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 […]
French Polynesia (Moorea) on a Budget
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Becoming a flight attendant 9 years ago changed this small town Tennessee girls life. I've developed a serious passion for travel, and enjoy planning and going on trips all over this beautiful world. My writing began as a creative outlet for me, but I also hope to inspire YOU to get out and see the world!
Where the Green Dress Travels- to Find the Joy in Moorea, French Polynesia
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, […]
One Week In Jordan
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 […]
Our Self-Planned Tour du Mont Blanc Trek
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 […]
Utah National Parks Road Trip
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 […]
Tulum on a Budget- Advice and Recommendations
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.
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
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
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 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
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 […]
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