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The Best Solo Road Trip In Oman
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The Best Solo Road Trip In Oman
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My first foray into the Middle East and country #25. Driving around by myself enabled me to see so much more of this beautiful country...from sandboarding and exploring castle-like forts to watching turtles lay eggs and hiking wadis.

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A Luxurious Flower Bath & Spa Day In Ubud, Bali
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A Luxurious Flower Bath & Spa Day In Ubud, Bali
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As I made my way through the palms down the paved path, bright orange flowers and running water lead the way to reception. This is Karsa Spa.

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Singapore’s Futuristic Gardens By The Bay
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Singapore’s Futuristic Gardens By The Bay
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The light show was striking and one of the coolest things I saw while I was in Singapore.

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Lac Abbe & Lac Assal: An Epic Road Trip In Djibouti
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Lac Abbe & Lac Assal: An Epic Road Trip In Djibouti
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Living in Chicago, it’s easy to forget what the sky truly looks like without light pollution. In that moment I felt so small, yet so grateful.

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Feeding Hyenas With The Hyena Man In Harar, Ethiopia
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Feeding Hyenas With The Hyena Man In Harar, Ethiopia
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I popped the opposite end of the stick in my mouth and almost immediately, a hyena came up and snatched the meat from the stick…6 inches away from my face.

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Feeding Elephants In Thailand
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Feeding Elephants In Thailand
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We loaded up our shirt pockets with small bananas and sugar cane when suddenly a herd of elephants starts literally sprinting toward us while trumpeting their trunks.

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Chasing The Northern Lights In Tromsø, Norway
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Chasing The Northern Lights In Tromsø, Norway
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Suddenly, we started to see faint streaks of green coming over the fjords. As we squinted, the streaks became clearer until a thick current of green light danced across the sky.

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Top 8 Things To Do In Siem Reap
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Top 8 Things To Do In Siem Reap
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Knowing that these UNESCO world heritage sights were built thousands of years ago is incredible.

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Brushing With Death While Snorkeling In Iceland’s Silfra Fissure
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Brushing With Death While Snorkeling In Iceland’s Silfra Fissure
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I’m a firm believer that some of the best and funniest memories are made when things go wrong and this is no exception. Without further ado, here is the story of how I nearly drowned while snorkeling in Iceland…

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Hiking Guatemala’s Pacaya Volcano
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Hiking Guatemala’s Pacaya Volcano
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With every turn, I kept thinking we might eventually meet a short landing or level path. I thought wrong.

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where i’ve been

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Next Trip: 🇪🇬 Egypt