“Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to your heart, it knows.” – Native American Proverb Vancouver Island has so much to offer from its quaint towns to its glorious nature and rich heritage, there is literally something for everyone here. But British Columbia is probably best known for its outdoors mentality and laid-back …
“The city seen for the first time, in it’s first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald This page contains affiliate links. By purchasing from these links you help support this blog! I am lucky to live within a 45-minute commute to New York City but I rarely visit. Don’t get …
“Let the currents bring you here.” – Unknown Many years ago, my parents spent their honeymoon in the Bahamas and my mom still talks about going back. When we were deciding where our next winter getaway was going to be and the Bahamas caught our hearts and imagination. Our main requirement? Good snorkeling. The Bahamas has some of the best …
“Happiness comes in waves,” Anonymous With winter upon us and the temperatures outside close to record breaking cold all I can think about are the beautiful beaches of Turks and Caicos. The crystal-clear water, the perfect weather, and being on the beach. We went to Turks and Caicos to escape the winter and were not disappointed. We booked a condotel …
“It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you. There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do. I bless the rains down in Africa. Gonna take some time to do the things we never had.” – Toto I think that anyone with a serious love of wildlife has Africa on their bucket list. It is …
“Dear Ocean, thank you for making us feel tiny, humble, inspired and salty…all at once.” – Anonymous Maui is one of my favorite places, full of natural beauty on land and in the water. I was fortunate enough to visit Maui after winning a trip through Travelocity’s Roam with the Gnome contest. This was the first (and only) time I …
“A thousand Yellowstone wonders are calling. ‘Look up and down and round about you.’” – John Muir 1898 This post contains affiliate links. By purchasing through these links you help support this blog! In 2010, my boyfriend and I embarked on a cross country road trip from Prince Edward Island, Canada, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia driving through the US. …
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – AESOP In 2010 I participated in a program called VIDA (http://www.vidavolunteer.org/). Their mission is to positively impact the quality of life in underserved communities while offering volunteers a life changing experience (I got that off their website). They offer volunteer opportunities in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala with …
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir In 2008 we hiked Mount Katahdin. It was my first real hiking challenge. We were heading to Maine to attend a wedding and decided to hike the 5,267-foot mountain the day before the wedding. I had no prior major hiking experience, heck I didn’t even really work out at …
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence” – Henry David Thoreau I saw a commercial one day touting the beauty of Utah’s Mighty 5 National Parks and it was instant love. I had to hike those parks. It became a serious bucket list item, right up there with “Hike the Camino” …