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DESTINATION: Havana, Cuba

So I went to Cuba!! The way it happened was so funny.  An acquaintance, now friend, randomly told me that she was planning on going.  Of course, I was intrigued because I’m always down for traveling but don’t always have someone to travel with (solo travel can get old).  As she started telling about the trip, I realized that I …

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MINI-CATION: Grand Canyon & Antelope Canyons

So if you’ve been following my blog, you know that I will turn any trip into a mini vacation.  This time it was a work trip to Phoenix…. I extended my trip over the weekend and hopped on the road! Initially the plan was just to visit the Grand Canyon, but as I thought about it more, I kept thinking …

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DESTINATION: London, England & Reykjavik, Iceland

I went to London and Iceland! In a previous post, I think I mentioned that my boyfriend’s family loves to travel (you’ll hear that again.. we’re already planning another trip). His mother subscribes to a lot of travel websites that finds discounted flights or flight glitches so she sometimes takes these random trips to amazing places.  This time she found …

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MINI-CATION: Charleston, South Carolina

So I visited Charleston, SC! Funny thing is, it’s never been on my list of places to travel but when I found myself traveling there for work, I figured whey not stay for the weekend.  To be honest, I was a bit apprehensive with all of the history tied to Charleston and the fairly recent events… but after doing my …

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DESTINATION: Cape Town, South Africa

My boyfriend surprised me with a trip for my 30th birthday! He decided to take me to Cape Town, South Africa!  He works for luxury travel company and one of the employee perks was that they had access to random discounted flights.  Initially, it seemed a little random, but needless to say, Cape Town definitely made it on my top …

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DESTINATION: Venice, Italy

Recently, I got a new job with my company and was told that I would need to attend training prior to my actual start date. Surprisingly enough, the freaking training was in Italy!  I was super excited because, at the time, I hadn’t been outside of the US (besides Mexico and Canada… and Germany, where I was born and lived …