I am irrevocably in love with Turkey’s food! When I first visited a couple years ago, I dove into the cuisine and tried everything I could get my hands on…
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9 Tips For A Perfect DIY Vacay In Aruba
Are you jonesin’ for the beach right now?? It has been a brutal winter and a disgustingly cold March…seriously, 5 inches of snow a few days ago in Louisville! So…
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Sailing & Snorkeling Adventures on Aruba’s Black Pearl
“Oh, a sailor’s life is the life for me, how I love to sail o’er the bounding sea…” I love being on a boat. If I am anywhere near the…
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Devouring Asheville’s Best: A (Frigid) Food Tour
I stumbled upon the idea of food tours accidentally a couple years ago when visiting Istanbul, but have been obsessed with them ever since. If you’re visiting a city for…
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10 Things You Should Know About Aruba
It seems like when I talk to people planning a Caribbean beach vacation, I hear all the usual suspects—Bahamas, St. Lucia, Jamaica, British Virgin Islands. But for whatever reason, I…
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How To See Istanbul’s Most Important Historical Places In A Day
Ohhh, Istanbul…what a complex, vibrant, delicious, fascinating place you are! I had the opportunity to visit Turkey for the first time last year, and was instantly captivated by the east-meets-west…
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Mesmerized By “Petra By Night”
Some experiences are hard to even put into words, because they were so visceral that only a picture can really communicate what it was like to be there. You might…
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Weddings, Weather & The California Coast
I generally have good travel karma. But when things go wrong, they tend to go *very* wrong. I was excited to head to the San Luis Obispo/Arroyo Grande, California, area…
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What to Do with 48 Hours in Rainy Barcelona
I had a very clear picture in my head about how my two days in Barcelona would go. Stunning blue skies as a backdrop to Gaudi’s colorful buildings. Breathtaking photos…
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An Aruban “Safari” Jeep Tour
I generally haaaaate guided tours. Like, they always walk slower than I want and talk so slow and crowds make it hard to get good pictures and there are fanny…