You’ll be happy to know that at the ripe age of 34, I’ve finally accepted that my best plans and intentions for the new year often go out the window around mid-February.
I had a vision of how 2015 would turn out, and my word, did it go off the rails! Between crazy, varied work projects and the nightmare that was wedding planning, I stayed closer to Angie Away Base Camp than ever before. For the first time since 2008, I didn’t leave my own continent! Instead, I spent all my time exploring the Caribbean, Canada and parts of the U.S.
Here’s a quick photographic recap of my year in adventures.
Miles flown in 2015: 26,023
Flights taken: 40 planes; 1 seaplane
Countries visited: Canada, The Bahamas, Aruba, Bonaire
New countries:3
States visited: Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Nevada, Texas, New York
Husband acquired: 1
January
Alex in Wanderland came to visit me in Florida. We spent a little time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, explored the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and froze our butts off at Angie Away Base Camp.
Animal Kingdom Lodge
Then I drove up to St. Simons Island for a couple days of exploring on assignment.
The King and Prince Beach Resort on St. Simons Island
February
We popped up to Amelia Island and he popped the question. Let the wedding planning begin!
March
We traveled to Treasure Cay in The Bahamas to research wedding venues, and after a gorgeous visit and lots of research, we chose Bahama Beach Club.
Happy and newly engaged on Treasure CaySnorkeling with Brendal
I flew to Dallas for a speaking engagement and was scheduled to stay the weekend with BFF Lauren, but I was called back to Jacksonville at the last minute to cover the red carpet at the annual Tim Tebow Foundation Gala. It was so much fun!
I love my job!Interviewing some of my favorites
After a crazy month, we celebrated Mom’s birthday with a group photo in St. Augustine.
St. Augustine
April
I popped up to Knoxville, Tenn., for a few days to explore the Smoky Mountains.
En route to VancouverAll aboard the Rocky Mountaineer!Making friends with the Canadians
I almost didn’t make it back from Canada in time for our engagement party… but after some cancelled flights, tears and one tornado, I was home in the nick of time!
Next, I flew to Puerto Rico with my little sister for a Jockey media experience at El Conquistador Resort. We hiked in El Yunque, did yoga on a picturesque hillside and kayaked around a private island. Not a bad weekend.
En route to San Juan, Puerto RicoEl Conquistador ResortSUP?
Chatting it up again.
My favorite afternoon pastime
June
I popped up to NYC for 24 hours for a press conference. It wasn’t enough time in the city, but it was a bit like coming up for air.
One night in NYC
The next week, my husband-to-be got baptized, a very emotional moment! Then we took a week off of work to participate in a local mission trip with our church. We painted, built, landscaped and spent some quality time with a couple of veterans in a Jacksonville neighborhood.
After that late night, we were up early to fly to Aruba for a relaxing couple of days at the Divi Tamarijn Aruba.
Shenanigans
Up next, yet another girls’ only adventure, this time with Jamie and Lauren in Atlanta. We didn’t do anything but eat, and I was really, really ok with that.
Wedding crunch time. Everything’s a blur. I half remember coordinating a press trip to Universal Orlando this month… here’s the one photo I took!
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, my second home
And I did wind up on The Chat to talk about our scuba adventures on Bonaire…
October
Wedding month arrived and everything was chaotic. Packing, planning, a million phone calls and drama with the resort. We hoped it would be a relaxing week once we finally arrived in The Bahamas, but you know how that went...
Wedding / vacation in The Bahamas. The beautiful sights and sounds of construction.
We did have some memorable and happy moments though…
Just before I walked down the aisle – hysteria with my maid of honor!
My superhero husband | Photo courtesy of The Lilypad Agency
Blessed to have this group of super troopers with us to help make a terrible wedding week manageable. Via The Lilypad Agency
Christmas came and went SO FAST and now here we are at the end of the year – a year I thought would be “pretty mellow” and involve a smooth, easy destination wedding and maybe a couple simple trips in Florida. Life is wild, isn’t it?
Angie Orth is Angie Away, a globe-trekking communications specialist and entrepreneur. In 2010, she left a successful career as a travel publicist in NYC for the unpredictable life of a freelancing digital nomad. She’s passionate about travel, the Florida Gators, Shark Week, trying everything at least once and storytelling here at https://angieaway.com.
5 thoughts on “2015 Recap | 40 Planes, 5 Countries and One Husband”
So basically 2015 was the year you became a television star! (And acquired a husband).
ha! I didn’t realize how much TV I did this year until I was compiling this. Wild!
I’d still say that overall it was a most excellent year! Thrilled to start my 2016 travels hanging with you once again =)
It was a wonderful year! I got to see you twice! (Twice? Or was it more than that?) Either way, let’s beat that in 2016!
What a amazing and full year you had! Thanks for letting us follow you around! Loved that blue dress you had in one of the earlier pictures.