Tag: travel-tips
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The Valley: Gateway to Tayrona
We were meant to be up at 5am. It was now 8am. It wasn’t looking like a great start to the day. Our plans had long since fallen through on account of a late night and a migraine keeping me up most of the night. On the positive side, at least my pain had subsided.…
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Rooftop Dance Parties in Santa Marta
Our flight left Bogota late Saturday morning, so we got to enjoy a simple breakfast in our hostel of fresh mango, avocado, and leftover bread. The fruit at the market yesterday was so good that we couldn’t pass it up. Unfortunately, our eyes were bigger than our stomaches and we accidentally bought too much… which…
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Hot Chocolate and Cheese in Bogota
Pack. Unpack. Repack. Pack. Unpack. Repack. I was only taking one 40L carry-on bag this trip so I had to be diligent and carefully choose each item that went into that bag. Over my years of travelling I’ve developed a pretty solid list of things I always like to have on hand – for example:…
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Vacation Parenting 2.0
So, I’m a bit late with my travel updates, but you know what… life. Life is hard sometimes. Parenting is hard sometimes…. ok, no. Parenting is always hard. Sometimes you feel like you’ve finally just gotten to sleep for the night and when you wake up it’s 6 months later and you’re not really sure…
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Parenting in the Dominican
5:30am wake up call. I get up, shower, do my hair and make-up, pack all my last minute items, then load up the car. It was a late night and I didn’t want M to be a nightmare this morning, so I was trying to let her sleep as long as possible. Today was my…
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The Last 48
In 12 hours time I’ll be setting off on my first trip abroad since covid hit the world. I’m beyond excited to be traveling again. Travel is a huge part of my life, and not having been able to get out of the country and explore the world has felt like a part of me…
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R&R in Malaysia
I feel like I just blew past the fact that I spent 2 weeks in Malaysia for my R&R; but since it was such an incredible experience, I think it deserves it’s own post. I decided on Malaysia for a couple of reasons: 1. I’d never been there before 2. It was super close, and…