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The third weekend in August is the sweet spot – a week prior to the tourist rush of Labor Day and after most southern schools have already started back up. So my friends and I always spend a very enjoyable & chill week exploring the beautiful Keys. Plus it is Tessa’s birthday week so anotherContinue reading “Annual Key West getaway”

We never miss. As a kid, Epcot is never your first choice to spend a fun filled theme park day. As an adult, it’s a very different story. I typically try to visit 4-5 times for the fall Food & Wine Festival and again 2-3 times during the Holidays Around the World for the CandlelightContinue reading “Epcot Around the World”

This is one of my happy places and as of March 1st it celebrated its 25th anniversary. Most people aren’t even aware that Disney owns off property resorts in Vero Beach & Hilton Head plus now Aulani in Hawaii. For 4 years straight, my ex and I would purposely book the first long weekend inContinue reading “Hilton Head escape”

This trip boasts such variety in experiences – the perfect mix of adventure & chill time! Touring through Buenos Aires was a whirlwind and culturally so diverse. Equally Rio was overwhelming and a had me a little on edge, being that every phone pole had signs of gun free zones and emphasizing not to walkContinue reading “Brazil/Argentina adventure”

I never had much of an interest in riding motorcycles growing up or going super fast. But my friend Heather bought a Suzuki Boulevard when I bought a Seadoo jetski in 2006, so why not learn and have another hobby that I can enjoy even into my older years. The rider safety course was superContinue reading “Riding in the fast lane”

I woke up at 5:30am to drive the coast from Kona to the southernmost point on the Big Island (and in the US), since I had a full day of adventures scoped out. My rental wasn’t 4 wheel drive so I parked about 2 blocks from the rugged coastline, as the potholes were deeper thanContinue reading “Green Sands Beach Hawaii”

Mid 2010-20 decade, Iceland was still emerging as a tourist destination. And when I found a $99 one way flight deal on now defunct WOW airlines, I booked it on the spot. I love any beach vaca but I equally love an adventure into the unknown especially in the “land of waterfalls”. Hiking in waistContinue reading “Iceland’s Lure”

On a whim in the Outer Banks in the late 2000s, my lifelong friend Tracy & I first tried hang gliding off the sand dunes at Jockey State Park. It was such a rush. Ten feet off the ground amongst the ever changing dunes and we were literally flying. Fast forward a decade and WallabyContinue reading “Hang gliding release”

If you are not a Duke men’s basketball fan, you will probably want to stop reading now. Visiting Cameron Indoor Stadium is top on the list of any college basketball fan. I have been fortunate to visit numerous times and it never gets old. Thanks to a friend of a friend of a friend fromContinue reading “Cameron Crazies”

Down in the bottom tip of South America lies a beautiful, untouched wilderness that is worth the extra effort to find. I booked a birthday trip to Chile to trek the famous W trek and get lost for a few days. I knew I was in for something extra special, as upon arrival after anContinue reading “Patagonia W trek – Chile”