Megan Gustafson Melloy
Travel

A running archive of places, road trips, cities, gardens, and small memorable stops.

A year-by-year archive of destinations, photos, and trip notes from local getaways to international adventures.

Megan in Victoria, Canada
Travel archive Start with featured journals, then browse the full year-by-year timeline.
Featured Journals

Detailed trip pages already on the site

Featured journals with photo-rich notes from standout trips in the archive.

Westport lighthouse

Westport, Washington

Beach photos, lighthouse views, and a quieter coastal stop from the 2021 travel year.

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Taylor Southgate Bridge

Cincinnati, Ohio and Newport, Kentucky

Riverfront walks, bridges, monuments, and a city pair best experienced on foot.

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Forsyth Park in Savannah

Savannah, Georgia

Squares, architecture, and one of the most photogenic city visits in the archive.

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Year By Year

Travel archive

The list below preserves the trips from the previous version of the site while presenting them in a format that is easier to scan and maintain.

Victoria Canada 2022
2022

From Florida to Italy to Victoria

  • Melbourne, Florida
  • Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Charleston, North Carolina
  • Westport, Washington
  • Santa Barbara, California
  • Colorado Springs road trip through WA, OR, ID, UT, and WY
  • St. Louis, Missouri
  • Gello, Pisa, and Vernazza, Italy
  • Victoria, Canada
  • Tampa and Ocala, Florida
Maui 2021
2021

A year of coastlines, islands, and city walks

  • Whidbey Island, Washington
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
  • Athens, Georgia
  • Morganton and Asheville, North Carolina
  • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Westport, Washington
  • Cincinnati, Ohio and Newport, Kentucky
  • Savannah, Georgia
Westport journal Cincinnati journal Savannah journal
Leavenworth 2020
2020

Domestic trips with a few bigger destinations still in the mix

  • Vienna, Austria
  • Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
  • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Rockford and Dixon, Illinois
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Westport and Leavenworth, Washington
  • Ocala and Cocoa Beach, Florida
  • Crescent City road trip through Washington, Oregon, and California
San Juan 2019
2019

Islands, Europe, and a packed year of movement

  • Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
  • Tortola, British Virgin Islands
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Savsjo, Sweden
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Munich, Germany
  • Larnaka, Lefkosia, Lefkara, Aphrodite Hills, and Paphos, Cyprus
San Antonio 2018
2018

Road-tested cities and familiar returns

  • Orlando, Florida
  • Westport, Washington
  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • Dallas and San Antonio, Texas
  • Whidbey Island, Washington
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Atlanta, Georgia
Nashville 2017
2017

Music cities, Midwest stops, and Maui

  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • St. Louis, Missouri
  • Maui, Hawaii
  • Victoria, Canada
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Rockford and Chicago, Illinois
Denver 2016
2016

Italy, the Balkans, and a broad mix of cities

  • Los Angeles, California
  • Rome and Naples, Italy
  • Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Corfu, Greece
  • Sarande, Albania
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Ocala and Atlanta
  • Montego Bay, Jamaica
Boston 2015
2015

East Coast classics and Hawaii

  • Ocala, Florida
  • Maui, Hawaii
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • New York, New York
  • Des Moines, Iowa
Turkey 2014
2014

Turkey, London, Cabo, and more

  • St. Louis, Missouri
  • Istanbul, Kas, and Selcuk, Turkey
  • London, England
  • Victoria, Canada
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Cabo, Mexico
Washington 2013
2013

Lake Chelan and a smaller but memorable set of trips

  • Lake Chelan, Washington
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Ocala, Florida
  • San Francisco, California
Canada 2012
2012

Australia, the Pacific, and Canada

  • Sydney, Australia
  • New Caledonia
  • Fiji
  • Vanuatu
  • Des Moines and Iowa City, Iowa
  • Whistler, Canada
Hilton Head 2011
2011

Hilton Head and southern stops

  • Hilton Head and Clemson, South Carolina
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Rockford, Illinois
Cruise 2010
2010

Cruise ports and familiar city returns

  • Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, and Los Cabos, Mexico
  • St. Louis, Missouri
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Iowa City, Iowa
  • Orlando, Florida