Reading travel magazines
allows my imagination to wander to places I have been or would like to
experience in the coming years. The
pandemic won’t last forever and having a destination to look forward to allows
me the joy of daydreaming. It seems my
list of places to visit in 2021 is growing by the moment. The great thing about daydreaming is that not
all the dreams have to come to true – but some will. For example, I read an article about the
Lythian Way hiking trail in Turkey that I would love to visit. The 335 mile hiking trail – even if you
choose to walk only part of it - seems easier travelled through books.
One of the first places
outside the US I will be visiting in 2021 will be my favourite city – Rome. This is the city where I will bring Kendall
for a one-on-one holiday in a couple of years.
My first visit to this
inspirational city holds so many wonderful memories. Every turn revealed another spectacular
sight. Every restaurant filled my senses
with the aroma of a feast. Walking
amongst the ruins provided an escape to another time. And most importantly, spending time with our
dear friends. I so look forward to being
there again.
Leslie C. Berson, Washington
D.C.
2020 was to be, for us,
the year for travel, with a milestone birthday as the perfect excuse.
It began with a ski trip
to Colorado for New Years, followed by a week in the Caribbean. COVID 19 was just beginning to make headlines.
By mid-March, the world began to shut
down and we saw our travel dreams vanish: a girls’ trip to Kiawah, family
visits to Austin, the Cotswolds in May, to be followed in June by a wedding of
dear friends on the Amalfi Coast, and then an Alaskan Cruise in July.
So where do I hope to
travel in 2021? Colorado, Austin,
Kiawah, England, Italy, and Alaska! The
dates may have changed (and may change yet again), but I will not let Covid
ruin my dreams. I will, however, accept
a delay.
Marline Dyke, Victoria, BC, Canada
With the hopes of a vaccine or
wonder drug to protect us from Covid19, our 2021 travel plans are a return to
our two most favourite destinations ... Croatia and Maui. Here’s why.
Croatia – for cycling the rugged beauty of
its azure Dalmatian Coast and islands, its people and their aloof yet
unmistakable pride in land, sea and family, their abundant hospitality and
their Klapa, a cappella harmonies, topped off with homemade wine
and rakija.
Maui – the romantic valley isle for its
aloha spirit and vastness of green and blue, the rainbows and the konas, the
morning stillness, the daily routine of wake, read, write, walk, sun, swim,
happy hour, sunset, repeat. For over 40 years now, Maui No Ka Oi.
Joanne Ficaro, Lake Gaston in
Littleton, NC
Just last year at this
time five friends and I were inspired to plan a trip to New
Orleans for a week beginning April 19, 2020. Friends were coming
from California, New York, New Jersey and North Carolina and some had never
met. All were looking forward to meeting after our months of
planning together by e-mail. Airline flights were booked, the hotel was
reserved, and we were excited discussing the group tours we wanted to
take, with a few reservations already made.
And then the pandemic.
When we finally all cancelled we were determined to think of it as
just a postponement. We still talk and e-mail about our plans, and look
forward to one day checking New Orleans off our bucket list.
Trudy