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Miami & the Florida Keys
Miami was a massive surprise to me. Florida never held much interest for me as a vacation destination, and I don't love beaches, but...
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![Goa, Mumbai, & traveling during Covid-19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6878c6_f0bce1ec8bbe45f3b1ac991fdad4174d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_447,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6878c6_f0bce1ec8bbe45f3b1ac991fdad4174d~mv2.webp)
Goa, Mumbai, & traveling during Covid-19
I really debated on including Goa in my itinerary. As I've said many times, beaches bore me quickly, yet I decided on four nights in...
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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico was a spontaneous travel decision and the biggest surprise of my year in how much I absolutely fell in love with it, and I...
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San Francisco, Napa, & Yosemite
I went to California once as a kid. I remember the Hollywood Star Walk, the plethora of animals at the San Diego Zoo, and having my...
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Carolinas Road Trip
Back in 2012, I flew down to North Carolina to meet my good friend and pro party buddy Lauren. We’d been inseparable in Northern Ireland,...
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Fiji Part II: Viti Levu
While I definitely enjoyed the pretty islands through the Yasawas, it was the bus tour through Viti Levu that I was really looking...
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Fiji Part I: The Yasawas
I was psyched planning a trip to Fiji. Just saying that you're traveling to Fiji sounds exotic. Plus I didn’t expect to be in that area...
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Coromandel Peninsula
This Kiwi Experience stop is advertised as Hot Water Beach, but really, it's the other sights on the Coromandel Peninsula that are worth...
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Bay of Islands
While generally if you're looking for beaches, Australia is the better option, that doesn't mean New Zealand doesn't have its share of...
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Melbourne vs Sydney
One of my biggest questions when I was first headed to Australia for my year abroad (that turned into four years abroad) was what city to...