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The 2024 Off Seasoner Holiday Gift Guide // Why my top 10 favorite travel items?
I am excited to present The Official 2024 Off Seasoner Travel Holiday Gift Guide for that special someone and traveler in your life! This is an update to a list I created last year for holiday shopping. Many of the items have stayed the same but I added a few new recommendations that I have Read more
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Cairo, Egypt // Why three countries in two weeks?
When my husband first lobbied me to include a third country, and by extension a third continent, in our two week vacation, I balked at the idea. Anyone could easily spend three weeks in Turkey alone, and we had already decided to visit Greece as well. But he convinced me it would all be worth Read more
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Kingston, Jamaica // Why do I need to go back already?
Here for the travel advice and not to read my life story? Jump to Travel Recommendations for the tl;dr [too long; didn’t read] to plan your trip to Kingston now! For most tourists, Jamaica is a stop on a cruise ship, or perhaps even a stay at an all inclusive resort in Montego Bay. I remain Read more
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Porto, Portugal // Why a melancholy February?
I was just at the beach here in Miami, listening to someone bemoan their recent assent to middle management. Anyone that has worked in corporate will tell you that it is difficult to be a first time manager, and even more difficult to work for one. She was complaining that her direct reports, mostly Gen Read more
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Lisbon, Portugal // Why the worst food tour of my life?
I’ve already written about Lisbon once before. But my previous post wasn’t really about the city at all, it was about this fucking guy. And while being harassed some random dude may have ruined my night, he certainly didn’t my trip or the city. Lisbon is a beautiful city worth visiting, one of my favorites Read more
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Khirbat en-Nahas, Jordan // Why out in the wadis?
It was the spring semester of my junior year of college at UC San Diego. I was sitting through yet another chemistry lecture located deep inside a dark dusty hall. It had been designed, specifically it seemed, to contrast the outside beauty of the beachside campus. Then, the most unexpected thing happened. An anthropology professor Read more