My Year in Travel - 2017

As I scrolled through my BlogLovin' feed, I came across Leigh's post about her year in travel and I LOVED the idea.  When I began this blog (and again when I continued it), I asked myself what my purpose was, and one of the bullet points on that list was to encourage people to get out and explore the world around them, whether it is their own hometown, a neighboring state, or a foreign country on another continent.  With that, I wanted to share a quick recap of 2017's travel excursions in hopes of sparking the travel bug in y'all!

JANUARY 2017 

Lynchburg, TN

• Jack Daniel's Distillery

Birmingham, AL

• Barber Motorsports Museum
• SAWs Juke Joint
• Railroad Park
• Trim Tab Brewing
• Babalu Tacos and Tapas
• Mountain Brook Creamery

MARCH 2017

Bowling Green, KY

• Corvette Museum and Factory
• Chainey's Dairy Barn

Chattanooga, TN

• Tennessee Aquarium
• The Hair of the Dog Pub

APRIL 2017

New Orleans, LA

• WWII Museum
• The French Quarters
• The Spud Spot
• Blue Oak BBQ
• crawfish broil
• Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve

JUNE 2017

Winona, MN

• This is a harder detination to bulletpoint because I went up there twice this month.  Once for my brothers wedding, and once just for fun.  Instead I have linked my post about all the awesome things to do there!

AUGUST 2017

Chattanooga, TN

• Ruby Falls
• Chattanooga Lookouts game

Rising Fawn, GA

• Cloudland Canyon State Park

SEPTEMBER 2017

Fort Myers, FL

• The Dixie Fish Co.
• Ft. Myers Beach
• Capone's
• Bowman's Beach
• Captiva Cruise
• Love Boat Ice Cream
• sailing
• Island Hoppers Singer Songwriter Festival
• Doc Ford's

NOVEMBER 2017

Winona, MN

• Headed back up to MN for the third time this year to go bridesmaids' dress shopping for my best friends wedding!

DECEMBER 2017

Minnesota

• Headed up to MN for Christmas festivities with friends and family
• Minnehaha Falls

I didn't realize how much exploring 2017 held until I just went back and made this post.  I didn't even share all the new activities (and food!) I got to experience in both Nashville and Huntsville, nor all the random stops I made throughout the length of Illinois!! As of now I only have one trip planned in 2018, but I'm crossing my fingers that others will come up as we enter the new year. I'm hoping to explore a lot more of my new state of residency this coming year, so if you have any recommendations in Alabama (especially in Birmingham), please shoot me an email or comment below!