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 […]
