Two things really stand out about our travel adventures in 2011 - the first is that we had so many, and the second is that we didn't really write about them at all. In total, last year we visited 14 countries. Yup, you read that correctly: 14 countries.

There are certain places in the world that you can picture perfectly without ever having been there. The English countryside is such a place.

We initially met Paul and Caroline on the second day of our trip, during our first visit to Buenos Aires. Immediately the four of us clicked and we spent several more nights exploring that beautiful city together before going our separate ways.

My only prior visit to London was four years ago, an enjoyable eight days visiting my aunt and cousins (an embarrassing amount of it spent at Camden Market buying enormous boots and various articles of black clothing).

We've chosen 13 photos this time and they cover our time in Ecuador (except the Galapagos Islands), Spain, England, and a sneak peek at Turkey.