One of my friends asked me when my last trip abroad was. They were surprised when I said the end of 2019. I didn’t travel internationally throughout 2020 due to covid. It was the first time in over 12 years that I hadn’t traveled abroad.
I know plenty of people that still traveled to the Caribbean or Mexico even during covid restrictions. I chose not to for various reasons. Of course, I didn’t want to get covid and spread it to others. But most of all, I didn’t want to be stuck anywhere abroad.
Some countries closed their borders with a short notice and cancelled all flights. I didn’t want to be stuck in another country without any way home.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I did get covid from a patient and my symptoms were mild. But who’s to say I couldn’t get it again and have even worse symptoms the second time around. Thus, I didn’t want to have to quarantine for 10-14 days away from home.
Now that I am vaccinated and covid rates seem to be improving in the USA, I am considering traveling again. I am hoping I can plan to go somewhere internationally in late summer or early fall. I may travel somewhere close to the USA such as the Caribbean or Central America first and see how that goes, before planning to go somewhere further away.
Surprisingly I didn’t have travel withdrawals in 2020. I think it’s because I had already been to over 40 countries and still had memories there to reflect upon.
Have any of you traveling abroad since covid? I can’t wait for my next trip!
Do you travel alone when traveling abroad?
No I usually travel with friends or family