Banff and Lake Louise.  Toronto.  Ottawa.  Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland.  Denver.   Even considering plans for trips to Trinidad and Pittsburgh that didn’t work out, it wasn’t too shabby a traveling year.  It’s hard to sum up a year’s worth of seeing and doing things in different places and the trips there and back, but here are a few of my favourite travel-related memories that will stick from 2012.

Best travel days:  The day trip outside of Reykjavik to see Iceland’s “Golden Circle”.  So much natural beauty and so peaceful.  It was the day that cemented my love of Iceland and ensured a return visit in the not too distant future.  In a similar vein, seeing the Sognefjord in western Norway was the reason we included the country on our Scandinavian trip.  Jaw dropping natural beauty was the story of that day.  Last but not least was a rushed visit to Lake Louise due to a string of forecasted bad weather that forced us to change our travel plans.  Even with limited time, looking out over a frozen Lake Louise on a serene day in the Rockies made me feel more connected to my country.

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