Endless bright blue waters captivated me as I stood on an elevated cliff. White longtail birds darted around in the swift crisp breeze that carried the sweet scent of freshly blossomed jasmine and oleander. Below, the sound of waves breaking upon large jagged rocks soothed my soul. On either side of me were vibrant, sherbet…
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I sat on the beach of Padang Padang with my toes gently wiggling in the soft warm sand as I watched the crystal blue waves crash into the large rocks that framed the small hidden beach. I looked behind me to watch an older Indonesian woman prepare my lunch of Mie Goreng in a makeshift…
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The Big Island is the largest of all the islands that make up beautiful Hawaii. What draws people to visit here is the vastly diverse landscapes you can explore just on this one island alone. You have multi colored beaches such as green sand or even black sand beaches available to experience. You have volcanoes,…
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St. John, the smallest of all of the US Virgin Islands, is in my opinion the most beautiful. Although it isn’t the easiest to get to (no airport on the island) it is only a 30 minute ferry ride from St. Thomas and worth every minute. It’s home to a lush national park covering almost 2/3…
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Traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest was one of the coolest trips I’ve done. It’s an incredibly scenic area of the United States that I haven’t explored yet. Living in Florida means that I can get to Europe in almost the same about of travel time so up till now, I’ve opted to do that. I…
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While staying at the amazing Ritz Carlton in St. Thomas, I came across an excursion that caught my eye- a sunset cruise over to the neighboring island of St. John. With ferry boats stopping around 6 pm I’ve never had the opportunity to have dinner on the small island and with the help of the…
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Key West is rapidly becoming a hot destination for tourists all over the world and for good reason. It’s the southernmost point of the US, a beautiful island surrounded by pristine water, and filled with quaint charm. As Ernest Hemingway said “I want to get to Key West and away from it all” and that’s…
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The day before moving into our apartment downtown we decided to set up a few fun things to do while we were there with Icelandic Adventures. We popped in and looked at all the amazing tours and excursions that they had to offer. I was instantly sad that we weren’t staying another 2 weeks just…
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About 2 weeks before our Montenegro/Croatia trip I got an email from my crazy cousin with a the subject “Spa weekend? haha”. Inside the email was a link to the website gotoday.com with a flash deal to go to Iceland. It was for a four night stay in a hotel, roundtrip airfare out of New…
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As the boat left the port from Split Jesse and I grew more and more excited. The sailboats passing by, the gorgeous blue water and Hvar Island in view. As exhausted as we were from the night before we were ready to get on the island that is known for the water, lavender, and huge…
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