In 2010, we added:

Continents: +0
Countries: +10
States: +0

The new countries included: Albania, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands (UK), Corfu (Greece), Croatia, Dominican Republic, Montenegro, Slovenia, and St. Kitts & Nevis.

We also took a couple of weekend trips at home in Florida, as well as to NYC.

Most notably, we added a new traveler to the mix… our beloved daughter, Emerson.

Other notable highlights / memories included: going to Albania (who’d have imagined that?), making an unplanned visit to Slovenia (and then getting ‘kidnapped’ and hit by a car there), going on the inaugural voyage of the M/S Nieuw Amsterdam, eating some excellent meals in NYC (DBGB, Les Halles, Craftbar), and enjoying a very relaxing week sailing around the Caribbean with the family.

In 2011, based on our current plans, we expect to add:

Continents: +2
Countries: +20!
States: +2

At this pace, Libby and I will pass the half-way point to our goal in 2011 with 80 of 157 places visited, specifically 5 of 7 continents, 54 of 100 countries, and 21 of 50 states.

Notable highlights / firsts of 2011 should include: crossing the equator, taking Emerson on her first overseas trip, returning to London after a hiatus of two years, visiting Antarctica, and traveling to Russia.

I’ve been a bit too busy living life (work, baby) to spend much time writing about it. Also, aside from business trips, we haven’t really traveled anywhere. Indeed, we haven’t been on a significant trip since last August’s visit to Alaska and Canada.

And, I need a vacation!

Fortunately, we have our planned 7-day cruise of Italy, Greece, and the Western Balkans upcoming in July. I wish the trip was a bit longer. A week isn’t enough. But, I’ll take what I can get.

We’ve also switched the itinerary of the Thanksgiving week family trip from a 7-day Western Caribbean to a 9-day Southern Caribbean cruise aboard NCL Dawn. This will be Emerson’s first trip outside of the United States (ex utero, anyway) and will yield five new countries to the count (making a total of 10 in 2010… not bad for new parents).

For the Winter/Spring of 2011, I’ve booked all three of us on a 14-night cruise to Antarctica aboard Celebrity Infinity. That’s right: Libby and I are crazy enough to fly to South America, get aboard a ship, cross some of the roughest seas in the world, and visit the Great White Continent – all with a 12-month old baby!

We’re also talking about a couple of weekend gateways in the Fall: New York (w/o Emerson) and/or Memphis (w/ Emerson).

Stay tuned for updates… which I’ll start posting (I hope) weekly in preparation for the upcoming trips.

Emerson was born on 02/07/10 at 00:52 (Eastern) in Tampa, FL. She weighed 7lbs 5oz (3330 grams) and was 20″ in length.

Both Libby and Emerson are doing very well.