After being unable to travel internationally due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we could schedule a trip back to Cabo San Lucas over the course of Winter Break from December 2021 to January 2022. While in Cabo, we did not go to the arch like usual, but found a new beach to hang out at: Chileno Beach.

In 2020, we had a trip planned to Kaua’i, but due to the lockdowns, we had to cancel and postpone the trip. For much of 2020 and early 2021, it seemed like the rescheduled trip for 2021 might not happen, but as conditions got better, it became clear that we would be able to make it to the Aloha State.

Towards the end of the lockdown era during the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to take a trip up to the High Sierras and Mammoth Mountain in particular. With most of the activities being outside and everyone going on the trip being in my COVID bubble, there was minimal risk.

The first week of June in 2020, we were supposed to be heading to the island of Kaua’i in Hawai’i, but due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, that trip was cancelled in May. As a result of this, we started looking at places to go that were a bit closer to home and that would allow us to practice social distancing. So, we decided to go to the great outdoors, to Zion National Park.

For my final stop on my Winter Break trip to Europe, I decided to return to Catalonia. This time, however, I would spend a fair amount of time outside of the city and would head up to the Pyrenees Mountains between Spain and France while also visiting the microstate of Andorra.

I continued my Winter Break trip to Europe by heading west to Switzerland. Starting in Geneva, I was able to take in what this truly international city has to offer. After spending some time in Geneva, I rented a car and drove into the Alps to go snowboarding in Zermatt—home to the world-famous Matterhorn!

For my trip to Europe during Winter Break 2019-20, I decided to go to Austria and Switzerland (the Alps) and, Catalonia, Andorra, and France (the Pyrenees). In Austria, I stayed in Vienna to enjoy the incredible history that the city has to offer.

With my Spring Break being taken up by the East Coast trip, I had to move my annual European trip to Winter Break. This year, as usual, I stopped in England before heading to Austria, Switzerland, Catalonia, and Andorra.