The Best of The Jet Lagged Vagabond - 2012

 

2012 was a fantastic travel year for me! It afforded me the opportunity to see a new US destination - Savannah, GA and a new Continent - South America. I returned to a childhood vacation spot that means so very much to me - Carmel/Monterey, CA, and I now have seen the Pacific from two different continents in the same year. 2012 was indeed fantastic.

See below for some of the best highlights of my 2012 travels and don't forget to check out my previous posts on these wonderful destinations to see what I did and where I stayed.

Bring it 2013!

 

Best New Place Visited – Savannah,GA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Views:

Carmel, CA

 



 

 

 

 

Point Lobos State Reserve - Carmel, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

 

The Texas Hill Country

 

 

 

 

 

Chile:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Hotel: Tickle Pink Inn – Carmel Highlands, CA



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Food:



 

Leek and mushroom burger - Davenport Bakery - Davenport, CA



 

 

 

 

 

 

Steamed Artichokes - AW Shucks - Carmel, CA

 

 

 

 

 

Fisherman's Grotto - San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beef Tenderloin - Rayuela Restaurant - Colchagua Valley, Chile

 

 

 

 

Best Attractions:

National Steinbeck Center - Salinas, CA



 

 

 

 

Alcatraz

 

 

Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Wines:

Charles Krug - California - Pinot

 

Joyce - California - Merlot

 

Laura Hartwig - Chilean - Petite Verdot

 

 

 

Best Costumes at DragonCon:

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Wildflowers: Texas Hill Country







 

Best Street Art: Valparaiso, Chile