Saint Lucia: Cocoa Plantation Tour at Rabot Estate, Hotel Chocolat
From olives to olive oil in Greece and fique to handbags in Colombia, the process of how things are made fascinates me […]
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A Whimsical Airbnb House in Boston’s South End
Whenever possible, I try to book cosy boutique hotels or local accommodation with a bit of character when I travel. I’ve used Airbnb,
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Recipe: Marina’s Breadfruit Pie from Saint Lucia
“How about I make you some of my breadfruit pie,” Marina suggested while we were deciding what to have for
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Boston Through the Lens
I find that when I travel, once I visit a place three times, it starts to feel familiar.
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Stockholm’s Old Town: The Charm (and Cheesiness) of Gamla Stan
I realised I haven’t shared anything about our weekend in Stockholm yet apart from the stunning gardens of Rosendals Trädgård. Our first
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Rosendals Trädgård: A Garden Paradise in Stockholm, Sweden
As our plane took off from Arlanda airport in Stockholm, I watched the landscape shrink into a collage of cultivated
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Barcelona: 10 Local Favourites
As our wedding day approaches at the end of June, I’ve been reminiscing about some of the firsts in the
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10 Instagram Accounts I Love: Travel
Instagram is one of my favourite social media platforms, especially when I stumble upon especially stunning accounts. This is the
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Dublin as a Global City
I just signed up for this year’s TBEX Europe conference in Athens this October to connect with other bloggers who
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A Frozen Walk Around Boston Harbor
At the end of February, before all of my eye surgery drama kicked off, I went to Boston for about
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Caution: Falling Ice and Snow in Boston
The bone-chilling cold in the Boston air was a bit of a shock to the system last week after a
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Visiting Guane: A Sleepy Colombian Village
Remember the recipe for fried “big ass” ants (hormigas culonas) from last Monday? Cultivating these large, winged creatures for healing
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Recipe: Fried “Big Ass” Ants (Hormigas Culonas) from Colombia
A smoky, woodsy scent fills the air in Mogotes, Colombia, during the rainy season – around late March or early
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On Life Abroad: Expectations, Curiosity & Reflection
It was January 23, 2007. I was feeling quite exhilarated by the sound of the train flying over the tracks
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Memories of North Tonawanda Snow
It’s February and I walked by a blooming camelia bush yesterday, the soft pink petals weighted down with drops of
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Colour and Cannabis in Christiania, Copenhagen
“Christiania was fascinating,” I wrote in my pink notebook one evening when Jorge and I were relaxing in our room
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Tied to Tenerife
If you come from La Laguna, a small city (village, really) in the north of Tenerife, it’s one of those
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La Gomera: Rainforests and Sleepy Fishing Villages
On our last day in La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, the day after my 30th birthday, we took an
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Celebrating My 30th Birthday on the Island of La Gomera
I sat, on the morning of my 30th birthday, bare feet resting against the railings of our balcony, sipping tea
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Fique: Colombian Handicrafts from Plants to Products & the People Involved
Earlier this week, Jorge wrote a blog post about about the PET Lamp project. It’s an initiative that helps eliminate