{"id":50971,"date":"2025-03-08T22:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T22:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ak-monthly-recap-january-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T22:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T22:31:52","slug":"ak-monthly-recap-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ak-monthly-recap-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"AK Monthly Recap: January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<div class=\"astra-advanced-hook-23274 \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><small><em>Adventurous Kate comprises affiliate hyperlinks. If you make a purchase order by way of these hyperlinks, I&#8217;ll earn a fee at no additional value to you. Thanks!<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>A model new 12 months and right here we&#8217;re.<\/strong> Let\u2019s check out all the pieces that occurred in January 2025!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38885\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Kate sitting at her computer with Murray the gray tabby cat hanging out on top of the keyboard.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-800x615.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-768x590.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1536x1181.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-2048x1575.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-150x115.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Kate sitting at her computer with Murray the gray tabby cat hanging out on top of the keyboard.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1024x787.jpeg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-800x615.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-768x590.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-1536x1181.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-2048x1575.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kate-and-Murray-at-the-computer-150x115.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hanging out with my Murray Bear! He likes to be a desk cat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Destinations Visited<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"The city of Prague viewed from above, with lots of old-fashioned buildings topped in a dusting of snow.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"The city of Prague viewed from above, with lots of old-fashioned buildings topped in a dusting of snow.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prague-in-the-Snow-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We obtained to take pleasure in some snow in January.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A pleasant, quiet month at house with the cats.<\/strong> This is our third 12 months in a row of not going wherever in January (aside from day journeys) and it was SO good. The finest technique to begin off a productive 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A month of Dry January. <\/strong>I do a sober month yearly and extremely advocate it! It\u2019s an excellent reminder to check out how a lot alcohol can permeate our lives \u2014 and bear in mind methods to socialize with out defaulting to consuming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting again into power coaching. <\/strong>One of my objectives has been to get again into power coaching and really be in line with it. I used to be within the gymnasium six days every week once I lived in New York, however I haven\u2019t been capable of maintain that degree of consistency in Prague.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, there have been numerous matches and begins in resuming lifting weights over the previous few years. This time, I believe it\u2019s working as a result of I began slowly and am including to it little by little.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve a Peloton subscription (simply $12.99 per thirty days) and some units of weights. First, 10-minute power exercises thrice every week. Now, 15-minute power exercises 4 instances every week. I do know I\u2019ll continue to grow from there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beyond that?<\/strong> Not so much occurred this January!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38887\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A restaurant interior with tons of plants everywhere, including curling up a curved staircase.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A restaurant interior with tons of plants everywhere, including curling up a curved staircase.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gram-Interior-Prague-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gram Restaurant in Prague \u2014 what an inside!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A scary near-accident on the tram.<\/strong> I used to be sitting in a seat on the tram and all of a sudden the motive force hit the breaks HARD to keep away from hitting a automobile that pulled out. It was so abrupt, I flew onto my ft and smacked exhausting into the plastic divider on the aspect of the doorways.<\/p>\n<p>I used to be fantastic, however in ache the remainder of the day \u2014 and thought to myself, \u201cIf this happened in America, someone would be suing the city.\u201d That mentioned, we really get healthcare lined right here, and I\u2019m grateful that the motive force was capable of cease so rapidly and keep away from an precise accident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lots and plenty of vet visits.<\/strong> After Murray\u2019s many medical problems with December, this month was all about Lewis. He damage himself within the eye one way or the other, and whereas the primary spherical of meds helped initially, his eye obtained a lot worse after we completed them.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis is now on totally different meds, prescribed by a distinct vet, and I actually hope that they work this time. I need my candy little bear to be again to his regular self.<\/p>\n<p>And giving a cat two units of eye drops \u2014 10 minutes aside, 5 instances a day \u2014 is a ache, particularly when he was at his sickest and needed to cover beneath the mattress. At one level I needed to lay on a blanket and drag myself beneath the mattress, seize Lewis, and have Charlie pull me out by my ft. Fun instances.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38884\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A little gray cat sitting on the sofa next to a pillow with a cartoon lion on it.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-150x113.jpeg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A little gray cat sitting on the sofa next to a pillow with a cartoon lion on it.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lewis-on-the-sofa-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lewis is my little jungle cat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blog Posts of the Month<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEfrqLiOdrB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most Popular Reel on Instagram<\/h2>\n<p><strong>My high reel of the month is which metropolis NOT to go to in 2025.<\/strong> I don\u2019t do a lot of this anti-influencing, however right here it\u2019s warranted. <\/p>\n<p>The metropolis is Rome. 2025 is a Jubilee 12 months for the Catholic religion, which is able to maintain town additional crowded and further costly all 12 months lengthy. If you\u2019re seeking to go, I\u2019d recommend ready till 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEfrqLiOdrB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can watch the reel right here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/adventurouskate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">observe me on Instagram at @adventurouskate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/ak-monthly-recap-january-2025\/about:blank\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?utm_source=generator\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Listened To This Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m listening to all 500 of\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500 Greatest Albums of All Time<\/a>, which I am enjoying immensely.