I actually like to scroll down and look at my wall on one of my social media accounts. Remembering, looking at the photos. I was doing that recently and was amazed how much I managed to travel last year, and mostly to the cities and countries I haven't been to before - like Amsterdam, Dublin, Stockholm and Copenhagen, and I traveled there just by myself.
How I pulled off flying to Paris for one day just to see Hozier live, and spend 5 hours of the next day in Amsterdam transfer and had a crush on a freetour guide.
How I went to Rome and then Amsterdam once again in March for holidays.
How I got it into my head that I want to see Ireland, and got a visa and booked a lot of one-day tours, including Moher Cliffs.
How I thought that I'd actully like to combine in one-week trip Stockholm and Copenhagen in November, and fell in love with the latter city, even a bit more than with Amsterdam earlier in the year.
Oh and aside from Hozier last year I've been to Garbage and Placebo concerts and seen Jose Gonzalez live. But Hozier concert will remain most memorable, probably because I have a huge crush on him, or maybe because it was at Follies Bergere so it held a certain atmosphere.
I'm really anticipating Rock Werchter festival this year with its incredible line-up.

It's all this good stuff that I get to remember when I scroll down my wall, or my instagram.
But the fact remains that despite all these wonderful events the 2016 will remain the year my dad died.

I have no idea yet what the 2017 will bring aside from the upcoming trip to Saint-Petersburg in February or trip to Belgium for the festival in the summer and hopefully trip to Italy in September. I guess I'm okay as long as I have some travelling to anticipate.
But as I see it, the 2017 better bring something amazing into my life to compensate for what 2016 took from it. There's gotta be balance, I hope.