If someone was asked to describe me, I can most definitely bet they would not say I was "cheery" and "optimistic". Nope, I'm pleasant, but definitely more realistic and a bit grumpy.  Why should you care? Well, I feel like being a storm cloud of rain today, so here is my week in travel blahs.

After traveling quite a bit the past month, and getting sick quite a bit in the past month, I'm ready for Christmas carols and cookies and lights. Those things make me happy. 

TravelingSaurus has received a second Leibster award (read about the first one here)!  

Thanks to a CoupleofBackpackers for nominating me: they recently posted about their visit to the Tintin museum in Brussels (well, just outside Brussels), and I'm so SO excited to find fellow Tintin and Snowy aficionados! They are backpacking while working full-time, with a goal of going to all of Europe before they hit 30, which is just awesome. Did I mention they like Tintin? Oh wait, I did. I have to get to Brussels soon!  


Just a reminder, here are the rules for the Liebster Award:

1. Write a blog post thanking the blogger who nominated you for the Liebster Award, and link back to their blog.
2. Answer the 11 questions that your nominator asks you.
3. Nominate 10 bloggers of our own, with under 600 followers, who you think are awesome and deserving of this honor.
4. Create 11 questions for your nominees.
5. Display the Liebster Award logo on your page.
6. List these rules in your post.

And here are my answers to CoupleofBackpackers questions!

1. How many countries have you visited?

Right now I'm at 24.  Soon to be 26 (in a week)!  I've always taken about one trip a year, but I've really started traveling way, way more in the last few years.

2. Have you planned any trips for 2015 yet?

Yes! I'm one of those people who plans WAY in advance. We have two 2015 trips planned, one in January and one in June.  First one is in Latin America, further details will soon be revealed on the blog :)

3. What is the longest amount of time you have traveled in one country?

I spent over a month in Finland when I was in high school. I typically don't stay in one country for more than about 10 days to 2 weeks, since I work full-time too.  Most recently, last year we spent about 10 days in Uganda.

First, I'm excited that Karyn from notdonetravelling found my new blog and liked it enough to nominate me for a Liebster, despite the fact that even a goldfish would think I've been at this for notverylong. She's a great writer with ridiculously funny stories, so I'd like to send a big thank you for noticing travelingsaurus.

I'll echo Karyn in saying that sometimes you can be so consumed with your own content that you forget how important it is to network with other bloggers.  The Liebster, which has been around for a long while, is a great way to reach out and get to know new blogs and bloggers. I found some great, new, blogs through the Liebster.