First Impressions of Melbourne, Australia

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I spent 10 days in Melbourne in December.

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Best of: New Zealand South Island Road Trip 2015

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I don’t think I’ll ever stop dreaming of the two weeks Tom and I spent touring New Zealand’s South Island. Continue reading “Best of: New Zealand South Island Road Trip 2015”

NZ South Island Road Trip Stop 7: Seals, Seafood, and Seeing it for Yourself in Kaikoura

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After a couple of days rest (and study! There’s no such thing as a real vacation for this graduate student!) in Sumner, Tom and I packed up the car once more for our last stop on our great south island road trip: Kaikoura. Continue reading “NZ South Island Road Trip Stop 7: Seals, Seafood, and Seeing it for Yourself in Kaikoura”

NZ South Island Road Trip Stop 5: Colorful Surprises in Hokitika

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For whatever reason, I didn’t have high hopes for Hokitika. Continue reading “NZ South Island Road Trip Stop 5: Colorful Surprises in Hokitika”

NZ South Island Road Trip Stop 2: Keeping it Cheap in Queenstown

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Whether or not you can point to Queenstown on the map, you’ve probably been there in your head. Continue reading “NZ South Island Road Trip Stop 2: Keeping it Cheap in Queenstown”

2,000 Miles in Instagrams

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All packed up at the beginning of the journey!

According to Facebook (which has been somewhat creepily keeping track every time I change my ‘current city’ on my profile), I have moved ten times since finishing college in Boston in 2010. Continue reading “2,000 Miles in Instagrams”

[Featured Post] Best of: Nicaragua 2014

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I’ve been back from Nicaragua for nearly four months now, but my time there is still sitting heavily with me. Continue reading “[Featured Post] Best of: Nicaragua 2014”

Little Corn Island: Getting There is Half the Fun… Right?

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Typically, I am a big-time planner when I travel. Continue reading “Little Corn Island: Getting There is Half the Fun… Right?”

The Good and the Bad at the Treehouse Poste Rojo

Edit: I have been contacted in the comments by a new owner, and a quick look at the website confirms that the treehouse has been redone. So consider this review a story of the past. Have you been to the new and improved Poste Rojo?? If you have, let me know how it was in the comments!  – Mariana
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“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DISCLAIMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our guests are generally people who enjoy a rustic environment. We attract a young crowd or at least the young at heart. Our guest love the animals and insects you encounter. Our guests don’t mind a bat flying through the dorm or a group of monkeys howling in the morning. (actual TripAdvisor complaints) Our guest understand the limitations of a treehouse in the jungle and seek out the wonders that staying here offers.. If you are too unhealthy, lazy or pristine to climb 150 m or don’t enjoy being around great people, great views and animals in a natural environment. PLEASE stay at one of Nicaragua’s fine hotels with room service and A/C. We look forward to meeting the rest of you!”
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Moved In and Looking Back: It All Worked Out

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Sunset view from our cabin inside Rocky Mountain National Park

My flight from Florida back to Colorado left at a painfully early hour, and after a long flight and a longer drive from the airport, I arrived at Austin and I’s mountainside cabin completely and utterly exhausted. Continue reading “Moved In and Looking Back: It All Worked Out”