We did a lot of travelling in 2019, and were fortunate enough to explore some new destinations as well as return to some of our favourite places. Along with an abundance of travel experiences, 2019 also brought us some big personal milestones. To recap our adventurous and transformative year, we put together a list of our 9 favourite moments from 2019. Keep reading to see what made the cut!
We Visited Mexico for the First Time Together
We kicked off the year with 2 weeks in Mexico, exploring the Yucatan and Riviera Maya. We rented a car, stayed in local Airbnbs, avoided the resorts, and had an amazing experience. We spent time in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum. We visited an ancient Maya city, explored the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres, discovered as many local businesses as we could, and of course spent plenty of time on the beach. It was an amazing trip and one we’ll never forget!
Read all our Mexico articles here.
We Road Tripped through California with Theo
California is one of our favourite places to travel, and we’ve done countless trips down there! Early this year we did a road-trip with our dog Theo and had the best time. We visited both San Fran and LA, and did plenty of stops in-between in Palo Alto, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Carmel, Santa Barbara, and more. It was the perfect break from our Canadian winter and a trip that I’m sure we’ll do again sometime!
Read all of our California articles on the blog and at Visit Gay USA
We Bought Our Dream Condo in Vancouver
One of our biggest dreams came true in 2019 – we bought a condo in our home city of Vancouver! This had been a goal of ours for a long time and we are so incredibly happy that everything aligned for us to reach it. It was a crazy journey and a lot of things needed to come together, but we got possession of our dream place in April of this year. It was a whirlwind and we had plenty of obstacles to overcome, but we couldn’t be happier!
Click here to read all about how we got our new condo.
We Spent a Month in South America
Steph has been in love with South America since long before we met, and this year we were finally able to experience it together. We spent a month exploring Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia, and it was such a huge highlight of our year! We tangoed in Buenos Aires, explored the cobblestone streets of Colonia, and discovered the walled city of Cartagena. We ate amazing vegan food, Steph got to practice her Spanish, and we truly didn’t want to leave! We can’t wait to return to South America one day (and maybe bring Theo).
Read all of our South America posts on the blog.
We Attended World Pride in NYC
Celebrating World Pride in the city where the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement began was incredibly special. 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in NYC, and the celebration in the city was huge! We attended the parade and festivities, and met up with a bunch of queer women who we’ve connected with online. It was extremely empowering, and we are so grateful for the experience which completely exceeded our expectations.
Read more about our experience at World Pride on Instagram:
We Fell in Love With Aruba
One of our favourite trips this year was to the island of Aruba. It was our first time in the Dutch Caribbean, and we were completely blown away! Beautiful quiet beaches, gorgeous Caribbean sunsets, friendly people, excellent LGBTQ+ laws, and an incredible plant-based food scene, it doesn’t get much better than that! We would love to go back and visit the other two “ABC Islands” Curacao, and Bonaire.
Read our Aruba articles here.
We Went Back to Central America
We hadn’t been back to Central America since visiting Costa Rica and Nicaragua in 2017, but we returned this year and explored Panama! We based ourselves in Panama City and saw the Rainforest, the Panama Canal, the San Blas Islands, Soberania National Park, and Gatun Lake. Our visit was packed with adventure and we had such an enjoyable time. It definitely won’t be our last visit!
Read all of our Panama articles here.
We Celebrated 4 Years of Marriage
On December 28th we celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary! We got married in our home city of Vancouver between Christmas and New Years in 2015, and we always love being home to celebrate our anniversary. This year we went out to dinner at our favourite restaurant in Chinatown, and looked back at all of our wedding photos to reminisce about our special day.
Click here for more wedding photos and details about our wedding day.
We Connected With Our Community
One of our major goals of 2019 was to bring more people together within the LGBTQ+ community, and to meet more of our online friends in person! We started hosting Lez See the World meet-ups this year, and brought incredible groups together in Vancouver, San Francisco, Toronto, NYC, Portland, and Niagara Falls. It was one of our favourite parts of 2019 and we can’t wait to welcome more wonderful people into our lives in 2020!
To join our community group and attend future meet-ups, head to Facebook.
Thank you for reading! We hope all of you had an amazing year. Let us know your favourite moment from 2019 in the comments below!
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