2017 was an incredible year… and what better way to celebrate an incredible year, than with some of my favorite highlights of the year! As I mentioned in 25 of my favorite travel photos, I love photography, I feel like it enhances my experiences and I love having the photos to be able to look back on my memories.
Picking only 17 photos was difficult as this was such a great & memorable year… but here are some of my favorites!
1. The view out of the plane window on my trip from New York -> Bogota. What a great view!
2. Bogota, Colombia … the place I was lucky enough to call home in 2017.
3. New York, New York… there’s no place in the world quite like it!
4. A trip to Girardot enjoying warmer days. In Bogota there’s no seasons, meaning no summer… so the only way to experience some nice warm weather is with a trip!
5. The beautiful Bogota Street Art! I really enjoyed exploring downtown Bogota & getting to see all the colors!
6. Spending some time with my pup whose 14 years young!
7. An amazing day trip spent in Villeta, Colombia ! The best part was a ride we took through the lush jungles on a open air “train”. It was so much fun!
8. Celebrating 1 year of living in Colombia!
9. Started of 2017 in Villa de Leyva !
10. I got to take a beautiful hike up Quebrada la Vieja !
11. Celebrated my 25th birthday eating my favorite food… pizza!
12. A beautiful weekend getaway to Girardot (can you tell we like traveling there?)
13. A beautiful view from Astoria, New York during an amazing trip home.
14. I chopped off and donated my hair!
15. It may rain a lot in Bogota, but the best part is there are a ton of rainbows!
16. Ended the year with another trip to Girardot! What the perfect way to conclude such a great year.
17. Cheers to an amazing 2017 & an even better 2018!
Sounds like a fantastic year! I too also chopped off my hair haha since I was growing it out for the wedding then I felt so liberated afterwards. Literal weight lifted off my shoulders. What organization did you donate your hair to?
It really did feel so freeing to chop off all my hair! I donated to Pantene beautiful lengths!
Looks like an amazing year! Your pictures are just beautiful! Donating is priceless – kudos to you!
Few of the photos are gems
Sounds like a great year for you, Sam… can’t wait to see what 2018 brings!
Wow! What a way to spend a whole year. Great pics, lovely write up!
great memories:)
The view out of the plane window definitely goes on top of the list, all the pictures are really impressive.
What a fun blessing 2017 memories you had! Hope this year would be continuation of fun, travel, good food and happiness to you!
Beautiful pictures. Looks like you had a great year. 🙂
What a great range of memories here, and omg everyone I know seems to be raving about Bogota! I’m gonna have to arrange a trip there soon!
How fun! Beautiful pictures!
i love the pictures and the journey from the previous year to 2018, cheers!
I am so envious of your travels to Colombia! It’s one of my dream places to go. One of my best friends is from Medellin and she talks about how lovely it is over there, I’m dying to go! I hope 2018 brings you more travel and even more adventure!
Best,
Idora
http://www.ajournalofstories.com
What an awesome 2017! That view from your flight – just incredible!
This sounds like a fab year! Your doggo is so cute and donating your hair was such a fab thing to do! (you’ve found a fellow pizza lover here!)
Wow you sound as if you have had a wonderful year. I love your photograph an it is obvious you have created some very happy memories. You suit your new hair cut and such a lovely kind gesture too. I look forward to reading more of your blogs.
Wow, you’re so beautiful! And yes, that shot though the airplane window is really something! Like a painting.
So many fun moments! I may chop my hair off in 2018. You’ve inspired me! Hope your new year is off to a great start. 🙂
Beautiful yet well captured memories. Thanks for this refreshing post!
WOW! What a year!! So many gorgeous memories and places you’ve been, and your hair! I love it, and what a lovely thing to donate it!
Awwww, what a fun year you had! 2017 was really good to you! I really hope that 2018 brings you even more fun adventures too.
~Sharon
http://www.FearlessPursuits.com
You had a fantastic year ❤ so inspirational and so amazing from you to donate your hair
You indeed had an amazing year. Love going through your photographs. Bogota looks beautiful through your camera lens!
Wow, it looks like you had a wonderful year! I love that you donated your hair 🙂 You’ve inspired me to do the same.. I need to grow it out again first lol.
Looks like you had an amazing 2017! Beautiful pics of Colombia!
x
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Love your memories from 2017! Clearly a lot of adventure and enjoying every moment. Definitely on my list to do this year as well 🙂
Thanks for the follow! Great posts!
Sounds like such a great year! Hopefully 2018 is even better! 🙂
Loved the picture of Astoria, Queens. Amazing neighborhood when I lived in CT, went on the NYC Century Bike tour each year and enjoyed riding through there. Went by Steinway pianos and the parks near the river.
These are great photos and memories. Your dog looks so happy! Hopefully you have a fab 2018 filled with many adventures.
That is so amazing <3 And the view from the plane is AMAZING, whoa!! BRB, going to look for tickets to Colombia now haha 😀
Lovely pictures, looks like you had a really memorable year. All the best for 2018!
Bogota looks like an amazing city. What are some of your favorite things to do in Bogota?
Awesome! So what brought you to live in Bogota? I am curious 🙂
You had a wonderful 2017 year. I love your photos 🙂 You catched some very happy memories: happy dog, happy face in front of a good pizza… Good spirit and inspiration for 2018 !
Great to know your 2017 was incredible, for me it was 2016 has been best so far in terms of travel. Hope 2018 is full of travels for us 🙂
Colombia looks like a great place to travel to – I’m definitely intrigued. And of course there’s no place on earth like NYC. All the best in 2018!
Great photos. It seems the architecture, rainbows, abbr incredible sunsets are typical to this part of the world, as they reminded me of Cuenca, Ecuador. Love the street art and your haircut looks fantastic.
Looks like you had a wonderful year!! I hope your 2018 is full of many more adventures, both at home and abroad!
What a beautiful year you’ve had!
I absolutely love travelling and this is just beautifully put together
So happy to hear you enjoyed my country!
absolutely amazing!
thank you 🙂
What a great 2017 you had! memories of a lifetime! great pictures and this inspired my willing to travel again as I’d love to see New York and other places.
Hey I nominated you for liebster award
Here is the link to it .
https://buniq1.wordpress.com/2018/02/16/the-leibster-award.
Wow what an amazing year you had!! I love all of your photos, I really want to make my 2018 as exciting as that!
That view from the plane is stunning!
Great photos…..great experience….. keep enjoying
Looks like 2017 was full of great memories! Hopefully 2018 is too!