Travel resolutions for the new year

Happy New Year! Got any travel-related resolutions for 2009?

If not, or if you need a few more, check out this list that the Matador Network put together. The list is broad enough to apply to just about any traveler, but also just specific enough that following it might shake up your vagabonding routine and expose you to some new experiences.

My favorite? Probably #9: Learn a language.

Beyond Matador’s list, I’ve also made a few specific resolutions of my own. I’ve got an extended visit to New York City coming up, and I plan on making time for lots of museums, long walks, live music and good food. After that, I’ll be heading back to Barbados, where I hope to work on my (extremely primitive) surfing skills and get more comfortable with public transit on the island.

I’m also resolving to get away from the computer a little more this year and spend time out there in the non-digital world, wherever I find myself.

With that goal in mind, this will be my last post here at Vagablogging. I’ve loved writing here for the last year-and-a-bit — so thanks very much, and here’s to happy travels in the new year!