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Welcome to Chasing Jay

Traveling
the World.
Living Out
Loud.

Exploring the world unapologetically. Choosing joy, freedom, and peace along the way.
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Jay

Destinations

Where I’ve Been

Six regions, fifty countries, and every story in between.

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5 Africa Kenya · South Africa
Nigeria · Zimbabwe · +2 24 Europe Portugal · Croatia · Iceland
Scotland · Italy · +19 9 Americas Costa Rica · Colombia · Peru
Argentina · Panama · +4 6 Caribbean Jamaica · Aruba · Bahamas
Dominican Rep. · +2 4 Asia Thailand · Cambodia
Singapore · UAE 2 Oceania New Zealand · Australia
Croatia

Destinations · Europe

A Quick Trip to Split, Croatia: Diocletian’s Palace, Plitvice Falls, and What I’d Do Differently

South Africa

Destinations · Africa

South Africa: My First Safari and the Trip That Taught Me a Few Things About Myself

Cambodia

Destinations · Asia

Angkor Wat at Sunrise: My Solo Trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia

Notes to Self

Reflections

Honest reflections on travel, growth, rest, relationships, and everything life keeps teaching me along the way.

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Reflection

Be Perfectly Imperfect

There’s no finished version of me coming. There’s only the stumbling, trying, occasionally-getting-it-right version that exists right now.

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Journal · August 2022

Eat, Pray, Love Myself in Peru

I didn’t go looking for a spiritual awakening. I went looking for ceviche. What I found somewhere between Cusco and the Sacred Valley changed something I didn’t know needed changing.

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Journal · May 2023

Bittersweet

The hardest part of travel isn’t the missing flights or the language barriers. It’s learning to leave.
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