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What you can do with 2 days in Alaska

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on October 4, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

First off, this trip to Alaska is proof that I’m not an extreme type A must-have-researched type of traveler. My friend Kate and I decided to go to Alaska maybe 5 days […]

Two of Portugal’s Hidden Gems, Sintra & Lagos.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on September 25, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Portugal has been in my top 5 for years now, and I’ll tell you why. It’s one of the cheapest European country to visit. It has city life, history, and beautiful beaches. Plus, […]

St John, USVI

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on July 18, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

When your best friend says she has vacation scheduled and wants to take off to an island for a couple of days, it’s pretty much a no brainer for me. I moved some […]

Amsterdam & Keukenhof Gardens

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on July 18, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Amsterdam This is one trip I didn’t do very much planning for. I have a friend who had just moved to Amsterdam, so I didn’t have to research neighborhoods or find a […]

Italy- Rome, Sorrento, & Capri in 6 days

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on June 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Italy gave me all the feels. Awe, appreciation, excitement, overwhelmed, lucky, all of the above and more. Reality met and surpassed any of my expectations, and I would find myself just looking […]

An Active Vacation in Guam

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on April 15, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Guam This is the true story of 7 strangers picked to travel to an island together.  To live together, do activities together, and travel together for 3(ish) days. So maybe the trip […]

Guatemala- Antigua, Lake Atitlan, and a Stranger

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on February 2, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Sometimes you go places that you’ll never forget, and sometimes you meet people you’ll never forget. My trip to Guatemala with my friend, Shenna, has both. The details of our trip to […]

4 days in Iceland

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on January 8, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Iceland Usually I leave a trip to a new place feeling like I knocked that one off the list. Iceland is a little different. It wasn’t disappointing in the slightest, but I […]

Hawaii- Oahu’s North Shore living for 4 days turned 5

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on November 22, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Hawaii Per usual this trip was thrown together the week before. Kate and I decided we wanted to go to the beach, and Meghan, Dante, and Adam jumped on board for Hawaii. […]

Playa Del Carmen, Cenotes, & Tulum Ruins

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on November 18, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

the spontaneous trip crew Playa del Carmen was an impromptu girls trip attached to the front end of a wedding I was attending.  It was really thrown together that week, mass text […]

Stumbling through Istanbul, Pammukale, & Bodrum Turkey, & accidentally Kos, Greece.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on November 17, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

All trips somewhere new should be considered an ‘experience’. However, it’s the best word I can come up with to describe my recent trip to Istanbul, Bodrum, & Pamukkale Turkey and then […]

Nicaragua- Volcano boarding in Leon & Rooster Fishing in San Juan del Sur

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on August 9, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Possibly my favorite trip of all time came to be because of a bar chat at the original Cheers in Boston on St Patrick’s day.  I was drinking green beer with a […]

April in Paris & Monaco

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on May 18, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

A few times now friends have tried to set me straight on this one thing that apparently I say a lot. I will start a story with, ‘the most random thing happened […]

4 days in Cartagena, Colombia

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on March 5, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Cartagena, Colombia is a destination that (i feel) is extremely overlooked.It’s a triple threat… The history of the city basically slaps you in the face, islands with beautiful white sand beaches & […]

Belize: Mayan Ruins, Jungles, Caves, and Sharks.

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on January 30, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

If you have ever seen the movie ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ with Julia Roberts, you know the wise man from Bali, Kitut. Well I have one of those now. He is a 5’2ish […]

Buenos Aires Adventures

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on January 16, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Buenos Aires.  Definitely not the smartest travel decision I’ve ever made. But, I really wanted to experience this city. When I say ‘experience’ a city, I mean I love to travel to […]

The Happiest Place on Earth… Costa Rica

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on September 7, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

I am sure everyone has one trip that comes to mind when asked about your best vacation ever, or favorite place you have ever been. Well, in my line of work that […]

St Thomas USVI Wedding Crashers…

By notyouraveragelifeSpann on August 9, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

Adventure certainly finds you when you least expect it…  It’s been a truly exhausting past couple of months full of amazing traveling and vacations.  I can count on both hands the # […]

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