On the travel agenda

Last month I talked about why we travel. This month I thought I'd do an update of where we're going over the next year. These days, we're trying to do a nice mix of familiar (long weekends at the shore or to visit framily, those do not appear on this list) and new. Up next on the vacation agenda of places we haven't been:

Emerald Isle, NC - At the end of the month we're headed for our first sit down week-long beach vacation in five years. I cannot wait. Bonuses: we've never been there and it's a family vacation with my Dad & Carol, Stephen & Aubrey, and some of Stephen's college crew.  

Badlands, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks - Our wild west fifth anniversary trip this September. We'll also check out Mount Rushmore, which has been on my list forever. It'll be heavy on the driving and light on the sleep, but I cannot wait to see all the things there are to see in these amazing places. 

South Africa: Cape Town and Safari - January 2016. This is a major stretch for me and will mark the longest flight I've ever been on but MFD will get to cross a huge bucket list item off. Currently trying to dissuade him from including cage diving with sharks on the Cape Town agenda. 

New Orleans - MFD has been. I've never been so I'm hopping down for a weekend in February 2016 while he's at a conference there. I'm playing the airline miles game for free tickets and I am enjoying it. A lot. 

Paris, London, Ireland - Quick dips into Paris and London and a longer time going around Ireland in October/November 2016 as part of my dad's 60th birthday trip. I've never been to Paris or London and while I have been to Ireland, I haven't been to some must sees (I'm looking at you, Cliffs of Moher). 

We turn 40 in 2017 so that entails a long weekend with my girlfriends and families and a friends trip to a yet to be determined location. The list of places we want to go is a mile long.

Some places on my short list: 

Wild West Part Dos: Grand Canyon/Four Corners/Rio Grand Gorge/Roswell/Monument Valley

PCH
Charleston
Seattle
Savannah

Italy

On MFD's short list:

He dittos my list (easy out)

Newport/Cape Cod/Martha's Vineyard

Carcassonne/South of France
Angkor Wat

Tibet

Morocco

Germany 

Norway

What's on your vacation horizons?

Linking up for Wanderlust Wednesdays with Kate, Emily, and Kerri