{"id":2258,"date":"2012-12-31T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jett.in\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2013-12-17T16:46:22","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T00:46:22","slug":"a-look-back-at-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2012\/12\/a-look-back-at-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back at 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

as i sit here half-awake on my last day in Krakow on the last day of the year, i’ve been trying to suss out how i feel about 2012. while compared to 2011 my travels haven’t been so “exotic” or “indie”, no doubt this was a great year.<\/p>\n

rather than go chronologically, i think i’d rather group experiences together into themes. so, without further ado, highlights of the last 365 days (with one more day, including new year’s eve in Vienna, to go!):<\/p>\n

abandoned and creepy<\/h3>\n
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The Abandoned Turnpike<\/a>, Pennsylvania<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chernobyl<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

religious bliss<\/h3>\n
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Hosios Loukas Monastery<\/a>, Greece<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P9011399\"<\/a>

Hagia Sophia<\/a>, Turkey<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chora Church, Turkey<\/p><\/div>\n

music<\/h3>\n

got my 99 luftballons on with Nena<\/a> (after waiting in a downpour)\u00a0in the middle of nowhere, Germany:<\/p>\n

[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mtTUQ5N88_k?rel=0]<\/p>\n

and then the next day saw some of my favorite german bands in Hamburg:<\/p>\n

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10 Jahre Grand Hotel van Cleef<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

the unexpected and crazy<\/h3>\n

when the train went on a ferry<\/a> going to Denmark…
\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n2GsBle0_WQ?rel=0]<\/p>\n

flying nearly 17,000 miles in a week for the Star Alliance MegaDO 4<\/a> (including the Dreamliner<\/a>!!!)…<\/p>\n

\"IMG_5778\"<\/a>

Me in Zurich in front of the Swiss A340 that would take us back to SFO<\/p><\/div>\n

indelible moments<\/h3>\n
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My brother getting married at Lake Tahoe<\/p><\/div>\n

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My first gay wedding (holla B and L), Toronto<\/p><\/div>\n

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Trying to do a safety demo (Star Alliance MegaDO 4)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P5310736\"<\/a>

Waiting for a Santorini sunset<\/p><\/div>\n

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Speeding down the Autobahn<\/a>, Germany<\/p><\/div>\n

the sobering<\/h3>\n
\"Halt!\"<\/a>

Auschwitz<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Pripyat<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

views<\/h3>\n
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On a rooftop overlooking Istanbul<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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On a hilltop overlooking Athens<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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On a plane over the Aegean<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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On a bluff overlooking where Europe meets Asia and the Black Sea meets the Bosphorus<\/a>, Turkey<\/p><\/div>\n

and last but never least (as you can tell by the number of\u00a0pictures\u00a0here),<\/p>\n

food(!!!)<\/h3>\n
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Sea urchin from Eataly, NYC<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Souvlaki from Kostas<\/a>, Greece<\/p><\/div>\n

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Eating an entire box of Luxemburgerli in one sitting under the surprised gazes of the Swiss caf\u00e9 \u00e9lite<\/p><\/div>\n

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Remnants of a meal from a crab place in Baltimore<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fischbroetchen,

Fischbr\u00f6tchen, Germany<\/p><\/div>\n

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Going crazy for cheap at a Putaza Khata<\/a>, Ukaine<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sm\u00f8rrebr\u00f8d,

Sm\u00f8rrebr\u00f8d, Denmark<\/p><\/div>\n

here’s to even more adventures in the new year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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