Here’s everywhere I’ve been so far! Click on a place to see all the articles about each destination.
Countries Visited Prior to the 2009 Launch of this Blog: Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Cuba (!), Brazil, Aruba, St. Lucia, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Canada.

JAPAN (8/15/09): Tokyo -> Osaka -> Kyoto ->
THAILAND (8/24/09): Bangkok -> Phuket -> Ko Samui -> Ko Phan gan -> Ko Tao -> Bangkok ->
CAMBODIA (9/23/09): Siem Reap -> Phnom Penh -> Sihanoukville ->
VIETNAM (9/30/09): Ho Chi Minh City -> Mui Ne -> Dalat -> Central Highlands -> Nha Trang -> Hoi An -> Hue -> Halong Bay -> Hanoi ->
LAOS (10/29/09): Vientiane-> Vang Vieng -> Luang Prabang-> Two-Day Mekong Riverboat! ->
THAILAND (11/14/09): Chiang Rai-> Chiang Mai-> Bangkok-> Ko Phi Phi-> Ko Lanta -> Bangkok->
ITALY (12/26/09): Rome-> Florence-> Milan->
GERMANY (1/3/10): Munich->
GHANA VOLUNTEERING (1/4/10): Accra-> Aburi -> Dalive -> Cape Coast -> Sogakope -> Aflao -> Accra ->
PORTUGAL (3/31/10): Porto -> Coimbra -> Sintra – > Lisbon ->
SPAIN (4/6/10): Madrid -> Barcelona -> Madrid -> Granada -> Cordoba -> Valencia -> Benidorm -> Alcoi -> Elche -> Alicante -> Morella -> Valencia -> Madrid ->
U.S.A (5/15/10): Boston -> New York -> Philadelphia -> Cincinnati -> Boston -> D.C. -> Florida -> Bahamas Cruise -> Cleveland -> Boston (current home!) ->
CHINA (8/8/11): Beijing -> Jinshanling Great Wall -> Overnight Train -> Chongqing -> Yunyang -> Shanghai -> Suzhou ->
SPAIN Teacher Training Tour (12/28/11): Madrid -> Toledo ->
CHINA TRAVEL WITH 42 STUDENTS (2/16/12): Beijing -> Badaling Section of Great Wall ->
GREECE Teacher Curriculum Tour (4/14/12): Athens -> Arachova -> Delphi -> Olympia -> Nafplio -> Athens ->
WEDDING WORLD (7/21/12): Engagement -> Money-Saving Wedding Planning -> Makeup Trial -> Epic Wedding -> Not Changing Name After Marriage -> Reality TV Wedding Show ->
BELIZE HONEYMOON (7/23/12): Belize City -> San Pedro, Ambergris Caye -> Caye Caulker -> San Ignacio -> Xunantunich Mayan Ruins -> Placencia ->
NEW ENGLAND (10/8/12): New Hampshire -> The Berkshires -> Rhode Island -> Vermont -> Cape Cod
INDIA (12/21/12): London Layover -> New Delhi -> Old Delhi -> Jaipur -> Agra ->
PREGNANCY WORLD (2/25/13): Revealing Pregnancy -> Babymoon
CANADA (6/21/13): Toronto for TBEX Travel Blogger Conference
BABY WORLD (11/13 Onward!): Birth Announcement -> New Parent World –> Travel With Baby –>
MARTHA’S VINEYARD (4/14): Edgartown -> Oak Bluffs -> Alpaca Farm! ->
PUERTO RICO (7/14): San Juan -> Arecibo -> Rincon -> El Yunque Rainforest ->
IRELAND (2/15): Ireland Road Trip! – Bunratty -> Cliffs of Moher -> Barna -> Westport -> Limerick -> Cong ->
TURKEY (5/15): Istanbul -> Kusadasi -> Ephesus ->
QUEBEC (7/15): Montreal -> Mont Tremblant -> Quebec City ->
FINGER LAKES, NY (8/15): Watkins Glen -> Corning -> Vineyards ->
PREGNANCY WORLD II (9/3): Pregnancy Announcement! -> Central MA ->
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (10/15): Dubai -> Abu Dhabi ->
BOSTON ATTRACTIONS (12/15): Jamaica Pond -> Franklin Park -> Arnold Arboretum -> Boston Public Market -> Logan Airport
HUNTSVILLE, AL (3/17): Lowe Mill Artists
