2021 is My Travel Year

It may still seem farfetched now as I write this, but as someone who loves to travel, this is one thing I really look forward to in 2021. 

So today, on New Year's Day, I declare my 2021 to be my travel year. 

Actually, last year, 2020, I thought it would be my travel year. The year started with my husband and I travelling to Japan, for an all-expense paid 5-day trip. After Japan, we would go to Korea, and then US. But we all know what happened. 

And oh, would you believe? The day we arrived from Osaka, our plane was the last one to be allowed to land NAIA, because that was the time when Taal Volcano spewed ashes. We reached home with an increasing amount of ashes covering our garage.

In February, we watched Rachel Ann Go's Valentine concert at Marriott Hotel Manila wearing masks already. That was the start of Covid-19 spreading the country and then the world. 

Pandemic happened. The world locked down.

From March til this time, January 1, 2021, we are still living a quarantined life. We are facing a new normal. We can no longer go out without a face mask and a face shield on, and life has really made a 360-degree turn. 

The highlight of my pandemic life was really when I lost my father... on my 52nd birthday. Up until today, it's still a blur. Maybe because I was not able to go home to attend the funeral or maybe I just refuse to believe that he has passed on. This is still a developing story, worthy of writing one of these days. 

BUT, we remained HOPEFUL despite. And today, we are facing a new year. A new chapter, another start of 365 days of wishing, hoping, dreaming, living, loving, and praying.

This year, we can grab free travels to Maldives, Bali, and Greece.

    

Exciting times ahead, for sure! 

What better way to remember these travels than to bookmark them in a nice diary. That's why I'm also looking forward to winning a Belle de Jour Power Planner from TopazHorizon.com!