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New Year’s Travel Resolutions

By Travel + Leisure and Travel + Leisure Staff
November 27, 2013
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With 2014 nearly here, we know what’s coming—a new year, a clean slate, and a list of New Year’s resolutions. And while it’s easy to stray from your most well-intentioned goals, do your best to keep those travel resolutions intact. After all, globe-trotting is a whole lot more fun than, say, dieting.

We asked Travel + Leisure’s Twitter fans and editors to share their travel resolutions for 2014, using the hashtag #TLTips. Our favorites include T+L editor Peter Frank’s plan to slurp up every noodle in sight while traveling in Asia and T+L fan @wanderbliss’s goal to “make more of an effort to meet locals and speak foreign languages.”

Related: Best Places to Spend New Year's

Wherever T+L’s fans and editors resolve to go, their travel resolutions range from practical ideas to the most fantastic plans. While the @thestyledancer vows to “plan more, do less, enjoy the moment,” @dnoktaenokta will be “visiting Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar, to observe humpback whales in their own environment,” and @flytographer plans “to unplug completely for at least a week in Bora Bora.”

When it comes to travel, it’s okay to have lofty goals. Just don’t wait too long to book your getaway. Only then will it become a reality—and a completed resolution. We’ll toast to that.
—Gabrielle Blitz
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"To unplug completely for at least a week in Bora Bora."
—@flytographer

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"To get off the beaten path and try something new and unusual."
—@thisfamtravels

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"Plan more, do less, enjoy the moment. On the list: India, Morocco, Portugal, Michigan, Rehoboth Beach."
—@thestyledancer

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"Talk to hotel staff about where to go to experience the real culture of a town."
—@Simon_C71

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“Go ride at a mountain I've not been before, starting with @resortalyeska”
—@always_packing

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“To incorporate more of the outdoors into my travel, like hiking in New Zealand.”
—@YasumatsuJaime

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“#2014 #travel resolution: travel as much as possible to places I love & places I've never been, 1st trip #Nashville.”
—@vinogger

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“Anything west. Hopefully Yosemite, Portland, Seattle or the Grand Canyon.”
—@NormDGuerreIndy

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“In 2014, I plan to travel by plane/train/car to at least 1 place I've never been for at least 2 days, every month.”
—@PTVagabond

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“Sleep on a train. Stay only at 4* hotels. Only fly business overseas. Lay out outfits. Mix match. Travel light.”
—@starholder78

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“Visiting Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar, to observe humpback whales in their own environment.”
—@dnoktaenokta

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“Grab a back pack and Eurorail for a month.”
—@RMCSret

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“Take more solo trips (I did my first one this past summer and it was eye-opening).”
—@WanderinVoyager

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“I resolve to check flight schedules online prior to leaving for the airport AND to smile more at the airport staff.”
—@WeddingMaven

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—@wanderbliss

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“We resolve to visit New York City! Mostly to see @Bergdorfs@Urbanomical.”
—@AdrienneLA

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“To get to @DeltaDiamond status. Made it to Silver for work, but Diamond would mean I've been traveling with my family.”
—@mweshler

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“It appears there is a big chance to see the northern lights this year. I say: off to #lapland#sweden.We did it last year.WOW.”
—@romancingtheglo

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“I'm (finally) heading to Asia for a multi-city tour. The goal: Leave no noodle unslurped!”
—Peter Frank

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“On my travel to-do list: Follow the country-blues-jazz trail with my musician son, from the clubs and roadhouses of Nashville and Memphis, to the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta, to the all-night jam sessions on Bourbon Street, New Orleans. Now that's a hepcat holiday!"
—Mark Orwoll

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“Love the place I'm in. Be in the moment.”
—Sarah Spagnolo

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“I resolve to take control of my vacation photos—to organize, edit, share, print, and generally do something with them!”
—Amy Farley

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“Have been to Jackson Hole, Vail, Canyons, Park City, Snowbird many times. My resolution is to snowboard somewhere new!”
—Laura Teusink

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“Hoteliers, lock up your pens! I plan to start swiping the in-room writing implements, so that when I'm sitting in the old folks home writing letters (assuming paper still exists) I'll have lots of great memories with each one.”
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans

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“I promise to never fly out of JFK or LGA if I can help it. Newark has a seafood restaurant, which is much improved from the fast food offered at the other 2.”
—Mimi Lombardo

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“In 2014 I vow to fly with my family to Paris. I fly so much for work that family holidays are always drives.”
—Mimi Lombardo

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“Fewer visits to extended family in 2014. I'd rather meet up with them someplace new!”
—Ann Shields

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“I will use every single vacation day allotted me.”
—Ann Shields

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“More weekend getaways to the great mountains, beaches, and small towns within a few hours of New York City. The key is reserving a rental car in advance (especially during summer) or heading to a spot accessible by train.”
—Rich Beattie

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“Figure out how to travel near and far with my new carry-on: a baby!”
—Kate Appleton

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"To eat gelato in Italy with my daughter."
—Adrien Glover

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