2025 Travel Wrapped: My Favorite Year Ever
- Emma Hamrick
- 21 hours ago
- 3 min read
Well, better late than never! My 2025 travel wrapped comes to you a bit delayed, but mainly because I just so happened to be on one of my all-time favorite trips as the year came to a close. The trip in question? MY DESTINATION WEDDING AND HONEYMOON! I have so much to share on that magical adventure (you can already check out a honeymoon packing list here) and I’m feeling invigorated as we kick off 2026.
2025 may have been my best year ever. I got engaged and married, traveled to two of my dream destinations (Italy and Greece), monetized my blog, enjoyed the most relaxing honeymoon, and celebrated countless milestones with my family. For the first time in my life, I feel balanced, rested, optimistic, and grateful to be where I am today.
As 2026 comes into view, I’m most looking forward to time celebrating with family, embracing nature, exploring LA, and appreciating the little moments. Some adventures we have planned this year include a great wild west road trip to some national gems, a local road trip with wild and chilling adventures, a visit to another one of my “must-see” destinations, a milestone moment at home with family, and a sweet and cozy end to the year. I can’t wait to share every moment!
Here’s my 2025 Travel Wrapped:
All of my 2025 Trips:
January: LA Fire Evacuation to Long Beach
January: Florida Trip to Orlando, the Everglades, and Key West
April: Wedding in Paso Robles, CA
May: Mediterranean Cruise from Rome to Naples, Crete, Istanbul, Mykonos, Athens, and a bonus two days in Santorini
June: Las Vegas for Kenny Chesney at the Sphere
August: Long weekend in Solvang, CA
December: Our wedding in Key West, a diversion to Atlanta, and our Honeymoon in Rivera Maya, Mexico
Total Days Spent Traveling: 43
Number of Flights: 17
Total Miles Flown: 28,390
Total Airline Upgrades: 7 upgrades to Comfort+ on Delta (Almost every domestic flight I took this year)
Longest Trip: Our Wedding and Honeymoon (14 days)
Shortest Trip: Overnight in Long Beach during the LA fires
Number of Beds Slept In: 16
Total States Visited: 3 (Florida, Nevada and Georgia)
Total National Parks: 1 (Everglades National Park)
Favorite Trip Overall: Our Wedding and Honeymoon of course!
Best Meal: Dinner at Encanta in Xcaret Arte on our honeymoon
Best Beverage: French Martini on the Sun Princess during our Mediterranean cruise
Favorite Experiences:
Getting married at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West
Our entire honeymoon, but specifically ziplining into cenotes on the Xnotes tour in Mexico
Going to the Trevi Fountain at 4am for pictures with my mom in Rome
Soaking in the plunge pool during sunset in Santorini
Experiencing the Sphere for the first time
Most Traumatic Travel Moment: Knowing we’d miss our connection to Palm Beach and deciding to rebook our flights to Orlando at the airport (But we ended up going to Disney World, so it’s not that traumatic)
Funniest Travel Moment: Going to the Garden of Eden in Key West for the first time… Read more in my guide to Key West bars!
Total Spent on Travel: (Woof I really didn’t need to know this) $13,258 + $500 in hotel credits + 242,000 points + miles