In 2012, I traveled to some new destinations, visited some old favorites and crossed off some items on my bucket list. I began in India where I visited the Taj Mahal, discovered my inner cowgirl at a Wyoming dude ranch, escaped the summer heat in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., and saw the famous maori on Easter Island. I ended the year with a cruise to Southeast Asia where I got to visit Myanmar, a destination that is on many people’s must-visit lists, as well as Thailand, somewhere I’ve wanted to go for a long time.

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