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Tulum on a Budget- Advice and Recommendations

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on February 23, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

With all of my travels, it’s never really occurred to me to rent an apartment somewhere and actually like… stay put there. I’m not sure if it was that immersive experience I […]

Adventures of Camping on St John, USVI… with a Hog.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on February 3, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

I live in Texas. In Texas you hear stories of terrifyingly large wild hogs just wrecking havoc on peoples land, and also how dangerous they can be for humans. I never expected […]

Torres Del Paine Circuit Trek Chronicles

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on March 20, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

When my friend and I decided to go to Patagonia, we found a few helpful sites to plan the trip ourselves rather than paying exponentially more to go through a tour company. […]

Where the Green Dress Travels- Backpacking Patagonia

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on March 16, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Where the green dress travels has been such a wonderful passion project for me. When I started my blog almost a decade ago I thought I had to be funny, tell a […]

2 Weeks in the Cook Islands

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on September 13, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Vacation in Labadee, Haiti

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on July 2, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on April 10, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on February 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on December 3, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on September 26, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on September 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on June 23, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on May 9, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

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’

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on March 13, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

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

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on January 25, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

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?!

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on January 9, 2018 • ( 6 Comments )

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

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on December 17, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

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.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on October 26, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

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Ok, I hit some of the basic tourist/influencer spots this trip to Tulum 📸.
In my own world...
Get you a friend to travel with that commits and leaves in 2 days notice, and also secretly snaps pictures in the perfect lighting ❤️.
Maho Bay mornin’s 🐢☀️🏊‍♀️
Yesterday morning I woke up to having been broken into by a wild hog at my campsite on St John. It was a battle between the hog and us 2 not very experienced campers for 2 nights, and the hog and Mother Nature most definitely won.
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  • Tulum on a Budget- Advice and Recommendations February 23, 2021
  • Adventures of Camping on St John, USVI… with a Hog. February 3, 2021
  • Torres Del Paine Circuit Trek Chronicles March 20, 2020
  • Where the Green Dress Travels- Backpacking Patagonia March 16, 2020
  • 2 Weeks in the Cook Islands September 13, 2019
  • Vacation in Labadee, Haiti July 2, 2019
  • South Africa Post-Apartheid Impressions and Adventures. April 10, 2019
  • Where The Green Dress Travels: To The West Coast of Puerto Rico February 6, 2019
  • A Girls Trip to Ancient Egypt December 3, 2018
  • Isla Holbox & Swimming with Whale Sharks September 26, 2018
  • ‘La Dolce Vita’ in Tuscany & Florence. September 18, 2018
  • Quebec City and the Siberia Station Spa June 23, 2018
  • My Philippines Experience- El Nido, Loboc, and Panglao Island. May 9, 2018
  • The Indigenous Tribes of The ‘Lost City’ March 13, 2018
  • Falling in Love with Paris in the Winter January 25, 2018
  • Wedding Crashing in Paris on NYE. Wait, What?! January 9, 2018
  • Attending a Polish Wedding December 17, 2017
  • Where The Green Dress Travels: To Learn a Lesson in Croatia. October 26, 2017
  • Where the Green Dress Travels: To Cuba September 21, 2017
  • The Battle of an Adult Flower girl and Jellyfish in Kauai, Hawaii. September 18, 2017
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