Michael and I love to travel. That may be an understatement. Love is almost not a strong enough word. When it comes to getting gifts for each other, we live by the belief that there is no better gift than a plane ticket. Who needs diamonds or designer bags, when the only place you've ever taken them to is to the movie theater or the mall in your home town? To understand our passion is to travel with us.
When we were wedding planning everyone asked us what we were getting each other as presents. We laughed and thought that was silly to spend money on separate gifts for each other. To us getting married was enough and our honeymoon was enough of a present. So we went all the way and spent two weeks in Italy and Greece with a weekend in Miami at the end. My 28th birthday was 6 months later, so for our 6 month wedding anniversary and 9 year dating anniversary. We got ourselves a trip to Paris and London. For our 1 year wedding anniversary we went back to Vietnam. Inbetween our trips to Italy/Greece, Paris/London and Vietnam we went to Houston, Dallas, Wyoming, and California.
Well, this year has been a little more disappointing on the travel end. For my birthday I got a purse and shoes and for our 10 year dating anniversary we got an iPad. While those are nice things, they are just things. And in the end not that exciting if they don't get to be used somewhere exciting. But not for long. This year Michael is turning the big 3-0. So our big plan this year - besides our scheduled trips to San Francisco/Yosemite National Park, Kansas City, Chicago and hopefully New York - is a trip to Spain. Ever since I saw the movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona I have been dreaming of Barcelona. We're thinking Madrid, Seville, Granada, and Barcelona. I think may have found the perfect deal for a 9 day trip - RT airfare, hotels in each city, and train tickets to each city all for a fabulous $1500/person. Hopefully the tax man deposits our money quick, so I can book our tickets soon. More details to follow. :-)
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