By the end of 2 weeks in the Cook Islands I was undoubtedly bored. Upon returning home, I’m surprised that I miss that idleness and look at it with an entirely different […]
2 Weeks in the Cook Islands
Vacation in Labadee, Haiti
My friends, coworkers, & family are always asking, ‘well where are ya off to next?’ The reactions when I told them I was going to Haiti were pretty amusing. Confusion then concern […]
South Africa Post-Apartheid Impressions and Adventures.
Cape Town really had everything I would want in a vacation destination. It was walkable, had beautiful beaches, excellent hiking and scenery, everything I ate was delicious, the people were friendly, AND […]
Where The Green Dress Travels: To The West Coast of Puerto Rico
Way back when, I trained with one of my best friends for our first half marathon. For whatever reason I remember her saying, ‘I just want to be able to call myself […]
A Girls Trip to Ancient Egypt
First impressions set the tone for meeting a person or a place. Very quickly our minds register a like or dislike, and often we refer back to our initial feeling. I was […]
Isla Holbox & Swimming with Whale Sharks
Gabriel: ‘If you really want to swim with whale sharks, you should go to Mexico.’ Me: ‘What? Where’ Gabriel: ‘Holbox. It’s an island with no cars, just a few streets with golf […]
‘La Dolce Vita’ in Tuscany & Florence.
I’m pretty sure that if you’re a woman and you’ve seen or read Under the Tuscan Sun, you have related in some way and mentally put yourself into her shoes letting the […]
Quebec City and the Siberia Station Spa
There is something to be said for experiencing a ‘seasonal’ vacation destination. Mountains and skiing in the winter, gardens in the spring, beach in the summer… etc. Which is why I was […]
My Philippines Experience- El Nido, Loboc, and Panglao Island.
Most of my recent posts have been well researched and meant to educate as well as entertain. But the Philippines is a place that I wanted to just go and enjoy without […]
The Indigenous Tribes of The ‘Lost City’
I had a basic knowledge that I was going to encounter indigenous tribes on my trek. But I’ve done the same in Thailand, Guatemala, & the Havasupai tribe in Arizona as well, […]
Falling in Love with Paris in the Winter
It’s so easy to say, “I’ve already been there, I want to go somewhere new”. Actually, I remember saying this exact sentence when my friend suggested I crash the end of his […]
Wedding Crashing in Paris on NYE. Wait, What?!
I’m pretty sure I have another post that starts out with, “people always tell me that the most random things happen to me”. Well I think this one beats riding around Guatemala […]
Attending a Polish Wedding
Attending an international wedding was one of the many items on my bucket list. My best friend is from Poland and happened to have a cousin getting married in her small hometown […]
Where The Green Dress Travels: To Learn a Lesson in Croatia.
A couple of years after college I remember having a conversation with another UTC Moc (yes, that was our mascot) if athletes have a harder time transitioning into the real world and […]
Where the Green Dress Travels: To Cuba
“I don’t understand it. I can’t understand how people are happy. You see people smiling, we help each other, dancing, laughing. I don’t understand how we can do it.” I wrote this […]
The Battle of an Adult Flower girl and Jellyfish in Kauai, Hawaii.
Vacations typically have highs and lows, but my trip to Kauai took this to a whole new level in a single day. to My friend Dustin asked me to be the flower […]
Where The Green Dress Travels: to Charming Chania, Crete!
I adored the history of Athens, but it was a busy city. I found Santorini to be picturesque and as beautiful as I’d hoped, but it was very touristy. I got to […]
12 days in Thailand; Bangkok,Chiang Mai, & Koh Phi Phi
Thailand is no secret for travel enthusiasts, yet somehow it remains extremely budget friendly while offering some of the most beautiful sites and kindest people around. This country is at the top […]