<\/strong> I am loving discovering new artists and listening to albums I\u2019ve one way or the other missed my complete life till now!<\/p>\n<p>This month, I listened to albums 479-436. Here are the highlights:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite discovery: <\/strong><em>Eli and the Thirteenth Confession<\/em> by Laura Nyro. WHAT A STAR. I had by no means heard of Laura Nyro \u2014 she was a WILD singer and songwriter, insanely gifted, with a beautiful soprano voice, and songs that swap tempos and melodies wildly, that will be at house on Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Laura Nyro impressed a LOT of main songwriters, together with Elton John and Stephen Sondheim, and she or he wrote songs for artists like Barbra Streisand, Three Dog Night, and Fifth Dimension.<\/p>\n<p>She died younger of ovarian most cancers, as did her mom. It hurts figuring out that if she had been born a couple of a long time later, she might have taken motion to stop that. I\u2019m grateful that extra choices, together with genetic testing, exist at this time. And now I need EVERYONE to know her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other favourite discoveries:<\/strong> <em>#1 Record<\/em> by Big Star, <em>3+3<\/em> by The Isley Brothers, <em>Close to the Edge<\/em> by Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite revisited album:<\/strong> <em>BLACKsummers\u2019night time<\/em> by Maxwell. This is considered one of my all-time favourite albums \u2014 it helped me get by way of 2010. I hated my job then and took an extended stroll throughout my lunch daily whereas listening to it.<\/p>\n<p>My favourite factor about this jazz-influenced R&amp;B album is how intimate it sounds \u2014 you&#8217;ll be able to inform it\u2019s a small band, everybody taking part in off one another completely, and you may hear all of the individuality of the musicians. Highly advocate giving it a hear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite songs: <\/strong>\u201cDonde Quiera Que Est\u00e9s\u201d by Selena and Barrio Boyzz, \u201cGhetto Children\u201d by Juvenile, \u201cLu\u201d by Laura Nyro, \u201cYou Ought to Be with Me\u201d by Al Green, \u201cWhy Should I Be Sad\u201d by Britney Spears, \u201cTrouble in the Message Centre\u201d by Blur.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the playlist:\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m making a playlist of my favourite songs from the five hundred albums \u2014 most one per album \u2014 on Spotify.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/6osX91YrO2uC2LnsXYSMUs?si=94e4d503543d4126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can take heed to it right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowlight of the month:<\/strong> <em>Ege Bamyasi<\/em> by CAN. This German band apparently pioneered Krautrock \u2014 that\u2019s a factor! Most of the album was fairly listenable, however within the center they made this AWFUL cacophony filled with noises like nails on a chalkboard, however turned as much as 11 \u2014 why put that on an album?!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Random thought:<\/strong> The good size of an album is 35-45 minutes or so. Once you transcend an hour, it begins dragging. A LOT of artists wanted to be edited down \u2014 significantly hip-hop artists from the 90s (and I say this as a HUGE 90s hip-hop fan). Some albums begin out SO nice and find yourself turning right into a drag as a result of they&#8217;ve to incorporate all the pieces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"JX9jasdi3ic\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CONCLAVE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters October 25\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JX9jasdi3ic?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Watched This Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s formally Oscar season!<\/strong> The completionist in me tries to see all of the Best Picture nominees and all the pieces nominated for the key awards.<\/p>\n<p>The spotlight of the month was positively <em>Conclave<\/em> \u2014 a wonderfully plotted, twisty, tense political thriller concerning the cardinals selecting the following pope. And maybe essentially the most completely solid film I\u2019ve seen in fairly a while. I hope Ralph Fiennes wins the Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>I additionally loved <em>A Complete Unknown<\/em>, which made me need to dive into Bob Dylan\u2019s and Joan Baez\u2019s music (there\u2019s a LOT of that approaching the <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> checklist!). <em>Anora<\/em> was a enjoyable nail-biter of a film, with an unbelievable efficiency by Mikey Madison \u2014 although I want the movie had been a bit much less male gaze-y.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This month we additionally watched the second season of <em>The Diplomat<\/em>.<\/strong> A GREAT drama on Netflix, starring Keri Russell because the US ambassador to the UK, appointed after an act of terrorism, who uncovers lots of Really Bad Stuff and has a husband who is a superb former ambassador himself, however the form of man who makes me yell, \u201cHER HUSBAND IS A DING-DONG!\u201d on the display screen as soon as per episode.<\/p>\n<p>They really want to do extra episodes, although! The first season has eight episodes and the second season has six. It has been renewed for season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"An old-fashioned maroon car parked in front of a white building with two streets on each side of it, lined with jacaranda trees.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"An old-fashioned maroon car parked in front of a white building with two streets on each side of it, lined with jacaranda trees.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DSCF6152-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It\u2019s by no means a foul time to go to Mexico City!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Up in February 2025<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Back to Mexico, child!<\/strong> I like Mexico SO a lot and it\u2019s now been three years since I\u2019ve been there \u2014 it\u2019s time for a return.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie and I, together with our good friend Nick, shall be visiting 4 locations: M\u00e9rida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/bacalar-mexico-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bacalar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/mexico-city-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico City<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/things-to-do-in-oaxaca-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oaxaca<\/a>. Four of my 5 favourite locations in Mexico! (Sorry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/things-to-do-in-guanajuato-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guanajuato<\/a>, we\u2019ll miss you.)<\/p>\n<p>Our agenda? Enjoying all our favourite Mexican issues, from a day at Los Rapidos in Bacalar to an evening out at Lucha Libre in Mexico City. And engaged on my Mexico content material, in fact.<\/p>\n<p>(I took a break from writing about Mexico after COVID hit and 1,000,000 journey bloggers moved to Mexico and began area of interest Mexico blogs, making it exhausting for my content material to rank \u2014 however now that just about all of these blogs have been hit exhausting by Google updates, I really feel like I\u2019m prepared to leap again in, particularly when including high quality movies on Instagram and TikTook.)<\/p>\n<p>And as regular, our pricey good friend and cat-sitter, John, shall be shifting in to care for Lewis and Murray in our absence. They would possibly love him greater than they love us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">Any plans for February? Share away!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Adventurous Kate comprises affiliate hyperlinks. If you make a purchase order by way of these hyperlinks, I&#8217;ll earn a fee at no additional value to you. Thanks! A model new 12 months and right here we&#8217;re. Let\u2019s check out all the pieces that occurred in January 2025! Hanging out with my Murray Bear! 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