
Let me start by saying, this is a post about a trip to Tunisia, not Tanzania. Same continent, very different country. Frankly, I loved that our trip to Tunisia confused so many […]
Let me start by saying, this is a post about a trip to Tunisia, not Tanzania. Same continent, very different country. Frankly, I loved that our trip to Tunisia confused so many […]
The French Polynesian islands and budget are not usually found in the same sentence. When I think French Polynesia, I think Bora Bora and overwater bungalows and honeymoons. Or I used to […]
Raw truth time. It makes me sad when I realize how desensitized I have become to travel experiences. I crave the new and unique adventures, but the more I see and do, […]
Jordan has been on my list for a while because… Petra and the Dead Sea. But my last minute trip there showed me just how diverse the history, landscape, and significance this […]
After we finished the Tour du Mont Blanc, more specifically, 110 miles, 11 days (1 rest day), 3 countries, and the altitude gain equivalent of climbing Mount Everest, we discussed how it […]
In the heyday of the pandemic freak out last year I took off on a month long road trip west with a friend, we did so responsibly and with the goal to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]