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Medellin Cityscape

How to Spend Three Days in Medellin, Colombia

in Blog Posts, Solo Travel on 06/13/18

How to Spend Three Days in Medellin, Colombia Flying into this hilly city in the middle of Colombia was infinitely cool.  As the plane started to descend, the clouds were kissing the mountains and bringing into view the towns on the outskirts of the city.  The windy journey from the airport to the city center was equally beautiful.  Medellin is… View Post

A Quick Guide to Cartagena, Colombia

in Blog Posts, Solo Travel on 05/21/18

A Quick Guide to Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena is a beach town in Northern Colombia, basically in the Caribbean.  It’s a short 2 and a half hour flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, making it pretty accessible from the United States, especially just for a long weekend.  The walled city is stunningly beautiful, with picturesque houses, streets, balconies, churches, just to name… View Post

Bourbon Street

A Guide to New Orleans

in Blog Posts, Large Group Travel, Small Group Travel on 03/14/18

New Orleans Guide – Planning Your Trip If you’re in your twenties, it’s highly likely you’ve already been to New Orleans, or you’ll go in the next few years.  It’s a mecca of bachelor/bachelorette parties, weekend getaways, and birthday celebrations. If you haven’t been yet, don’t worry, your time to drink ridiculously sugary, tall, frozen drinks while walking along Bourbon… View Post

How to Pack for a Snowboarding Trip

in Blog Posts, Family Travel, Small Group Travel, Solo Travel on 02/24/18

  How to Pack – Where to begin? At least once a year, I head out to the western US for a ski/snowboarding trip.  Generally, we go as a family or I meet my dad out there for a father/daughter weekend.  I’ve been skiing since I was three, and snowboarding since I was nine, so luckily I’ve nailed the wardrobe… View Post

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