If you’re looking for the party of your lifetime, look no further than the annual Barbados Food & Rum Festival. I attended the fest down on the super fun Caribbean island in 2023, and it lives up to one of the most fun weeks of my life. I learned Bajans really know how to party, …
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I had wanted to visit Barbados for the longest time. I even made my mom a slideshow for her 60th birthday to present the idea of us celebrating her 60th birthday in my 60th country, which would be Barbados (but long story short, my 60th country ended up being a solo trip to Dominican Republic). …
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If you’re looking for an underrated European city to explore, look no further than Riga. This Baltic capital is ideal for wellness junkies, nature lovers, and history buffs alike. Best of all, the city is fairly small (the population floats around 600,000 people), so it’s easily explorable in just one day. If you’re short on …
Has a place ever called you? Randomly spoken to you? While I could argue that everywhere in the world has called (or will call) me at some point, Seattle takes the cake. In 2022, I dropped out of law school to be a full-time travel writer (thanks for being here!) and I kept having dreams …
A little fun fact about me: I’ve been to 80 countries (by the time you’re reading this, probably many more), but I had never ONCE stepped foot on a cruise. For the longest time, the desire simply hadn’t been there, but when I had the opportunity to travel through Alaska via Holland America Line on …
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Mexico City has long been on my list of places I want to visit, but I have some qualms with returning to the same countries when there are so many more to see. However, when I was invited to check out the newly-opened Kimpton Virgilio, I knew it was my chance to finally go eat …
An African safari is on the majority of peoples’ bucket lists for good reason. I’m fortunate enough to have done several, and my absolute hands-down favorite was the day I spent in Chobe National Park, Botswana while on my trip with Exodus Adventure Travels. As magical as African safaris are, there are a few things …
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I remember hearing Drew Binsky describe Namibia as one of his favorite places in the world. Drew has been to every country in the world, and hearing that Namibia was such a standout made me really want to visit. However, planning logistics to a country I knew very little about felt daunting. So, when the …
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I first visited Austria on a 16-hour layover in Vienna in 2019. While Vienna is undoubtedly charming and full of rich history, it wasn’t until I visited other parts of Austria on a summer trip that I truly fell in love with the country. Austria is known as being one of the most beautiful countries …
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Do you have a city that has lived on your bucket list for the longest time? That was Cape Town for me, so when I was invited to go on a trip with Exodus Adventure Travels for a South Africa to Zambia road trip, which would begin in Cape Town, I could not have been …