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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 Top 29 Things I Learned From My Travels
This has been the longest time I have traveled. And it has been an amazing journey. I have seen amazing things, grown as a person, realized my own strengths and weaknesses, changed my eating habits, gone to incredible healers who have brought healing to my body and soul, and have expanded my outlook on life. Here are the top twenty-nine things that I learned.1. The greatest thing about traveling had nothing to do with the beaches that I saw, the temples, or even the food. It’s not about rushing around to see the sights. The best part of travel were the people who I met. I loved seeing what we…
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Being A Temple Instead Of Visiting Temples-My Visit To An Orphanage In Sri Lanka
For those of you who have followed along, you know that my visit to Sri Lanka has not been the greatest. It has been unsafe to travel here as a single woman, and many unfortunate things have happened to me along the way. This is a sad country with an even sadder government, and the people who I have met have talked about their feelings of repression, and how they envy my freedom as an American. The person with the most moving story was my driver, Michael. Michael told me the story of how when he was 28 years old, he traveled to the Philippines. He happened to fall in…
