This Week in Travel: Vol. 42

• I saw this picture on CN Traveler and now I'm DYING to go to Austria!!! So dreamy. 
• The Caribbean's first over water bungalow. Sign me up!
• Would you ever stay in an Irish Lighthouse? I totally would!
• London vs. New York -- the ultimate showdown
• Come on, TSA.
• Could you take a tropical vacation if you were paid $300?
• Over $10,000 in free travel thanks to Home Exchange (we might have a similar savings!)
• Why a travel warning doesn't necessarily mean cancel your trip (we had a travel warning after the Paris attacks in Nov 2015 -- but still visited London, Bruges, and Copenhagen.)

Is everyone settling back into the routine of the new year? Starting those resolutions? Dragging yourself to your desk? It's a little bit of both over here after all the holiday craziness!

In breaking news: we are starting the year off with nearly 3 months of no travel. Yes, you read that right. 

We are not going anywhere until the last weekend in March and I couldn't be more excited about it. I know that doesn't sound like me, but I was missing my house and my kitty and not having to say no to plans because we were out of town. So I made it a point to stay PUT for a few months and really enjoy Nashville and our home. We are going to do some remodeling projects which should be fun. The only exception will be a quick trip to Ikea - we are thinking of checking out the Memphis location, has anyone been yet? Other than a little furniture trip, I'm keeping my suitcase unpacked and waking up in my own bed. Sounds nice, doesn't it? (Does to me, anyway :)

I'll be back later this week to recap 2016 and talk about 2017 travels. It's gonna be a great year! What are your travel plans?
xo