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#ExploreLocal – Healdsburg, CA

April 25, 2016Jessica 2 Comments

The other week the travel team at Wanderu emailed me with a challenge for their #ExploreLocal initiative: Write about your favorite local day trip from San Francisco. Sure, why not? I love reliving the nostalgia of a good trip. I’ll… Continue Reading →

San Francisco, Travels healdsburg, sanfrancisco, travel, wine, winecountry

Zombie Burlesque – Las Vegas, NV

March 3, 2016Jessica Leave a Comment

Don’t ask me how I know about Zombie Burlesque, I just do. Ok fine twist my arm, I’ll tell you. It was a beautifully designed, campy good time. We used to have a yearly girls trip to Vegas, to partake… Continue Reading →

Nevada, Travel Photos, Travels burlesque, lasvegas, nevada, offthebeatenpath, travel, zombie, zombie burlesque

The 606 – Chicago, IL

February 15, 2016Jessica Leave a Comment

My favorite thing to do when on vacation is to be taken somewhere unexpectedly nice by a local. The 606 in Chi-town was exactly that. The 606 is the Chicago equivalent to New York’s High Line, opened on June 6th,… Continue Reading →

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#ileftmyheartin – Los Angeles

January 6, 2016Jessica 1 Comment

Oh LA, I have always loved you and I always will. Cut to Whitney Houston song. Ours was a long distance love affair that started in college, but we’ve always made it work, haven’t we? Being a native Californian, it… Continue Reading →

Los Angeles, Travels adventure, california, explore, holiday, ilovela, la, losangeles, neverstopexploring, travel, vacation, wanderlust

Buy All The Things – Gifts For Lady Travelers

December 14, 2015Jessica Leave a Comment

I’d always rather trade ideas than gifts, but other people seem to like gifts during the holidays, so if one must one must as “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the… Continue Reading →

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Mount Tallac – South Lake Tahoe, CA

September 26, 2015Jessica 2 Comments

“Suck it Mother Nature! I win! Early May we set off looking for dates to bring back our customary OG Vegas trip. It had been a long time since the 4 of us girls got together and I know I… Continue Reading →

Travels hiking, laketahoe, outdoors, southlaketahoe, travel, vacation, weekendgetaway

Paihai, New Zealand

September 2, 2015Jessica Leave a Comment

On the north tip of the north island is Paihai a beautiful local coastal town that I was lucky enough to spend several days there playing the Amazing Race at my hostel, Texas Hold’em with the locals, and taking a… Continue Reading →

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Day 6: New Zealand – Blue Duck Fire

August 29, 2015Jessica Leave a Comment

I woke up again at 4am and crept out to the bathroom. Sadly Cid was sleeping with his head facing the door, and as he would tell me later I was not the only one to give his face a… Continue Reading →

Abroad, Travels newzealand, tourism, tourist, travel, traveling, travels, trip, vacation, vacations

Day 5: New Zealand – Never Say Never

August 28, 2015Jessica 1 Comment

Never is a strong word, but it’s not unbreakable. In my drunken stupor the night before, I had glossed over the fact that this morning we would be bringing our dinner leftovers to a local classroom of students age 7… Continue Reading →

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Day 4: New Zealand – Shire At Last

August 27, 2015Jessica 1 Comment

It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish. ~ Sam, Fellowship of the Ring Sam’s words summarized my trip to New Zealand quite nicely, after all, I had been talking about it for years but never made… Continue Reading →

Abroad, Travels hobbiton, lotrs, newzealand, tourism, tourist, travel, traveling, travels, trip, vacation, vacations

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