I try to only make fun resolutions in the New Year. Anything that involves giving up things I like, or not eating chips will be ignored by the 2nd (rightly so, January is cold and dull already). But when it comes to travel, there are a few resolutions that I do want to keep. Here are a few of them:

Turn up at the train station and just GO. Not cost efficient, I’ll grant you. But haven’t you ever wondered where those trains go? One early morning this year, I’m going to rock up at a train station and hop on the most appealing train leaving within a half an hour window. Or, I’ll get down with the kids and use the new Trainline phone app to buy my tickets on my way out of the door. Exploring is the best thing about travel, and the UK is an excellent place to start.

Fly business class. OK, so this one depends on a lot of other factors (like not having any money because I spent it all on presents last month), but I’ve never done posh air travel and well… who wouldn’t want to? I’m usually a budget-conscious traveller, but just once, it might be fun to push the boat (plane) out.

Go somewhere with a name I have to learn. There are probably lots of places I can’t say properly or spell (Ljubljana is just one of them) so I’d like to visit one, and find out more about it. I can practise my pronunciation on the flight.

Try even the scary looking foods. I try different things when I’m away anyway, but I do still wuss out of the very scary things. That’s why I never had chicken feet when I was in China. Kinda regret it now (but not a huge amount, I’m not silly). But I will try more things, even the weird looking stuff.

That should keep me busy for at least the first half of the year – what are your travel resolutions for 2011? Tell us in the comments!

Flickr image from James Cridland‘s photostream.