January Makes Me Want To Hibernate

I woke up yesterday morning to the wind whipping the tree branches against my window and rain so loud I just knew I was going to get soaked on my way into work. All I could think was how over January I was. I spent the rest of my Monday in a constant daydream, lusting over all the places I would rather be.

I wished I was…

Walking the beaches of Mykonos

Beaches in Greece

Scuba diving at the Great Barrier reef

Australia Snorkeling would actually be preferred, I found scuba diving terrifying but that is a story for another day!

Sunbathing on the small beach of Capri

Capri, Italy

Taking in the view’s in Santorini

Greece

Playing on the beach in Naxos

Naxos, Greece

Sipping Croatian wine at a bar in Korčula

Korcula, Croatia

Cruising around the Greek islands on my bright red scooter

Greece

Taking in the Sydney skyline from the ferry

Sydney Harbor

Dipping my toes in the blue water in Hvar

Hvar, Croatia

Anywhere that looks like this…

Croaita

Feeling sand between my toes and the warm breeze in my hair sure beats the snow in my boots and the arctic wind slapping my face. I think a vacation in the middle of winter to somewhere warm and tropical should be a requirement for all! Let’s go January I am ready for summertime!

Question of the Day?
Where would you like to be right now? Anyone else feeling a bit over January?

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  • http://bailiehemborg.com/ Bailie @ The Hemborg Wife

    O yes the looking at charter trips online has gone up exponentially in our house this month!!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Seriously! It is all I want to talk about, next year we are going to have to plan a trip somewhere warm otherwise I am not going to make it ha.

  • http://www.thesunnysideothis.com/ Isabel

    I can’t wait to go to Mexico in February and soak up in the local beach, it would probably be a little bit cold but I don’t caaaare! :) haha Here’s to hoping that the summer will arrive soon!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Your going to have such a great time back home! How long has it been since you have been back to Mexico?

      • http://www.thesunnysideothis.com/ Isabel

        almost a year, eeek! i’m so excited to see my homecountry in a foreigner kind of way! :)

        • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

          Awe your going to have such a wonderful time!

  • http://www.rhymeandribbons.com/ Amanda @ Rhyme & Ribbons

    Yep. I’d take any of those places right now. I’m way over the cold! x

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Me too! Summer time should come earlier.

  • phyllis nobles

    hey Kiki, I’m Phyllis Nobles over from Jamie’s blog in Taiwan. I love your blog and spent some time reading it this weekend. Your photos are amazing and I just love being inside this world from the 70 degree summer-like January week we’re having here in Mississippi [meaning we’ll have ice in April]!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Hi! Thanks for stopping by:) 70 degree summer like weather sounds pretty nice to me right now!

  • http://www.teamstarnes.com Alexandra @ Team Starnes

    Um YES! I am getting freezed (is that a word?) out! I am miserable! It is snowing almost every night and this house is driving me crazy! It’s basically too cold for me to go outside, because I still need some new cold weather gear… Okay. end rant. BUTTTTT on a different note, I need to go back and look at all your blogposts! You’ve done a lot of traveling! :)

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I think if it isn’t a word it should be!! I am so happy our house stays nice and warm, the only way I can survive the winter!

  • http://letuswanderlust.blogspot.com/ Carly @ Let Us Wanderlust

    All of those places sound like a pretty good alternative to any given Monday if you ask me! Give me those gorgeous places to explore over work any day! But yes, I can only imagine how much these summery destinations would give you a little break from the freezing cold! I realised today it’s already January 20th (!!! What the heck!!!) so not long til it’s over now! X

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I was just thinking, what it is only January 20th! Ha but your right it is almost over, and almost time for your trip to Japan yay!

      • http://letuswanderlust.blogspot.com/ Carly @ Let Us Wanderlust

        Haha we were thinking the exact opposite there! Yay! So excited for Japan! I can hardly sit still! X

  • http://ceciliaintherain.wordpress.com Cecilia

    If I could choose I would definitely head back to mexico just now, it is just a teeny bit on the freezing side up here!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Oh, a trip to Mexico right now sounds lovely :)

  • http://www.adventurings.com Cynthia

    Haha, I hear ya. January’s are great for travel planning, and am currently in the midst of planning a Greek honeymoon which has completely got me in the mood for some sun and beaches. All we can do is day dream until then, I think :) You look so cute on your red scooter in Greece! Do you think it’s better than renting a car while there?

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Oh your going to love Greece! Where are you thinking of going? I would opt for a scooter for sure. I really don’t think we ever saw many cars, lots of scooters and 4-wheelers.

