{"id":1366,"date":"2022-01-09T11:31:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messysuitcase.com\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2022-01-09T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T18:32:16","slug":"new-year-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/09\/new-year-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a New Year &#8211; Let&#8217;s Go For It!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Happy 2022!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/year-6786741_1920-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/year-6786741_1920-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/year-6786741_1920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/year-6786741_1920-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/year-6786741_1920-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/year-6786741_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a new year &#8212; thank God &#8212; and despite the inconvenient evolution of Covid-19, Messy Suitcase plans to forge ahead with our traveling life this year, as safely as possible. We hope you will come along for the ride! We plan to continue helping our friends and followers stay abreast of what we&#8217;re doing with our creative retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you love to travel or just want to live vicariously through our adventures, we hope our journey will inspire you to think differently, to look at life through the prism of possibility, to get out there and explore!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1369\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?attachment_id=1369\" class=\"wp-image-1369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_084647-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1368\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?attachment_id=1368\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211109_085711-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-10-23-10.09.13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-10-23-10.09.13.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1367\" data-link=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?attachment_id=1367\" class=\"wp-image-1367\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are Bob and Lisa now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re in Washington, DC, till mid-January, enjoying holidays with family and college break with our son Gavin and his cat, Ellie, and exploring the Nation&#8217;s Capital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211224_115854-1024x462.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211224_115854-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211224_115854-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211224_115854-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211224_115854-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211224_115854-2048x923.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Gavin goes back to Champlain College in Vermont, we will return to Puerto Rico. Why? Because international travel is just too difficult with Covid spiking, and Puerto Rico is a warm, lovely space to spend the winter. We lived here in the mid-1990s, and being back this past fall has felt like returning home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1st Stop: Cabo Rojo<\/strong><br>We will spend our first month living in the beach town of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverpuertorico.com\/article\/things-to-do-cabo-rojo\" target=\"_blank\">Cabo Rojo<\/a>, on the SW coast of Puerto Rico. Cabo Rojo puts us within a short drive of a number of stunning beaches with excellent snorkeling, La Parguera with its bioluminescent bay, towering limestone cliffs, idyllic nature reserves, creative restaurants, and so much more!\u00a0 It will also give us a sense of really town living, Puertan Style. the town square is just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Locator_map_Puerto_Rico_Cabo_Rojo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Locator_map_Puerto_Rico_Cabo_Rojo.png 648w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Locator_map_Puerto_Rico_Cabo_Rojo-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><figcaption>Cabo Rojo<br> <em>(Dr. Blofeld (highlighting), CC BY-SA 3.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons)<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2nd Stop: Isabella<\/strong><br>After a month, we will travel to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverpuertorico.com\/regions\/isabela#!grid~~~random~1\" target=\"_blank\">Isabela<\/a>, on the northeast coast. We will stay in a resort condo community right on the ocean, with a cycling trail nearby, and access to a number of surfing and snorkeling beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Locator_map_Puerto_Rico_Isabela.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Locator_map_Puerto_Rico_Isabela.png 648w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Locator_map_Puerto_Rico_Isabela-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><figcaption>Isabela <br><em>(Dr. Blofeld (highlighting), CC BY-SA 3.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3rd Stop: San Juan<\/strong><br>We are just not done with San Juan. We barely scraped the surface of our to-do list of activities and places to visit in Puerto Rico&#8217;s capital city, with its diverse combination of awesome beaches, historic sites, and urban culture. So we will be back in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vrbo.com\/268479ha?adultsCount=2&amp;noDates=true&amp;unitId=3052339\" target=\"_blank\">Punta Las Marias<\/a> in mid-March for another month of city and urban beach exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have You Visited Our YouTube Channel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beto has created scores of videos of our adventures over the past three-plus years for you to check out! From strolling through the <em>pueblo magico <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0WexpWqfWlI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tlaquepaque<\/a> in Mexico, to exploring the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5mbrhvLCyhA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leather District<\/a> in Leon, Mexico, to<em> <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fp1kVE0yvD8\" target=\"_blank\">touring a coffee hacienda<\/a> in the mountains of  Puerto Rico, to splurging on a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5v8UxdZq1L0\" target=\"_blank\">sunset dinner cruise<\/a> in London, there is so much for you to discover at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChxOejQg9-mDxAXoXznv5Ug\" target=\"_blank\">Messy Suitcase YouTube channel<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/you-tube-3391863_1920-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/you-tube-3391863_1920-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/you-tube-3391863_1920-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/you-tube-3391863_1920-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/you-tube-3391863_1920-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/you-tube-3391863_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Find the Messy Suitcase YouTube channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChxOejQg9-mDxAXoXznv5Ug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/messysuitcase<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChxOejQg9-mDxAXoXznv5Ug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe<\/a> today, and ring the bell to be notified of new videos! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy 2022! It&#8217;s a new year &#8212; thank God &#8212; and despite the inconvenient evolution of Covid-19, Messy Suitcase plans to forge ahead with our traveling life this year, as safely as possible. We hope you will come along for the ride! We plan to continue helping our friends and followers stay abreast of what &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/09\/new-year-2022\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s a New Year &#8211; Let&#8217;s Go For It!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[225,222,268,211],"tags":[321,41,27,9,12,5,6],"class_list":["post-1366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bob","category-lisa-blogger","category-puerto-rico","category-videos","tag-321","tag-explore","tag-messysuitcase","tag-retirement","tag-travel","tag-travel-blog","tag-travel-blogger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1390,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions\/1390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}