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Where Is Home?
Don’t worry that your life is turning upside down.How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? -Rumi Where is home? This has been a question that I’ve asked myself over and over through the years. Growing up, we moved thirteen times before I even made it out of high school. I learned early on that a home is not a house. Growing up, my home was my family, the laughter we shared in each house we lived in, the work we did together to create a nice place to be. Growing up, this was home. No matter where we…
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3 Thailand Beaches That You Just Shouldn’t Miss
Everyone loves Thailand beaches. The question that everyone has when booking their holidays to Thailand is which ones they should visit. Well, I have found three stunning Thailand beaches that not only will make you feel like you have found Paradise, but also aren’t crowded with hordes of people. These beaches will make you feel like you have truly escaped. My Favorite Thailand Beaches 1. Sunrise Beach, Koh Lipe Koh Lipe isn’t the easiest island in Thailand to get to, but it is worth the journey. This is an island that isn’t overrun by tourists. In fact, there isn’t even a 7-11. Sunrise Beach was by far my favorite Thailand beach. I…
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11 Things To Do In Bali That You Won’t Find On TripAdvisor
I fell in love with Bali the moment I first saw it. The sensuous sandalwood smoke curling itself upward to mingle with my breath and remind me to be fully in the moment, the smiling happy people who wanted to know everything about me, the colorful flowers everywhere. It was the first place that I traveled to that felt completely exotic. There were so many things to do in Bali, and I fluttered around from place to place trying to do them all. But seven years later, I still felt like I needed to go back. I had done all the touristy things, but Bali was still calling to me.…
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The Sanctuary Resort at Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand
I ended my three months of traveling throughout Indonesia and Sri Lanka at the Sanctuary Resort in Thailand. There were things I absolutely loved about it and some things that weren’t so great. I wasn’t expecting it to be, but for those who don’t know this, it’s definitely not a resort. I tend to shy away from “resorts”, so this was fine by me. However, I did find the Sanctuary to be outrageously overpriced, especially by Thailand standards. I paid around $45/night, and that was for a room with no air conditioning and a very uncomfortable hard bed. To use the restroom, I had to enter a door next to…
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Pictures From Ella, Sri Lanka To Nuwara Eliya
Ella, Sri Lanka was one of those places that you see a beautiful picture of, and so you decide to go. The problem is once you get there and you’ve seen the one waterfall where the beautiful pictures were taken, that’s it, and you wonder why you came so far to see so little. But what made it all worth it was the glorious train ride through the tea plantations to Nuwara Eliya. The scenery was stunning. I made friends with a local family who even offered to share their lunch with me. It was here I really started to feel the hospitality of the Sri Lankan people and also…