      • http://www.adventurings.com Cynthia

        We’re headed to Athens & Santorini in late July- I’m so excited!! I want explore the island on some kind of vehicle for sure so it seems like scooter or four-wheeler might be the way to go. Did you need to get some kind of special driver permit for it?

        • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

          Your going to have such a wonderful time, I loved both places! We didn’t need any permit, there are places all over with scooter and atv rentals and it is really simple, and quite cheap, to rent them! At least on the islands. In Athens we didn’t rent a vehicle and just walked everywhere and used the trains.

  • http://www.somethingsaturdays.com/the-blog.html Elizabeth @Something Saturdays

    Ahhhhh, those pictures are so nice! I actually feel warmer just looking at them!

    Also - I tried scuba diving for a few minutes in December (to get my picture taken underwater with Santa haha) and it was terrifying. In theory, I’d like to give it a real go sometime, but I really don’t think it’s my kind of thing.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I completely agree, I was so terrified when I was scuba diving, the instructor held my hand almost the entire time ha. I may give it a try again but I like just snorkeling around.

  • http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/ AmyMacWorld

    ugh yes January! gross! although the weather is actually (weirdly) mild here, it’s pretty gray and still too cold to do much. take me a sunny beach please!! p.s. although this is so far away, E and I are thinking of Croatia this summer! I need to check out your posts for more info but you went to Dubrovnik, right? :)

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      The weather when we were in Oregon was quite mild and sunny, which is probably making the return back to chilly Iceland harder! Yes! I loved Croatia and Dubrovnik. Korcula was my favorite stop of all!

  • http://www.adventuresofalondonkiwi.blogspot.com/ adventuresofalondonkiwi

    Yes please - all of these!! Anything but dreary January (though I also feel guilt at wishing time away…)

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Haha I know what you mean, I am always saying I want time to slow down, but it is to much to ask for just a longer summer:)

  • http://sophieinclogs.com Sophie

    Oh my goodness I feel as though I am physically aching for some sun after reading this!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      There was a sliver of sunshine yesterday and the level of excitement I felt was ridiculous, I need sunshine!

  • http://www.adifferentpieceofsky.com Sara

    Ah if I wasn’t already daydreaming about being on the beach in the sun, I definitely am now!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      It would be a dream come true right now, a fruity drink in hand, lounging on the sand, I wish!

  • http://www.akeanesenseofadventure.com/ Christine @ A Keane Sense of A

    Exploring the Greek Islands on a scooter looks like so much fun! I’m so ready for winter to be over with! Hopefully Punxsutawney Phil tells us there’s an end in sight… his prediction applies to Iceland too, right? ha

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Haha I sure hope so because I am ready for winter to be over!

  • http://www.lifeplus1.me/ Lifeplus1

    You are a brave girl!! I took the first lesson (out of water) on a SCUBA course and I was so freaked out that I quit and never went back! Definitely not for me. Well done to you for trying it.

    Where would I rather be right now….? Probably exploring Morocco. I’m dying to go back to Africa. Particularly Morocco or Tanzania. :o)

    V
    Life+1

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I actually was only signed up for the lesson because my friend was wanting to try, and then she ended up being the one that bailed!

      Exploring Morocco sounds amazing! I would love to visit one day.

  • Paola Bernal

    I would love to be in Japan!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Japan sounds pretty wonderful! I would love to visit one day.

  • http://www.alkeksabroad.com/ Courtney {Alkeks Abroad}

    I want to go to Greece soooooo bad. Why is it so far from Australia?!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Why is Australia so far away from Iceland!!!

  • http://www.tothedayslikethis.com/ Sammy @ Days Like This

    Oh god! I would love to be in any of these places! It’s hard cause it is summer at home at the moment and I keep seeing everyone’s beach pics.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      That was me this summer when Iceland had one of the worst summers on record and back home it was one of the best summers. I just had to avoid talking to anyone back home ha.

  • http://www.theoverseasescape.com/ Margo

    Nailed it! That all looks SO wonderful. Gehh, I’m right there with you. I need sunshine!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Me too! I am taking my vitamin d pills and wishing it was actual sunshine.

  • http://www.crumbsinthebed.com/ Kerri

    As it’s not too cold here, just a bit too wet, I’m happy with January :) It’s also starting to get lighter in the evenings too so that’s nice. I hope your weather picks up soon! Or at least the sun comes up!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      That is nice that it is not too cold! I am ready for brighter mornings and endless hours of daylight!

  • http://anothercleanslate.com/ Kate @ Another Clean Slate

    I would take any of those places any day over the dreary winter days here in Boston!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Winter should just be over after the holidays!

