Just 13 months ago, we all were taken aback with news of the COVID-19 virus spreading like wildfire. But who could imagine over 565,000 Americans lost to this awful virus, families torn asunder, lives and livelihoods put on hold and the strange new world we face? Fortunately, many of us are (or are soon to be) vaccinated, we’ve learned how to safely function in the face of the virus and lives are beginning to return more to our former state of normalcy. Let’s take a look at what we have learned over the pandemic, and what that can mean for our future regional and more distant travel plans.