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    • Belize
      • Ambergris Caye
      • Caye Caulker
    • Cambodia, Koh Rong Samloem
    • Costa Rica
      • Arenal and La Fortuna
      • The Osa Peninsula, Corcovado National Park
      • Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Guatemala
      • Lake Atitlan
    • Indonesia
      • Ambon, Maluku
      • Bali
      • Gili Islands
      • Kai Island, Maluku
      • Raja Ampat
      • Sumatra-Belitung Island
    • Mexico
      • Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo
      • La Paz
      • Patzcuaro
      • San Miguel De Allende
      • Todos Santos-The Antidote To Cabo!
      • Zipolite Beach: A Complete Travel Guide
    • Portugal
      • Beach Porn Alert: 7 Reasons Why You Need To Put Lagos, Portugal On Your Bucket List Now
      • The Top Portugal Beaches To Visit
    • Sri Lanka
      • Colombo, Sri Lanka
      • Ella
      • Mirissa Beach
      • Yala National Park
    • Thailand
      • Bangkok
      • Koh Lipe
      • Phi Phi
      • Phuket
      • Railay Beach-Krabi Town
      • Your Thailand Songkran Water Festival Guide
  • Places To Stay
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    Magic is the energy I feel each day when I awake in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.  Suspended in time is what I feel when I walk through San Miguel de Allende’s cobblestone streets.  The days seem to end before they even began. You have filled my senses to the brim during your sunlit days.  The sound of church bells fills my ears mixed with the crackle of thunder and fireworks being shot through your cannons. The smell of your chilies mingled with lavender and mint from your gardens stirs me. I am seduced with the beauty of your doorways.  Each doorway the hues of  paprika, mustard, and naranja, burning into…

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    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…

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    Udawalawe National Park was amazing because of the number of elephants that I saw.  I got to see many elephant families which had me totally enraptured.  There were also a lot of water buffalo, crocodiles, and eagles.  I liked Udawalawe National Park because it was a lot less touristy than Yala National Park.  If you want to mainly see elephants, then Udawalawe is the one to visit.  If it’s a larger variety of animals that you are hoping to see, then Yala National Park is the one for you.   You may also like my pictures of Yala National Park!  

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    Yala National Park was my favorite part of Sri Lanka.  Getting to see leopards, elephants, water buffalo, monkeys, and peacocks all in the same day in their natural habitat was incredible.  My favorite part was seeing the elephants.  I could have watched them all day.  It’s easy to forget what majestic beings we are sharing the earth with, and a visit here will remind you of why we need to all do our part to protect it.  I feel a lot of gratitude for the chance to have seen these animals and to have had the opportunity to be so close to them.  I hope these pictures of Yala Park will…

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About Me

I am always looking for the perfect escape, the perfect paradise, the kind of place that tosses your cares into the sea. Fortunately, I have discovered many! I created this site to show you where to go and how to get there. My goal is to show you that Paradise is only a plane ticket (or boat ride) away. I have inspired many others to travel and to create a better life. I am available for inspirational speaking, coaching, writing, travel planning, and photography.

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