ABC CARIBBEAN ISLANDS (7/17): Bonaire -> Curacao ->
SOUTH CAROLINA (3/18): Folly Beach -> Charleston ->
COLORADO (7/18): Boulder Hikes -> Trail Ridge Road in RMNP
PENNSYLVANIA (7/18): Fishtown -> Fallingwater -> Laurel Highlands -> Randyland -> Pittsburgh -> Laurel Caverns -> Touchstone -> Sager Mosaics
NEW ENGLAND w/2 KIDS! (3/16 – Present): Rockport, MA -> Northampton, MA -> Amherst, MA -> Block Island, RI -> Williamstown, MA -> Portland, ME -> Woodstock, VT –> Bash Bish Falls –> Mount Greylock
BEACHBODY REVIEWS (3/20 – Present): How to Exercise More -> “6 Weeks of The Work” -> “80 Day Obsession” -> #mbf Muscle Burns Fat -> “4 Weeks of The Prep” -> Movement Breaks -> “Muscle Burns Fat Advanced” #mbfa -> Adjustable Dumbbells -> “9 Week Control Freak” -> “30 Day Breakaway” -> “21 Day Fix: Real Time” -> “Let’s Get Up” -> “645 Beachbody” -> “Job 1” -> “LIIFT4” -> “4 Weeks for Every Body” -> “Fire and Flow” -> “LIIFT MORE” -> “Sure Thing”
Coming Next: Bermuda? Argentina? Cape Verde? Scotland?

The author, Lillie Marshall, is a 6-foot-tall National Board Certified Teacher of English, fitness fan, and mother of two who has been a public school educator since 2003. She launched Around the World “L” Travel and Life Blog in 2009, and over 4.2 million readers have now visited this site. Lillie also runs TeachingTraveling.com and DrawingsOf.com. Subscribe to her monthly newsletter, and follow @WorldLillie on social media!
Belmo
Sunday 24th of July 2016
I love to travel the world. You are making me excited!
Charisse
Tuesday 17th of February 2015
Have you been to or any tips or accommodation suggestions in Dubrovnik and/or anywhere in Montenegro? You should also check out Vieques in PR -it was our favorite.
Lillie
Tuesday 17th of February 2015
Alas, I've never been there, but hope to someday! As for Vieques, we really want to go our next time in PR!
Charisse
Tuesday 17th of February 2015
Also using your blog to research possible Belize honeymoon ;)
Ascot_Doll_Win
Monday 20th of January 2014
What a wonderful blog you have. I just found it today and am enjoying reading it very much.
May I please say that my husband and I recently visited Bora Bora to celebrate our Twentieth Wedding Anniversary and it was such an amazingly beautiful place. Truly Paradise on earth. I hope that you and your family may be able to visit there one day. It is astoundingly beautiful.
Lillie
Tuesday 21st of January 2014
Thanks so much! I would LOVE to go to Bora Bora someday. Thanks for the suggestion!
Michaela
Wednesday 23rd of October 2013
Oh my! Ms. Marshall you have been to so many places. So many of the places you mentioned stand out to me, but the one that stands out to me the most is Spain because I am studying Spain now. I've also always wanted to go to Spain I plan on going there one day!
Patrick M.
Wednesday 23rd of October 2013
Wow, you have been to so many places! But my favorite is probably Germany because I have just recently gone and have friends there. Although I would really like to visit a place I have not been to, like Laos. I have not heard of it and I find the article about it very interesting. I did not know that monks went to a temple at 5am.