I’m Rachael. Just your average twenty-something trying to balance faith, family, work and a desire to see and do as much as I can on this beautiful planet. I’m not really a “scrap-book artsy” type of girl, so this is how I’m recording my adventures, big and small.
To be honest, I had never heard of St. Kitts before we booked our Eastern caribbean cruise, and I didn’t find too much information that made me excited to visit when I was planning our day trip. Imagine my surprise when I woke up in the morning and came outside to this beautiful view: St. Kitts [...]
It would be great to be able to travel year-round, but most people (like me) work normal 9 to 5 jobs and are not able to take more than one good vacation a year. That can make it really difficult to decide what to do and where to go! Two of the best-value vacations out [...]
St. Maarten is a small island, but there were so many decisions to make for a day trip there! Dutch Side or French side? Which beach is the best? What towns are worth exploring?
Deciding what to do to celebrate our one-year wedding anniversary wasn’t tough. I knew I wanted to leave the U.S., but I wasn’t looking for the same resort experience that we had on our honeymoon (as great as that was!). I was ready to do some exploring! What’s the best way to hit a bunch [...]
What better first trip to write than about my honeymoon? It was by far the most relaxing vacation I have ever been on. Unlike most of my trips, I left all the planning up to Bryant for this one. He looked at a whole bunch of different options, including Hawaii, Costa Rica, Jamaica, St. Lucia and of course, Mexico. A lot of people seemed surprised when we told them we chose to honeymoon in Mexico, but it was honestly the best all-around decision for what we wanted to do. It checked all the boxes:
I caught my first travel bug during my Sophomore year at the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!). I saw a flyer about studying abroad in Oxford, England for a summer and basically became obsessed with the idea of going, so I did! It was one of the quickest decisions I have ever made, but it [...]
