• About
  • Blog
  • Working together
  • Testimonials
  • Contact

Girl Gone Travel

Girl Gone Travel

Travel
/
December 7, 2016

Winter travel inspiration

Enjoyed this post? Give it some love and share!
Share

Right now I am home preparing for the holidays with my family. We like to spend them here. With New York City as our playground, we enjoy all the lights and scenes.

However, once all the festivities are over, we start feeling the urge to get out there for some winter fun, and boy have we had some over the years.

Here is a collection of some of my favorite winter escapes to help inspire your next trip:

Winter fun

Fun NYC holidays sights and tours

Romantic Getaway to Lake Joseph, NY 

Girlfriends Getaway to Lake Placid, NY

Joys of winter in Southwest Quebec

Winter escape to Steamboat, CO

Five reasons to visit Sandusky in the winter

Winter vacationing for the non-skier in Keystone, CO

Making memories at Bank of American Winter Village, NYC

Last, but not least, packing tips for a winter road trip

 

Safe travels and stay warm!

Enjoyed this post? Give it some love and share!
Share
Pin this Post
Share this Post
Carol Cain

Carol is her happiest when on an adventure, either close to home or farther away. In addition to creating Girl Gone Travel, she is the Founder and Director of Brave World Media, a social media management and brand development agency. She's the mom to three fun boys and wife to a handsome Irish/Scot. She lives in New Jersey with her happy crew, but will always be a girl from Brooklyn.

You May Also Like...

Christmas Tree Hunting in Long Island, NY

December 12, 2008

Fort Tryon Park, Washington Heights, NY

December 10, 2008

Winter afternoon in the Bronx Zoo, NY

December 16, 2008

Leave a Reply Cancel Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Previous Post
November was hard, but it also changed my life
Next Post
A trip of unforgettable firsts in Negril, Jamaica

About me

Hi! I'm Carol! I am a Communications professional, an award-winning travel blogger, a public speaker, a social media marketing and branding agency owner, a wife, and a mom of 3 boys and 2 puppies. Welcome to my blog where I share stories of my travels and professional public relations insights and advice. Thank you for reading!

Carol Cain

Categories

  • Asia5 Post(s)
  • Caribbean17 Post(s)
  • Central America4 Post(s)
  • Europe53 Post(s)
  • North America309 Post(s)
  • Oceana1 Post(s)

Contact

  • carol@girlgonetravel.com

Also seen in:

