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My Solo Trip to Machu Picchu: Sacred Valley, Spontaneity, and a Night on a Mountain
This trip was about as spontaneous as it gets. I decided I wanted to go to Peru on a Sunday, bought a ticket, and left two days later. I described it as Eat, Pray, Love Myself, and that’s exactly what it was.
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Porto with Teens: River Views, Tile-Covered Streets, and a Slower Kind of Beauty
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Madrid and Barcelona with Teens: Two Spanish Cities, One Fast-Moving Family Trip
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Kenya Part 1: Nairobi, Samburu, and a Safari That Felt Like Coming Home
A visit to a women-only village in Samburu left me in tears, and taught me what “it takes a village” really looks like.
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Cartagena Solo: Colorful Streets, Caribbean Heat, and a City Full of Life
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Bern, the Matterhorn, and a Few Days in Switzerland with Teens
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A Few Quiet Days in Tulum: Rest, Sun, and Space to Breathe
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A 7-Day Ireland Road Trip with Teens: Castles, Cliffs, and Green Roads
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A Quick Trip to Split, Croatia: Diocletian’s Palace, Plitvice Falls, and What I’d Do Differently
Getting to Split required a little logistics. We stayed in the heart of Old Town at Hotel Slajiva Culture, inside Diocletian’s Palace.
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Traveling with Teens in Slovenia: Lake Bled, the Julian Alps, and the Beauty of No Itinerary
We showed up to Slovenia with no itinerary. That was intentional. The idea was to figure it out as we went.
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New Year’s Eve in Iceland: An 8-Day Group Tour to Remember
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Solo Female Travel in Scotland: Edinburgh, Inverness, and the Scottish Highlands
Scotland had been on my bucket list for years. If I’m being honest, Outlander put it there.
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Driving Around Grand Turk: A Golf Cart Day with the Teens
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