10 countries and countless cities made it on my 2013 Bucket List. France, Dominican Republic, Bermuda, Jordan, Aruba, Curacao, Canada, USA, Mexico, and Fiji were all part of my whirlwind of adventures and new experiences. I never envisioned such an amazing year of opportunity; my life continues to be a dream come true. I am blessed. Some people create a bucket list because they are dying; I created one because I want to live.
Here are my top ten favorite travel photos from 2013.
Number 10 – The King’s Highway, Jordan
Number 9 – The Streets of Marseille
Number 8 – Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
Number 7 – Pink Shell Beach Resort, Florida
Number 6 – Castaway Island, Fiji
Number 5 – Children Jumping from a Pier in Curacao
Number 4 – Petra Marriott Hotel
Number 3 – The Big Island, Hawaii
Number 2 – Bermuda
Number 1 – Curacao
Would you change the order? Which one is your favorite?
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I love the very first (cover) photo best – there’s something magical about a wing slicing through the air, supporting 200 tons of people and aircraft at 90% the speed of sound. (Plus there’s something particularly appealing about not having to walk or drive everywhere you want to travel…)
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Funny, I never even considered that photo. I just needed something of mine that was somewhat generic 😉 Everyone has a unique eye for travel photos.
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and i like your ‘eyes’ great lesley 🙂
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Love the Big Island!!!
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I love the way you have written ‘Some people create a bucket list because they are dying; I created one because I want to live.’ I must share this. I like the jumping off pic the most – it’s highly liberating:)
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Thank you! It’s a great way to see life. I love the jumping photo as well. The girls were having so much fun and they were locals. It was wonderful to see them enjoying their home 🙂
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Nice work Leslie! I like Number 9 – The Streets of Marseille
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That is a favorite of many. I just snapped it before he turned the corner. When I got back to the hotel and saw the photo, I was so happy with it. It will be a favorite for many years to come. Have you been to France?
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9 is my favorite
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I really like #1, but this would be my order: 1, 5, 3, 10, 9, 7, 4, 1, 6, 8…. any way you order it, it’s sublime! 😉
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Number three is important to me as well. I have been dreaming about Hawaii since I was a child and I finally made it a reality this year. It was as magical as I’d dreamed, making the photos even more memorable. Do you have a favorite photo of your own from this year?
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It would be hard to choose… there are a lot of them!
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I’ve been to at least five of the places you’ve visited. But, I believe I like the color, texture and depth of #9. And, I’ve not been to France.
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if i can pick only one, then 5 – it is very artistic and full of joy
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I also love the plane pic, #1 and #5 Thank you for sharing them!
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Sounds like #9 is popular. With me too. 😉
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It is no.3 and no.1 for metiefly – wonderful pictures and a fun series over the last ten days. Thanks Lesley!
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Inspirational photos. I like No 5 and No. 8 as these are a little different.
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Cool idea! I think I will go through my photos and do the same thing! All your shots are fabulous!
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Really hard to decide – loved them all! I think 2, 5, and 9 are my favorites. Great job on the photos! Thanks for sharing them.
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As much as I love beaches, especially now that winter has arrived, my pick is Jordan. The adventure, history and beauty wins out for me.
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Please tell me how you pay for your trips.
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Most are sponsored now 😉
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I like the one with the tablecloth. Well, I like them all, but I really like that one.
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Very Inspiring!!!
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These are so beautiful! Curacao has definitely earned it’s number one spot
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Nice photos all… I remember your post on Petra. Congratulations.
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Amazing!
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Did you visit Vieux-Port in Marseille? 13 years ago I spent 4 months in Marseille — and what I remember most is Les Calanques and swimming in the gorgeous Mediterranean! Thank you for my flashback!
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lovely pics!
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Amazing ! love this album !
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Great collection of photos 😀
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I wish i knew you’d visit Jordan ,would have offered you a taste of Jordanian Bedouin hospitality ! Great post !
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I went to marseille also this year and what a surprisingly beautiful city it was 🙂 some of my favourite photos from there. Thanks for inspiring me to create a similar post 🙂
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The bridge to nowhere/everywhere has to be my favorite this morning. Makes me feel grateful for the limitlessness of this grand universe and yet humble that we are such a small part of it!
I am curious to know if you plan your trips yourself or if you use an agent? Have you ever planned a trip for more than 20 people?
Best!
Kimberly Crawford
http://www.lastmomstanding.com
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Most trips are planned by the tourism board as press trips. I do plan/organize some of my trips but they are usually more national rather than international. I’ve never planned a trip for more than 5 people, except our wedding in Jamaica. 😉
Why do you ask? Do you plan large group trips?
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those are some great shots. I think I like #2 & #9 the best – they seem to tell a story in picture and the colors our awesome! Happy Thanksgiving!
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#2 A short dock! I see the fleeting nature of man’s toil reclaimed by the sea, begging the viewer to join in its ultimate dissolution. Or maybe it’s just a rusty pier, I dunno?
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All of them are inspiring. I want to blog my favorites! My list of nations is shorter, but the list of wonders, long.
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#9, the streets of Marseille. The colors are wonderful.
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These are awesome shots. I love The Streets of Marseille. Architecture plus a touch of humanity. Thanks for dropping by. Ever been to Kenya?
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Reblogged this on YourHobbyBlog.
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These are incredible.
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The Bermuda shot is amazing! Says it all with a path to a limitless blue horizon…
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The pictures are beautiful, but I think number 5 will add to the memory of the place you went to. Especially if you know the children.
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They’re all special but you know, the photo that shouts at me is the Marseilles street one… I absolutely love the image!! Now I want to go look for that street… I wonder if the old gent follows the same path every day?? 😉
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What a magnificent blog – these pictures took my breath away.
In my mind, I’m a traveler. I’ve not been able to connect the thoughts with the deed, but I will. I hope to travel the globe with my son. He wants to start with China. Since he can barely survive a plane ride to Florida without an attack of the “get me outta here,” I told him we have to stay a little more local. (we live in NJ).
He wants to travel to another country. We may start with Canada. A more manageable trip with a hyper 10 year old.
I’ll be back for more!
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Hello Lesley
Wonderful pictures every one. I reckon Number 9, The Streets of Marseille, would be my choice. It has the air of contentment, a life well lived and where buckets would have, in an earlier age, been used to carry water, not dreams. How life has changed for many of us.
Thank you for sharing your travels. I hope Australia is there in your bucket somewhere, sometime. You would be amazed.
Every blessing.
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Beautiful, I love Number 9! I’m inspired to do my own post!
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These pictures remind me that I need a vacation… Although I travel a lot for business every year but do need real rests to go on…
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Wow, your awesome Lesley, I love the Dom. Reb, street. You do all this and still have time to stop by my blog, thank you for that. paz to you Lesley, Abby
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Awesome photos, Lesley. I bet the experiences were a gazillion times even more!
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Love the little girls jumping!
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I have Dominican republic my to go list as well. I have relatives I have not met yet from my fathers side.
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I’v nominated you for a Sunshine Award: https://primetimeaddiction.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/sunshine-award/
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LOVE THEM ALL! These photo’s make you wanner blink and jump in 🙂 x
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