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Two months back I found myself in Symi, a small Dodecanese island near Turkey, via the kindness of a stranger. Symi island harbour Sinead of @seasoulandsnow reached out on Instagram when she saw I was in Rhodes (how I wound up in Rhodes is a less pretty...

This particular cruise is a whirlwind tour of a lot of Norwegian ports. Only 4 sea days on this cruise, with ports from Southern Norway to North Cape. And with the midnight sun, the views off the ship as it goes into and out of the fjords are not to...

We just got home late last night from a quick little trip down to Hawaii. Hubby and I were lucky enough to be able to sneak away for a few days and without the kids even a 5 hr flight seemed worthwhile for some much-needed time away. On the flight home...

…the entire island chain was spread out below us… We weren’t even halfway up the mountain yet, and I was already coming to terms with my own mortality. “Don’t take that trail,” the apartment owner had told us. “It’s very steep. Go around this way instead...

Sometimes I stick in earbuds when my iPhone is dead and listen to silence just to avoid talking to strangers. When my dearest friends had to cancel their trip to join me in Patagonia, I packed two sets of earbuds for my journey, just to be safe. The...