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Elissa and Dave will be celebrating a friend's birthday by way of a barge trip in France! The group hired a ship crew with a chef and they'll be cruising down a river in France.

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Elissa and Dave will be traveling to Vieques in Spring 2022! Ironically, their last international trip was with the same group at the onset of the pandemic when they almost got stuck in New Zealand!

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA

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"I anticipate that my next Live Big trips will be National Park excursions with each of my parents. My Live Big list includes visiting all 63 national parks in the United States, and I'm hoping to visit at least a few of them this year. So far I've visited 7, which is not many, but I have plenty of time and (fingers crossed!) will add at least a few to my list this year.

My mom hopes to visit Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (a great one-two combination). And a surprise highlight of my last national park trip with my dad was Great Sand Dunes National Park in Alamosa, CO, so I hope to take my mom there as well. My dad has suggested Custer State Park in South Dakota as part of a larger trip, so it's possible that we also incorporate a visit to Glacier National Park in Montana. In any case, the connection with America's efforts to preserve natural beauty is something that gives me great joy, so I can't wait to get back out there." - Ryan Kelly

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"Traveling overseas is on the top of my post pandemic list. I would like to take my daughter to the Philippines to visit our relatives. Family is an important part of our culture and it has been a very long time since we've seen them." - Dorothy Navales

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"In addition to my National Parks trip, I am also looking forward to a trip to Fort Wayne for a family member's wedding! Being able to connect with people face-to-face rather than via Zoom will be very nice!" - Sydney Woodward

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

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"I'm most excited about my National Park trip this year where I will be visiting the Grand Canyon, Zion, and Arches (with a few stops in between)! I'm very excited to be exploring more and traveling to states that I haven't been to, but more importantly, I am excited to see friends that I haven't seen since prior to the pandemic. Now that we all live in different parts of the US, it is going to be great to just be in the same space together. " - Sydney Woodward

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"I bought tickets for a concert in August; I'll be seeing a French metal band called Carpenter Brut at The Filllmore in Silver Spring, MD. I've really missed live music more than any other excursion."  - Howard Brown

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"My husband, Dominic, and I are going to go to Italy this year. We originally wanted to go for our honeymoon in 2021, but restrictions were still to limiting to warrant going. I have never traveled internationally and I have always wanted to go to Europe. My grandmother's family immigrated from Italy in the early 1900s so there is a lot of sentiment behind this trip." - Kacie Fawls

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"As I transition to parenthood in 2022 (!!), I don't have many trips and activities on my radar. That said, one of the things that the pandemic showed me is that despite living in the DC area for ten years, there's still plenty of new sights to be seen and experiences to be had! I've really enjoyed exploring all the outdoor areas that the DMV has to offer, including sunflower fields, Great Falls Park, Fairfax Lake Park, Scott's Run Nature Preserve, wineries, golf courses, and more. I hope to continue visiting these places (and more!) with my husband, friends, family, and new baby." - Lauren Mireles

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"My wife and I are attending our friends' wedding in Portugal in June, and will be doing some exploring in the surrounding areas before and after the wedding. I cannot wait to experience Europe!" - Cole DeLucas

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"I am excited to get back to traveling to see family, celebrate weddings, and take some vacations to new places with new hikes, restaurants, and breweries to explore. This year, I'm most excited for my sister's wedding in Colorado! We'll also be going to a wedding in Savannah in October!" - Lauren Stansell

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"I am excited to get back to traveling to see family, celebrate weddings, and take some vacations to new places with new hikes, restaurants, and breweries to explore. This year, I'm most excited for my sister's wedding in Colorado! We'll also be going to a wedding in Savannah in October!" - Lauren Stansell

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"Hawaii. It's my wife, Maegan's, push-present from when our son Noah was born. So... it's LONG overdue!" - Yusuf Abugideiri

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"I'm very excited to be going to Aruba with my husband (we're joining some friends). It will be our first international trip since the wedding in June 2021 - the building anticipation feels *I think* like a honeymoon!" - Cristin Stinson