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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Where The Green Dress Travels; on a road trip in Morocco
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.” – G.K. Chesterton I had no intentions of noticing the lack of female patrons in the cafes […]
When 10 girls tour Morocco…
It is the absolute best trip ever… Who would have thought booking a fluke airfare months ago would turn into 9 other women jumping on board for a trip to Africa, primarily […]
Where The Green Dress Travels: To the Chai Lai Orchid Lodge
One of the most memorable parts of my trip to Thailand was in the mountains of Northern Thailand at a place called, Chai Lai Orchid Nature Bungalows. I was lucky enough to […]
Where the Green Dress Travels: With Strangers in Patagonia
I’ve read The Secret, understand the law of attraction, but also simply believe in being a good and friendly person. Someone who hopes most people live the same way, but understands and […]
Where The Green Dress Travels: Why Medellin Should be on Your Travel Radar.
A few days before I left for my 3 night trip to Medellin, I reached out to a few friends and simply asked, ‘What would you say if I told you I […]