  • http://blettany.blogspot.com/ Brittany Johnson

    Oh, yes. Greece is at the top of my list. I’ve never been, but I’m currently lusting over it as our honeymoon destination. A girl can dream, right?

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Oh it would be the perfect honeymoon destination. Dream big right!

  • http://annafanta.com/ Anna Fantastica

    I’m adjusting to the European winter, sadly! I went from Australia to Thailand to Finland in about a week just over a month ago. The cold was brutal, but now I don’t even need to wear a scarf most of the time.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      That is quite the change for sure! It is getting a bit warmer here as well which is nice, I am just ready for the dark mornings to be over!

  • http://www.seeyouinaporridge.com/ Kristen @ SYIAP

    yeah I wish I was any of those places lol. My mum keeps complaining about the hot weather and I’m just like.. please stop.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Haha, seriously. That was me last summer when we had one of the worst summers on record in Iceland and of course back home they had one of the hottest summers.

  • http://www.madetotravelblog.com/ Hannah Webb

    I hear ya!! I’ve been dreaming of Croatia and the Greek islands all week! Especially walking to work in the sleet this morning

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Ugh same here, I am so glad I am no longer biking to work, that was just no fun in the cold!

  • http://threecaptives.blogspot.com/ Ariel Pyne

    Yesss!!! So many other places. Santorini being one of them. Your photos are beautiful! So many priceless moments captured.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Thank you! All of those trips were amazing, I would gladly revisit any of those places.

  • http://www.blondefreedom.com Sky @ Blonde Freedom

    And now my case of wanderlust has increased! I’m definitely over January and ready for warmer, brighter months. I would rather be in Europe right now, England particularly just exploring and seeing all the things I dream of seeing.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Same here! Exploring a new place with the sun out and shining sounds like a dream right now.

  • http://www.kati-rose.com/ Kati Rose

    One ticket to all these places please. But I totally feel you. Last week when it was really gross here I spent a good portion of each night researching vacations in warm pretty spots because I was so sick of the cold, windy, dreary, snowy weather.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      That was me all last weekend when we had nasty storms hitting us!

  • http://mishfish13.com/ Mishfish13

    UGH. All of these right now. Although I really can’t complain because it’s currently 75 degrees here in Texas… but the traveling thing—more of that.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Oh that weather sounds amazing! But yes, I agree, traveling anywhere sounds great all the time :)

  • http://shannonthemrs.blogspot.de/ Shannon

    I’ll take a one way ticket to any of these!!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Me too!

  • http://www.therachaelway.com/ Rachael

    So over it…

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Seriously, I just want to hibernate until summer comes!

  • http://www.nomadnotebook.com/ Lizzy

    We can swap if you want? I’m currently trying to survive the Queensland heat and would do anything to feel what it’s like to be cold again! (although i’d probably want to swap back after a couple of days!)

    Lizzy from Nomad Notebook

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I would love to swap, and not ever return to the cold :)

  • http://www.welcometogermerica.com/ Courtney Martin

    It’s pretty rare to see the sun this time of year here in Northern Germany. I went to bed at 9 pm the other day, my alarm went off at 8 am, and it was still impossible to get out of bed. So over January.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Same here! I feel like I could sleep all weekend and still feel tired, I am ready for the sun to come back.

  • http://www.clemandmarcella.wordpress.com/ Marcella ~ WhatAWonderfulWorld

    Gorgeous photos! I am SO over January and would like to hit ‘fast forward’ until we arrive to Spring. I spent a month in Sunny Chile just before Christmas so I wish for a little bit of that sun in London!!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Thank you:) I agree, a fast forward button would be very handy right now!

  • http://www.hellorigby.com/ Jenn

    Pretty sure I would much rather be doing any of those as well! It’s way too cold in Seattle, I’m ready for another warm weather vacation!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Same here! One of my best friends is studying in Australia right now and her beach pictures are making me so jealous!

  • http://www.helonheels.com Helen @ Hel On Heels

    Oh hey, your life is awesome. Seriously gorgeous pictures.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Thanks so much Helen :) I just need to be back at one of these places instead of in the middle of the cold winter and I would be one happy lady!

  • http://superduperfantastic.com/ suki

    Any of these would be great. ;-) Instead I’m at my desk. Boo.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Ugh, same here, boo!

  • http://whisperingsweetly.com/ Shane Prather

    Sooo come back to Australia where it’s warm to visit ;)

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      That sounds like the best idea ever! Happy Australia Day :)

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