Follow @girlgonetravel

I miss our little spot in heaven. I miss being sur I miss our little spot in heaven. I miss being surrounded by nature and kissing the day goodbye with stunning sunsets. I am absolutely loving being near my closest friends and am so damn lucky that all of this happened closer to them near me. I am New Jersey bound till I am cleared by the doctors but as soon as we can, we will be back by the vineyards and lake and prepping the house for a proper Christmas upstate. For now, here’s Max living his best life. . . . #myflx #fingerlakes #upstateny #theflxcottage #placesilove
Storm Isaias left us with no power, no WiFi (it’ Storm Isaias left us with no power, no WiFi (it’s intermittent) and no way out of our dead end street. But let me tell you about love and community. Our neighbors behind us have power and so they walked over and extended a cord so we could keep our fridge going and phones charged. I am still pretty much bedridden, and my girlfriends have been scaling fallen branches to deliver dinner to my family and myself. My visiting nurse won’t be back till later this week, and regardless she can’t get into our street but one of my besties, who is a nurse, has come every day to tend to my surgery wounds and check on my progress. I have cried these past few weeks more times than I can count. While initially in pain and despair, more recently from the overwhelming amount of kindness, support, and love I have received. It feels like so much more than I deserve and I will spend the rest of my days repaying it. So, as I sit here in the dark, on this hot summer night, making the most of the seconds of WiFi obtained, my belly full, my wounds healing, I just want you to remember that there is good out there too. I am enveloped by it and so inspired in the process. Be kind and the rest will follow. 📸 @travisjcain . . . #stormisaias #newjersey #2020fail
I have received such an overwhelming number of DMs I have received such an overwhelming number of DMs, emails, and texts from friends who have not heard from me in awhile. I’ve replied to as many as I could then decided this was easier. So much of my joy is shared so here’s some of the not so fun stuff...with a word of advice. I have been in the hospital since Sunday, so 4 days at time of this post. I ignored the pain that led me here for 3 days before. I had a small pimple on my thigh and tried to get rid of it. I then proceeded with my life - which included working out and sweating on said “no big deal” pimple. I felt the area bothering me. I ignored it. Saw it sort of swell up a bit. Ignored it. Went to beach with my girlfriends, got sand on it, it hurt, I ignored it. Woke up the next day with a golf size inflammation on my thigh and a massive headache. Went to urgent care, got antibiotics, and that’s it. When I started getting weak, and my husband said we should go to ER, I said no. When it got bigger and the pain made me cry, I still said no. When my fever reached over 101 he just took me. I’ve been here since. The diagnosis: a bacterial infection that has taken a hold of the tissue along the upper section of my thigh. It’s called cellulitis. I was told any longer and I would have ended up in ICU fighting for my life as it would’ve entered my blood stream. I have such issues with care for myself from others. With doctors. With all of it. I think I can fix it - except when it comes to my kids or husband. I rush them to the first specialist at the first sign of anything. I am not proud of this, and it almost cost me my life. So, while I heal, and yes, I am clearly much better now that I can post this, please know that not all care is SELF care. Sometimes it has to come from others, with the help of many, and the willingness to trust many more. And thank you for your messages of missing me. I won’t reply much more till this is all over but as I hope to always leave something to ponder and learn from, I hope that this can be one of those times. Listen to your body. Listen to those who love you. When you need help, let others help you. I feel loved, supported, and very, very much cared for. ♥️
I have amazing friends. Beautiful, gorgeous in fac I have amazing friends. Beautiful, gorgeous in fact, and smart - so much smarter than me in so many ways, and strong, and compassionate and brave. And even when one of us doesn’t feel any of those things, the others lift her up and walk her to the light again. Find yourself those people. Surround yourself with strong women who inspire you and educate you and help you grow. The ones who make you laugh so much your sides hurt, and for whom you would cuss a bully out. Find yourself friends who will always be honest, even when you don’t want to hear it but kind even when you don’t think you need it. I love my peeps. And they love me. No matter what. That makes me pretty lucky. Here are some images of our time in @asburyparkbeach. . . . #jerseyshore #newjersey #girlfriends #beachescape
There’s this narrative that has taken a hold in There’s this narrative that has taken a hold in travel, across the board: that our travels, our presence in places, and our stories are somehow God’s work, valuable beyond measure, worthy of all the attention and praise because it is so special. I am a first generation American in my family. First to graduate from college. First to own her own business. And certainly first to travel as I do. But my mother started this journey before me as a travel agent in the 60s with no English, no degree. Before her, my family fled a dictatorship. Before that, slavery. I have ancestors that accomplished greater things. My story is personal and empowering and beautiful and significant to me. Maybe to my siblings as I am the oldest of 10. Maybe to some in my family. Maybe to some readers and followers. Maybe something I said or did touched someone deeply, inspired them, motivated them. So much of my travels, like this trip to Thailand, is significant to me and my family’s storyline. But I am by no means doing God’s work here. I am not saving lives. Feeding the homeless or saving the tormented with my travels. So, while our travels are important and valuable to us and our journey - let’s relax with this BS narrative as if ours is the first, most important, most worthy of all the stories or that we are over here saving the world one passport stamp at a time. Embrace humility. Center yourself in gratitude for the privilege you hold, even as POC, to have made it this far. Remember the suffering and struggles of those before us, understandings we are not alone. Or first. Use your time to tell the stories that don’t center you. And praise those who truly make your story complete. I look back at these pics and all I can think of is about @tammileetips. How she cared for me after I had given up my hotel room hours before my flight to the U.S. and fell ill. I was in really bad shape and she let me stay in her bed, gave me meds, and really made the journey home a safe one for me. I will never forget the friendship and support, and the many people like her who have complimented all of my travels and made much of it possible. . . . #thailand #travel #travelstories
‪What are your favorite road trip destinations? ‪What are your favorite road trip destinations? Thinking about some of our favorite #roadtrips in the states and #Montana is up there on our list. Such a gorgeous destination year round (yes, winters too) and a highlight for nature lovers. @visitmontana

Copyright © 2020 Girl Gone Travel | Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice