2025 travel year in review: destinations, highlights and upcoming plans
As 2025 comes to an end, I’ve been looking back at a year that felt intense, grounding, and deeply meaningful. While I didn’t travel as far as in previous years, the trips I took these last twelve months felt more intentional: a mix of slow travel close to home, family road trips, reunions with friends, and a few unforgettable adventures abroad. From Morocco and the Austrian Alps to London, Spain and the French Atlantic coast, this 2025 travel year in review reflects where I went, what I experienced, and how travel shaped my year — both on the road and at home. Below, you’ll find my 2025 travel recap by month, along with destinations visited, highlights, and links to the travel guides I published throughout the year.
Discovering the Austrian Alps: Kaprun, Maria Alm, Saalfelden & Zell am See
Set in the heart of the Salzburg region (known as Salzburger Land), the Austrian Alps are one of Europe’s most scenic alpine regions — a mix of lakeside towns, dramatic Alps peaks, glacier views and endless hiking trails. This travel guide focuses on four of the area’s most beautiful spots: Kaprun, Maria Alm, Saalfelden and Zell am See, where you’ll find everything from wooden chalets and panoramic gondolas to serene lakes and high-alpine viewpoints. Below, you’ll discover the best things to do, where to eat and stay, practical travel tips, and easy day trips to help you plan your next Austrian Alps adventure. At the end of this post, you’ll also find a map to help you pinpoint all the locations mentioned here.
Biking along lake Geneva
I only have a month left in Geneva before I move to Tarija (Bolivia) for good, so I decided to take on one of the things on my bucket list: biking along lake Léman (also known as Lake Geneva)!
DC discoveries: United States National Arboretum
Today I finally went to the National Arboretum with a couple of friends.
This place had been on my DC wish list for a long time but I had not managed to visit it up until now that I am about to move to Geneva in Switzerland.
Visiting Mt Vernon by bike
After our unsuccessful attempt back in January 2015, this time I made it and I managed to visit Mt Vernon,
Mount Vernon was the plantation house of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington.
Exploring Hains Point
Hains Point is at the southern tip of East Potomac Park, and offers beautiful views of the Potomac River, Anacostia River and the Washington Channel. Surrounded by beautiful greenery and trees, the area is a popular destination for a delightful picnic and relaxation in Washington DC.
