101 in 1001: Travel Goals

Technically my book goals should have been next, but those are going to take a while since I plan to throw out some of the books that I want to read in each category.  So, today I am skipping ahead to my travel goals.  As much I as want to do all the traveling, I know that our financial goals have to come first.  However, I don't want to completely neglect traveling and there are a few potential exciting opportunities coming up that I want to take advantage of.

Make a list of 50 places I would like to visit in my lifetime

I plan to make this list pretty specific.  I don't want to just list a bunch of countries because that is too easy.  I plan to list specific sights or cities that I most want to go to, or even specific experiences. 

Spend a weekend away to celebrate becoming debt free

Becoming debt free is going to be a huge accomplishment for us!  While I want to jump right in to building our emergency fund, I think it is important to take the time to celebrate that accomplishment.  If we're still in NY (God, I hope not), we'll probably head up to Quebec City.  If not, then we'll make that choice when we know where we're going next. 

{Begin saving for a Europe trip, Plan Europe trip}

There is a chance Josh could have another Europe rotation before we leave Fort Drum.  The chance is small, but we've already discussed it and if it does happen, I'm going to go visit him.  He can only take the weekend so I plan to bring a friend and spend some time in Paris and either London or Ireland.   If this rotation doesn't happen then I still want to save a plan for a trip for after we have our emergency fund in place. 

Visit 5 new cities (0/5)
These can be anywhere.  I just want to visit five places that are new to me in the next 2.75 years.  This shouldn't be too hard, especially if we PCS during this time (again, God I hope so!).
 

Visit Montreal or Quebec
Montreal and Quebec are both fairly close to us, 3 and 6 hours away, respectively.  I really want to visit at least one of these French Canadian cities before we leave Fort Drum.

Go to the beach (any beach)
This one is simple, I freaking miss the beach.  Not being close to the beach anymore is killing me slowly.  I would love to go to Massachusetts but I'm down with just a trip to Ocean City (MD). 

Go to an amusement park
I enjoy rides and roller coasters.  It was great in 2016 when Josh was doing AIT just a few minutes from Busch Gardens, but we haven't been to an amusement since we moved to NY.  There isn't much around here, but Six Flags Great Escape is about 3.5 hours away.  We could do an overnight trip there.  There is also the possibility of just going to one of our local ones when we visit Maryland.