Tahiti – April 2022Hotels: Intercontinental Bora Bora Le Moana Resort (Bora Bora) | Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea Beach Resort (Moorea) A trip I’ve always dreamed of and have been saying I’ll be going on my whole life just because my parents went for my mom’s 30th birthday, and that’s the only excuse I needed to make… Read More Stamp Collected: Tahiti
London – February 2020Hotels: Novotel London Waterloo I was excited to be returning to London for a second time — soon to be third now — and wander this fascinating city, taking in all its beauty while sipping tea. Visiting places I’ve been before, now with Joe, is always a whole new experience, and I cherish… Read More Stamp Collected: London
Paris – February 2020Hotels: Hôtel La Comtesse Tour Eiffel | Hôtel Mercure Paris Arc de Triomphe Wagram It’s been a while and lots of changes happened over here – Hey from your newest homeowner! – but I’m finally back, baby, and we’ve got some introductions to be made. This is Joe. Isn’t he the cutest?… Read More Stamp Collected: Paris, France
Barcelona, Spain – January 2018Hotel: AirBNB Barcelona *Note: There’s no Uber in the city, but an app called MyTaxi is available and works pretty similar, if you choose to not take advantage of the metro system.* Unfortunately for all of you, the best thing to do in Barcelona is something I get to keep for… Read More Stamp Collected: Barcelona, Spain
Nashville, TN – November 2018 Now, I know what you’re probably thinking… Tara, you don’t even like country. And you’re right, but I never turn down an opportunity to travel — or an opportunity to buy a new pair of shoes. *Google searches ‘Valentino cowboy boots’* — so I agreed to join my friends in… Read More Weekend Trip: Nashville, Tennessee
Greece – September 2018Contiki Greek Island HoppingHotels: Poseidon Hotel (Athens) | Paradise Beach Resort (Mykonos)Nikos Hotel (Santorini) | Far Out Village (Ios) “Why alone?” The first thing out of everyone’s mouth when I told them about this trip. Usually followed up by an “Absolutely not. I won’t allow it. That’s not safe,” until I’ve explained… Read More Stamp Collected: Greece
The Big Island, Hawaii – May 2018Hotel: AirBNB (Kona) Having one of the world’s most active volcanoes erupt 10 days before you leave to the very island it’s unleashing itself on, isn’t the most ideal beach vacay situation. Especially when the only reason you were headed there — sorry, friends — was to helicopter over it… Read More Hawaii: The Big Island
When you spend your free time looking up flights, you sometimes use your friend’s birthday to justify buying plane tickets two days before the weekend hits, which is exactly how I found myself in San Francisco this time. Because what’s life without a little a whole lotta spontaneity? The last time I found myself visiting was… Read More San Francisco: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Malaysia – April 2018Hotels: Little Gaya Hotel (Kota Kinabalu)Sepilok Jungle Resort (Sepilok) | ParkRoyal (Kuala Lumpur)Vaccines: Malaria & Typhoid *At the time we visited, Uber was in its last week of operation. Grab App is now servicing as its replacement.* Getting to Malaysia was no easy task (See: Shanghai), but after only one day in this… Read More Stamp Collected: Malaysia
Singapore – September 2016Hotel: Fragrance Hotel Imperial Singapore, aka The Lion City, which is really a state and also its own country; and there were actually never any lions that lived there. Wait. What? Now, first things first. Singapore is expensive, and we were warned by fellow travelers in Bali during the days prior, but I sure wasn’t… Read More Stamp Collected: Singapore
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