I have traveled quite a bit this year, and you know how I love to do it! Here are my highlights!

Cozumel is always a highlight…especially when it involves Eagle Rays!

@travelwithtam!
They are such artists in their presentation, don’t you agree? La Cocay in Cozumel!
Lobster Tempura is an appetizer….but it served as my entree. Delicious! Buccano’s at Night.
Sunset from Villa Coronado, Cozumel Mexico
Shamrockin’ for a Cure, Georgia Style!
We were thrilled that 2 weeks at our home in Cozumel sold for 10,500.00!!!! It benefits Cystic Fibrosis!
At Shamrockin’ for a Cure, March 7 in Atlanta with dear friends, Tom and Nanc.
The famous angel oak! Near Charleston.
An interesting walk on Tybee Beach in South Carolina, near Charleston.
Isle of Palms, SC!
Gator on the golf course in Isle of Palms!
The Crab Shack, Tybee Island. A Low Country Boil.
Savannah’s Leopold’s Ice Cream!
We had fun riding bikes on the beach! Isle of Palms!
Jack and Bubba! Wrightsville Beach, NC
Randy found another heart for me!
Cool “sea pork” on Clearwater Beach!

Stone Crab at Rockaway Frenchys! Clearwater Beach.

Sandpearl Resort on Clearwater Beach
Crystal River, Florida
Crystal River is home to Manatees!
Plantation Inn in Crystal River, FL
Meridien Mississippi’s Weidman’s!
Clearwater Beach, FL

Waterfall at the Sandpearl in Clearwater Beach
In Austin for our son’s wedding May 3!
Paris, in Las Vegas, June!
Naptime. Flamingos at the Flamingo!
Real flamingo
We stayed in the Batman Suite at Planet Hollywood…remember the JOKER?????
Paris seen from Bellagio fountain
Our incredibly fabulous view from Planet Hollywood‘s Batman Suite! June!
My BFF and I dining at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant. It is exquisite! And she had never been to Vegas before!
Enjoying the waters of Cozumel! July 2015
A Rainbow Parrotfish!
Queen Triggerfish
Conch eyes are so fascinating! Cozumel, 2015.
Meeting up with Shannon O’Donnell of A Little Adrift in Cozumel, July!
Marine Megafauna Citizen Science Trip in Cancun/Isla Mujeres/Yucatan.  We did two days of diving with Rodrigo Friscione, of Solo Buceo in Cancun.
I took this photo of the vertical, pregnant whale shark and our Kiwi, Fin!
Andrea took this awesome photo of me with the Whale Shark!
Andrea, Elnora and Fin with a Whale Shark
Andrea and I on the boat
I was the only one left to celebrate Fin’s birthday with her! We had a lovely dinner.
My volunteer trips have brought me new friendships, new insights, and incredible experiences. August 2015.

Southwest Bistro at the Hyatt Austin, on Lady Bird Lake! August 2015
The Bats come out on Congress St Bridge
Austin skyline….from our room at the Hyatt!
Welcome to the Ritz Carlton Club in Aspen Highlands! September 2015
The Kitchen
Our balcony, overlooking the mountain and pool.
Aspen
Our close friends are a gift, we are the back four!
We loved Aspen!
Gorgeous Golden Fall in Maroon Bells.
Mule Deer! Wildlife!
Maroon Bells from river. Ah, we hated to leave!
This huge guy came to visit us in Cozumel, October 2015
Midnight Parrotfish

 

Holding hands with … a dead guy? Day of the Dead in Cozumel!

I loved this altar, it was clearly done with much love.
The famous St Lucia Pitons, December 2015. A trip with REEF to survey the reefs!
The exclusive Jade Mountain Resort
Pitons in the rain.
Dinner with fellow surveyors!
So many fish in St Lucia!
Taking a lovely mud bath at the volcano
The volcanic crater, still letting off steam!

Spiny Head Blenny
REEF Survey Team 2015 St Lucia.

 

So, those are my journeys for the year of 2015. I went to several places I’d never been before, Aspen, St Lucia, Clearwater Beach…and every trip was wonderful and worthwhile! I am so looking forward to 2016! Happy Travels in the New Year to you!

 

 

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Tam Warner

Award Winning Travel Journalist and Blogger, writing about Eclectic Travels in the Empty Nest! From scuba to luxury cruises to kayaking to expeditions, Tam is ready to go! Contact me at travelswithtam@gmail.com

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