HAPPY NEW YEAR, ALL YOU MAPPERS! May your 2017 be the most surprising, adventure-filled year yet!
Looking back at the past 366 days, 2016 has been one for the record books!
Here’s a glimpse at Miss Maps’s year in numbers:
1 Year
1 backpack
2 cameras
3 nights car camping
4 stays with Couchsurfing hosts
5 Press Trips
6 bouts of food poisoning
7 Workaway volunteer adventures
9 international borders walked across
10 nights slept on floors or chairs (of train stations, airports or other)
14 nights spent back “Home” in the good ol’ US of A 🙂
16 flights (wow, that’s it?!)
18 countries hitchhiked
27 nights slept while in moving transit
46 countries visited
135 blog posts written
210 nights spent in hostels / guest houses / hotels
15000+ new followers on social media (THANK YOU!)
Over 200,000 words published on Miss Maps (roughly the length of Crime and Punishment!)
Nearly 1 million photos taken
Innumerable new friends met and memories made
10 gazillion thanks to each of you for love and support!
Top moment from each month – click on the links to read each story!
JANUARY
Spending New Years with my big bro in Jordan, Israel, and Croatia
FEBRUARY
Falling in love with a Frenchman
MARCH
Flying to London to visit my college roommate and her more-than-lovely family during their holiday.
followed closely by:
Seeing the Queen of England on Easter Sunday (and literally peeing my pants while waiting in a storm for service to commence)
APRIL
Reuniting with my family in Croatia for Mom’s birthday and embarking on an epic road trip.
AUGUST
Successfully traveling to every country in the EU!
SEPTEMBER
Traveling East to Asia – first stop, Bangkok
OCTOBER
Exploring Bangladesh to its fullest and brightest, including a trip to The Sundarbans
NOVEMBER
Settling in to Myanmar (so many more posts coming)
DECEMBER
Visiting the Maldives, thanks to your votes!
So what will 2017 bring? Let’s see!
TELL ME! How was your year in numbers? Or do you have any top moments to share? Post them below! I can’t wait to share these next 365 days with you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! xoxAnika
Miss Maps 
Pretty awesome stats!! It’s been a great year obviously. Look forward to more adventures in 2017 🌎
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