{"id":21031,"date":"2025-01-08T03:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=21031"},"modified":"2024-12-31T10:36:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:36:31","slug":"2024-the-year-in-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/2024-the-year-in-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"2024: The Year In Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As we ring in the new year, it\u2019s time to take a look back at the trips out of Illinois that I took last year.\u00a0 Things got off to a fast start, as I traveled down to West Lafayette the first weekend of the year with Danny to see Purdue take on Illinois at Mackey Arena.\u00a0 Since they were still on break, Danny was able to play with the basketball band as Purdue topped their conference rival 83-78.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I returned to campus mere days later, as the Iowa women’s basketball team, featuring star attraction Caitlin Clark, invaded Mackey Arena.\u00a0 Danny was once again playing with the band, so I watched the game, which Iowa won easily, solo before heading back to my hotel.<\/p>\n

Later in January, I made my final trip to Mackey Arena of the year as the Purdue women’s basketball team battled IU.\u00a0 While the game did not go well for the Boilers, Danny did get to spend some time with his Nana for her birthday the following day.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>After a quiet February, basketball again was the reason for my next trip at the end of March.\u00a0 Purdue’s men’s team was in Detroit for the Sweet Sixteen.\u00a0 They won Friday night against Gonzaga to advance to the Elite Eight.\u00a0 Saturday night, we headed across to border to Windsor to have dinner at Caesar’s Palace.\u00a0 Danny drove up on Sunday for the return trip to Little Caesars Arena, where Purdue earned its first Final Four appearance in 44 years.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We returned to West Lafayette in late April for Danny’s last band concert.\u00a0 Atter lunch with him and his friends, we headed to the Elliot Hall of Music and settled in for an afternoon of music.\u00a0 Thankfully, his section was first, so we were able to take our leave early and head back home.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A few weeks later, we returned to Indiana for Danny’s graduation.\u00a0 First, we all met up at Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Indiana for an early dinner and pictures before making the remainder of the journey to West Lafayette.\u00a0 After the ceremony, we were allowed time to take a picture or two before Danny went off to celebrate with his friends and we headed home.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A week later, it was time for another graduation, this time in Boston.\u00a0 We arrived in town on Saturday, hunkering down in a hotel just off the North End.\u00a0 We eventually met up with the graduate-to-be at a local favorite called The Yardhouse, where we enjoyed a traditional Massachusetts dinner.\u00a0 After a quick breakfast the following morning, we headed to Agganis Arena on the BU campus for the graduation ceremony.\u00a0 After a quick lunch, we decamped to the hotel for gifts before a nice dinner in the North End.\u00a0 Monday we were able to meet up with Angelina for lunch before an afternoon flight home.<\/p>\n

With all of that out of the way, I had my first international trip since COVID in July, when I went to Amsterdam for a week to visit Val, leaving on a Tuesday afternoon and landing in Amsterdam on Wednesday morning.\u00a0 After a day of rest to recover from the overnight travel, I set out to visit the local sights, including the Rijksmuseum, the national museum of the Netherlands, before dinner out with my hosts.\u00a0 On Friday, I headed out to see some working windmills.\u00a0 The next night, we headed out to the former Heineken brewery to see the Heineken Experience.\u00a0 After a day of rest on Sunday, I spent Monday bumming around the museum campus before dinner and a tour of the Red Light District.\u00a0 The next morning, I set out to the airport for the long flight home.<\/p>\n

My final trip of the year was a return to Boston in November to celebrate birthdays with Angelina.\u00a0 I arrived in town on Friday night, getting to the hotel late.\u00a0 Saturday, we went to see Heretic<\/em> before going out to dinner.\u00a0 Sunday morning, I Ubered around Boston to see Angelina at various points of the Boston Half marathon.\u00a0 Once she finished the race, we had lunch and then I headed to the airport to return home.<\/p>\n

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