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Upon arriving into Auckland, New Zealand mid-day on a gorgeous Sunday in late January, I hopped on the Skydrive double decker bus to head to city center and dive into a new adventure. Our travel group met up at the hotel and hit the ground running on our 22 day journey by visiting the AllContinue reading “All Blacks Experience 🏉 🇳🇿”

What is your idea of the perfect weekend? I am a huge fan of a four day adventure anchored around Saturday & Sunday. These “quickies” always give me something to look forward to and help me power through the typical extra long event days. These bite sized adventures give me life and always revitalize myContinue reading “Weekend Warrior 🚙 🌍 ✈️”

I don’t take for granted my extreme adventurous spirit….. ever! After a 3:50am delayed arrival onto the island of Tahiti, I got whisked away to my hostel directly adjacent to the ferry in downtown Papeete. I had 45 mins for a Power Nap and quick shower to refresh prior to dashing over to the terminalContinue reading “Moorea, French Polynesia 🇵🇫”

How could I have forgotten how tantalizing the last weekend of October can be? Through the eyes of children, this holiday takes on a whole new meaning. I’ve never really been a fan of the horror genre or found joy in dressing up. I would rather skip right over the festivities and have an extendedContinue reading “Halloween trick or treat 👻”

Swim in a glacial lake with visual icebergs?! If I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes, I would never believe it. Our last trek on a three week jaunt around New Zealand culminated at the base of the majestic Mt. Cook on the southern island. Much to our delight, we had the perfectContinue reading “Mt Cook glacier hike 🏔️🧊🇳🇿”

I don’t know about you, but once the clock hits 5pm on the day before vacation I feel as light as a feather. Once it actually sinks in that a new adventure is on the horizon, I am like a kid in a candy store…… My music gets cranked up, smile widens to an obnoxiousContinue reading “Vaca glow ✈️🌍🥾🗺️”

Usually once or twice a year, Central Floridians get the joy of hunkering down as a natural disaster rips through the state. Locals and tourists alike go into a state of panic, as the nearby gas stations run out of petrol and the local supermarket shelves sit bare. All houses near the coast come withContinue reading “Hurricane Hunker Down 🌀”

I get a lot of crap for this one, BUT I’m one of the proud few that can’t wait for Halloween to expire so that I can climb into the attic to throw down all my Christmas decorations. That first week of November is my time to get in holiday mode and I rarely findContinue reading “November 1 🎄🤶”

Mid October is a college basketball fanatic’s greatest joy, besides rumbling in the Final Four in early April. The squeak of high tops on the hardwood floors and the clank of the ball hitting the rim are welcome sounds after a long summer hiatus. On certain years, my birthday falls on the eve of DukeContinue reading “Countdown to craziness 🏀”

Give yourself the gift of adventure and I promise, you will rarely be disappointed. The trance of a new trip is so invigorating, and I do mean every step of the process. About a month in advance, I start to gather my essentials and a pile builds on my bedroom floor. Then I squeeze everythingContinue reading “The journey begins…”