Six-year-old me used to have a coloring book full of princes and princesses. I loved designing different outfits and colors, each more extravagant than the last. When I had my birthday, I requested a pink princess dress, which my grandmother lovingly sewed for me. In the storybook of my mind unicorns, knights, and sparkly queens reigned […]
Your Guide to Tulum’s Best Cenotes
When you are planning your next trip to the Yucatán, don’t miss out on Tulum’s best cenotes. There are literally thousands of these sinkholes on the peninsula, and hundreds to choose from within an hour’s drive from Tulum. Some of them are even accessible via bicycle! A cenote is a limestone sinkhole filled from underground […]
Top 15 Most Beautiful States in the USA
There is certainly some stiff competition for the most beautiful places in the United States, and even more so for the most beautiful states! (I’m sure we’ve all got a bit of state pride in us, but that’s not what this list is about.) If you ask me, most other countries cannot compete with the […]
Exploring the Mojave National Preserve in California
This guest post is by Monica Chapon, a California-based desert enthusiast: The Mojave National Preserve must be exactly what the Wild West looked like long ago – raw, rugged, and untamed. This wild stretch of relatively unknown, protected land sits nestled between Los Angeles and Las Vegas – a dry desert tucked away from civilization. […]
How to Spend One Glorious Week on St. John, USVI
This guest post is written by Theresa McKinney, a USVI enthusiast and travel blogger: Are you headed to St. John USVI, aka one of the most magical places on earth? This slice of paradise is the second smallest island in the US Virgin Islands, with 60 percent of it being covered by Virgin Islands National […]