wait to get out there and see for myself!
xo Kiki
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Great goals! I hope you get to all these destinations soon!
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Thanks Rachel!
xo Kiki
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Oh wow! These all sound amazing! I have really been itching to spend some time out West…I’m looking forward to seeing how your adventures go this year! π
-Lindsey
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Thanks Lindsey! π I can’t wait to share my adventures with you all!
xo Kiki
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Hope you will get to see everything !
xoxo
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Thanks Sorana!
xo Kiki
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Oh amazing, I haven’t been to many countries even in Europe, I have been to New York a lot but would definitely love to explore beautiful places xx
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You know, for someone living in upstate New York I’ve only actually been to the city twice! Thanks for stopping by π
xo Kiki
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The Dominican Republic looks amazing, definitely on my bucket list too!
Raqda x
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I can’t wait! π Have a great day, Raqda!
xo Kiki
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Oooo! That’s a great bucket list for travel and I hope you achieve at least one of it!
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Thanks Shireen! I’ll definitely acheive most of them this year!
xo Kiki
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Really amazing places!!!
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Oh wow how ambitious! You will have to hike on the west coast some day. Have you read “Wild”? It is really good.
Allie of ALLIENYC
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I’d love to hike some of the Pacific Northwest trails. And no I haven’t, but I’ll be sure to check it out! Thanks for the recommendation π
xo Kiki
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Great list you have π
Iβve always wanted to go The Dominican Republic too!
Do share your experience and pics with us!
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Thanks Neha! I can’t wait to share pictures π
xo Kiki
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that’s so exciting!! π
Have a great week!
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Thanks Sybil! You too π
xo Kiki
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Great plans Kiki!! I have a few travel goals this 2016 too:
1) Japan
2) USA!!
3) The natural Pink lake in Esperance, West Australia.
Hopefully it all goes well and you have my best wishes too! Let’s work towards it because 2016 is ending in no time! Okay, just joking, it’s just January x
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Those sound amazing!! I’d love to visit Japan someday, I’ve never been to Asia. Lovely list! π
xo Kiki
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That will be a great adventure for you! I hope you always keep in touch!
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Thank you! π
xo Kiki
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Sounds like you’ve got some exciting,outdoorsy trips coming up. Have fun!!
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Amber
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Thanks Amber! Have a great day!
xo Kiki
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Seriously, I want to come along! My dad has been in boy scouts his whole life and has always wanted to go to Philmont. You have to let me know how it is!
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That’s awesome, Amanda! I’ll be sure to put up pictures from my adventures there π Have a great week!
xo Kiki
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Wow, these are fab, I’d love to see the wild west! x Sounds like 2016 will be an exciting year for you, hun. π β€ I haven't got too many holidays planned myself, but me and my boyfriend are going to Morocco in May to celebrate seven years together. β€
Kay
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Thanks Kay! I hope it’ll be great π
xo Kiki
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Great bucket list! I would love to go to the Wild West! Gemma x
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Thanks Gemma! π
xo Kiki
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Kiki, this is such an awesome list! I love your ideas and it’s always great to be thinking of where you would like to go! Travel is such an amazing experience and the more places you see the more worldly and incredible a perspective you have! Hope your week is off to a great start and you are making strides in checkin off some of your bucket list!
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Aw thanks so much Lauren! Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!
xo Kiki
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I’m so jealous that your going to be visiting the Dominican Republic, it looks like such a beautiful location, I hope you have a wonderful time, although I am pretty sure you will β₯
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Thanks Trishna!
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Kiki, this sounds absolutely amazing! To have so many plans to travel for the year already, and at the age of 19, too! I hope you have a wonderful time at all these places, and gah, I’m so jealous that you get to visit The Wild West, hahaha. All the best to you!
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Aww thank you so much May! I feel so lucky π Have a great day!
xo Kiki
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Oh gosh, I can only hope I can travel to one place this 2016! I hope you’ll have fun in the Wild West! Wrangle up some cowboys for me please! Hahaha β€
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Haha I’ll try Bash! Thanks for stopping by!
xo Kiki
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Love all those places! Thanks for sharing your travel list, traveling is something I definitely want to do too =)
-mainou
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That sound so fun! So jealous of you getting to travel! All those places look so beautiful, I would love to go there one day. Don’t forget to take lots of photos so I can live vicariously through you π
~Andrea Tiffany~
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I can’t wait to share photos on my blog! Have a great day, Andrea π
xo Kiki
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This is such a wonderful post!! I would love to go to the Dominican too!
xo Lauren
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I love this list! Great travel bucket list lady.
XO, Jessi
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These pictures are amazing! Looks like a great trip π
XO
Molly
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This is a great list! I wanted to go to Dominican Republic also π
STYLE VANITY
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Over the past few years, we’ve caught the travel bug big time, so we’ve accumulate quite a long list of places we want to visit. The US, New Zealand, Europe and Pacific Isalands are definitely just some of the places we want to head next
M x K
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Those all sound amazing! I’d love to visit the Pacific.
xo Kiki
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What an exciting year you have ahead! At the moment, I just know that I’ll be going on a short city break to Edinburgh in a couple of months!
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Thank you! π I hope you enjoy your trip!
xo Kiki
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These places look amazing! I hope you get to them all.
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I’d love to go to the wild west! Hope you managed to get your bucket list completed π
Corinne x
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Thanks Corinne!
xo Kiki
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So many beautiful places to visit, but little money. Ha!!
Good luck with everything. π
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Kiki Anne,
Love all of these places, what a great bucket list. I have enjoyed visiting DR, but have not been out west in many years! Great inspiration!
xx, Elle
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