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April 4, 2019

Florida Spotlight: Lake Talquin

I visited Lake Talquin for the first time at the beginning of February 2019 with my boyfriend John and my dog Koda. The trip was a last minute decision; I had recently started training at Lucky Goat Coffee and by some stroke of luck I didn't have to be there over the weekend. I had convinced myself that it might be a long time before I had a weekend off again, so I decided to take advantage of that time and plan an adventure. John and I found a place on Hipcamp - a website that is essentially the Airbnb of camping - and two days later we hit the road. Lake T[...]

Activism // Conservation, Outdoors, Travel

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March 21, 2019

Hidden Gems in Utah and Arizona

I'm sure you already know this by now, but the Western states hold a very special place in my heart. Four states in particular are constantly calling to me: Colorado, New Mexica, Arizona, and Utah. My infatuation with the scorching western deserts and the wild towering mountains started in 2016, when I went on my first road trip out west with my three best friends. That trip was a cornerstone moment in the formulation of my identity, and I thoroughly believe that it set me on the path to becoming the outdoor enthusiast that I am today. In 2016 my friends and I[...]

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March 8, 2019

Ireland Travel Guide: Dublin

The last city I visited while touring Ireland with my family and boyfriend over the holidays was Dublin. We had originally flown into the Dublin airport, but all we did on that first day was rent a car so we could go straight to our Airbnb in Belfast. I was very excited to be back in the busy city and explore it for the last four days of our trip. Want to read about the rest of our trip? Check out my guides to Belfast and Cork! What to Do When we got to Dublin one of the first things we did was return our rental car, so we no longer had the freedom to go wher[...]

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February 25, 2019

Florida Spotlight: Cape San Blas

Cape San Blas State Park // Forest Tourist

My very first backpacking trip was to Cape San Blas State Park, also known as the T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. It all started when my dear friend Jimmy, who I barely knew at the time, posted on Facebook that he would be driving out to the park one weekend and had room in his car for anyone who wanted to go. Looking back I'm surprised I had the courage to reach out to him since I had zero backpacking experience, absolutely no gear of my own, and hardly any camping experience. Yet despite all that, I found myself crammed between two other[...]

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February 11, 2019

Ireland Travel Guide: Cork

In case you haven't been keeping up with my blog or facebook or instagram, I'll give you a little refresher on what I've been up to: in December I traveled with my family and boyfriend to Ireland for vacation. We started the trip in Belfast (you can read all about it here!) and then drove all the way south down to Cork. Cork was a last minute addition to our trip itinerary so we only had one day to see all of the sights and eat all of the food. Despite the short time frame, we were able to pack in a lot of activities and it was totally worth the long drive to g[...]

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January 21, 2019

Ireland Travel Guide: Belfast

In December I was fortunate enough to travel to Ireland with my family and boyfriend for a ten day getaway. We spent the first four days of our trip in Belfast, which is part of Northern Ireland. There is so much to do, see, and eat in Belfast, and I hope this blog post empowers you to book a trip of your own!

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November 19, 2018

Summertime in Croatia // Travel Guide

When I was 18 years old and fresh out of high school I spent a month in Croatia. My family had taken in a foreign exchange student named Mia Beno at the beginning of the school year and we were inseparable by the time she was ready to go home. So I bought a plane ticket at the same time she did and went home with her. I had been out of the country several times with my family, but this was the first time I flew without them. I spent the first two weeks of the trip with Mia and her family in her home town Velika Gorica, and then the rest of my family flew in to exp[...]