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Follow my journey with updates and behind the scenes photos from the places I visit, travel hacks I learn along the way and what it’s really like to cram a lifetime of travel into 1 year!

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I’m not too old for this

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It might seem like traveling to 50 places I’ve never been in one year would be better for a 20-something aged kid than a 50-year-old working single mom. Sometimes when I think about it, it does sound more a like a “gap year” idea than a practical plan.  Even my mom was a little hesitant…

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Pay attention, people!

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I never paid any attention to the lock screen photos on my computer. That is until I started planning the 50 places I want to go the year I turn 50. Suddenly those Microsoft stock photos on my PC had me interested every time I went to log on. So many beautiful colors and stunning…

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How I’m going to save for the biggest trip of my life

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Going to 50 places the year I turn 50 sounds so extravagant. After all, I have bills to pay and there are seemingly more practical things to spend my money on. But I don’t intend to fly first class on every trip and stay in $1000 dollar a night hotels. I’m a single mom with…

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Creating my list of places to go

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I thought I had been to a lot of places. That was before I started planning this trip. Sure, I’ve done some of the biggies: London, Los Angeles, San Francisco. I’ve been to attractions like Disney World and Broadway. I’ve sipped wine in Napa and eaten hot dogs in Chicago. I’ve gambled in Vegas, hiked…

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Who are you going with?

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“Who are you going with?” It’s one of the first questions people ask me when they hear I am planning to go to 50 places I’ve never been the year I turn 50. My answer is always, “that depends.”  The older I get the more I realize that the way you see the world –and…

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Mile Marker 50

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Mile Marker 50 For 25 years I did not have one dream that was solely my own. Not one. Jobs, vacations, projects around the house—my dreams revolved around my husband and eventually my child. Some people may think there’s nothing wrong with that and cheer my dedication to my family. Others may think ‘How sad.’…

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Why Mile Marker 50

We all have mile markers that profoundly shape the way we see the world. What matters is how you choose to rise above them. My mile marker was the perfect storm: the end of my 23- year marriage, a change in career, and a daughter becoming a teenager all while I was staring at 50. I needed to set my sights on a better future. Now I’m traveling to 50 places I’ve never been the year I turn 50…

It feels good to have my own dream!
Let’s make reinvention fun!
What will you do with your mile marker?

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