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{Travel} #Take12Trips Travel Challenge ~ Month Four

So we are two months down and 10 more to go, for the travel challenge we are three months down with month four underway and 8 more to go. The #take12trips travel challenge was started by another blogger (read my first post in this challenge) to encourage and challenge us all to ensure at least one weekend a month is used for some sort of travel either alone or with our families.


To recap the last three months I have managed to visit Ljubljana, Slovenia and Vilnius & Kaunas, Lithuania in December 2015, Prague, Czech Republic in January 2016 then Brno, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia in February 2016 and to close February I visited Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Brussels, Belgium.

My recent visit was to Warsaw, Poland at the beginning of March 2016 where I visited a friend for a long weekend. I must confess that the travel challenge though is the meant to make you travel at least one weekend a month it kind of awoke the traveler, the globetrotter, the nomad in me. I know I am asked many times how I manage to travel so often and I will be sharing a post on that soon but I am a budget traveler so I am always searching for the most affordable ways for me to travel.

Month Four

The last four months of the travel challenge has been absolutely a blast, I am so happy that a fellow blogger recommended that I try out this challenge. When I shared my 2016 goals, I had mentioned how much I wanted to travel this year so much that I started it in December, I figured why wait to do something tomorrow that you can do today and that attitude is what has helped me to break out of my shell and see what the world has to offer. I am also learned that I am the traveler that appreciated the ‘architecture and the history’ than one who goes to experience the day to day life or the night life. I am quite happy to have learned what type of traveler I am, what I love, what I can compromise of and the feeling of pending adventure.

Seeing Warsaw for the first time this month really opened my eyes to what is out there in Eastern Europe, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are not the first countries that jump at you when you start thinking of European destinations. I have seen first hand how much their is to appreciate, how much there is to see and experience and how much rich of history these countries have. They are truly unspoiled and I love that.

That’s all for month four, for my next adventure is in April (month five), I am heading to the beautiful and expensive city of Oslo, Norway. I might throw in another weekend getaway somewhere before then but keeping this one to the chest until it’s confirmed or not.

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Comments

  4. rachael says

    sounds such a good idea and great fun. i’m glad you’ve done a post on poland, i really fancy going there, in fact, think it maybe the next city break i take.

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  5. Miss Kitty Kaos says

    I love the sound of a travel challenge! I need an excuse to get to more places I think I am going to push myself like this next year but for now I will take in all your tips x

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    • Miranda says

      Awww bless, it’s nice to do the challenge and when you can’t you become a tourist in your own town which is also awesome

  8. Bites for Babies says

    Had I come across this post about 10 years ago I would have been up for this challenge in a heartbeat! It’s kind of hard to do when you have little kids…and I am true traveler at heart!

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  11. Bonnie @wemake7 says

    That is so awesome that your able to travel and having a blast doing so. Sounds like you have been to some really great places.

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  12. Ann Bacciaglia says

    This is an amazing challenge. I love to travel and have several trips planned for the next few months.

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  13. Kelli @ 3 Boys and a Dog says

    Traveling is such a pleasure and exciting time! Its amazing what is outside of your realm of comfort and within your ‘driving’ distance’! Explore people, get out there and experience new things, see new places!

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  17. Jessica says

    Your travel diaries look great. I need to fit more travel into my schedule, i’ve just come back from Frankfurt and already wanting to book somewhere else.

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  23. Elizabeth says

    How absolutely fantastic that you’re able to take all these trips! It costs a small fortune for me to leave my remote island to reach affordable flights, so I am lucky if I get to go anywhere once a year!

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  29. Sonya says

    You are doing an awesome challenge. I would like to take time to getaway from home more and explore areas that are in my state and within driving distance when my kids get a little older. I would also love to go out of the country one day.

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  33. Nayna Kanabar says

    I would love to do a challenge like this but unfortunately with work and lack of funds it would not be possible. You have managed to visit so many places in such ashort time. Its wonderful.

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  36. Angela at Daysinbed says

    Oh I’m loving reading your posts and European adventures. I did a little travel with my daughter before I was ill and your posts are giving me great ideas. I love the challenge you set and it will be fab when your older and look back at your adventures the way I do. Angela from Daysinbed

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  38. The London Mum says

    Great resolution! I tried that when I was younger and earning good money, to go away every single month. I should have done it like you on a budget with just a weekend. By the time I got to October after two weeks in Hawaii I had to put the brakes on a bit! lol. I might try and pick it up again though but your way instead… sounds much more affordable, and now I have a son it’ll be nicer to travel closer to home.

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  41. Rhian Westbury says

    Such a great challenge. I set myself the challenge of getting out of the country at least once a month in 2016 and I’m going to definitely be hitting it. I love Eastern Europe a lot, Poland and Hungary are two of my favourite places. If you haven’t yet been to Copenhagen I would massively recommend that though! I’ll be interested in reading your Oslo diary as I do want to head there. x

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  42. Angela Webster | Cosmic Kick says

    This is an amazing challenge! Just reading about it gave me butterflies a little bit. I’ve been on a tight budget for ages now but you know, I might just try this myself later this year/2017.. I look forward to reading about Oslo 🙂

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