Travel Adventures

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  PADI Scuba Diving Certification at Sandals Resorts: What It's Really Like

  We completed our PADI Open Water SCUBA at Sandals South Coast, Jamaica and had so much fun doing so! Did you know that you could learn to Scuba Dive and get SCUBA Certified on vacation? A review of PADI e-learning, all-inclusive diving, and the entire process.
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  What To Do in Bora Bora: The Best Boat Day Excursion

  How to spend a day on a honeymoon in French Polynesia? A snorkeling tour in the lagoon, meeting sting rays and black tip sharks, a fresh-made, local island lunch, and cruising on the bluest water in the Tahiti Sun!
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  Four Seasons Bora Bora Resort: A Honeymoon Dream

  Bora Bora is synonymous with Tropical Paradise: white sand beaches, overwater bungalows, a vibrant blue lagoon, flower crowns and the Tahiti sun - and the Four Seasons Bora Bora Resort is an icon of a property. French Polynesia was always our dream honeymoon, but we couldn't wait for our wedding to travel to this paradise!
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  Daymaniyat Islands, Oman: The Most Beautiful Beaches You've Never Heard Of

  Muscat, Oman is known for its history, markets, luxury hotels, and Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque - not for crystal clear aqua waters and white sand beaches. However, a visit the the city just isn't complete without a snorkeling tour to the Daymaniyat Islands Nature Reserve (or Ad Dimaniyat Islands, as they are sometimes called) - spend a day on a boat, in the water, and exploring the most surprising, stunning beaches I have ever seen.
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  How to Take The Jose Cuervo Tequila Express Train to the Magical Town of Tequila, Mexico

  Within Jalisco, The Best Ever Day Trip from Guadalajara, Mexico is to the famous, Magical Town (Or Pueblo Magico) of Tequila with Mundo Cuervo. A detailed guide of what to expect, what to drink, and the best hotels to extend your stay even longer!
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  Our Third Year of Full-Time Travel - 2019 in Review

  This year brought us to 14 countries, to some of our biggest dream destinations, and to a number of parts of the world we had never seen before. These are our stories from a life on the road.
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  Fragrance: The Original Christmas Gift. A Journey to its source.

  In the original Christmas tale, wise men offered fragrances from the East. In traveling to Oman, those ancient lands, I discovered that Perfume was the ideal holiday gift, and how much the smell of my Chloe Signature perfume will always remind me of this journey. In partnership with Sephora.
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  How to Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Guadalajara Like a Local

  Celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico had been a long-time dream of ours. Traveling with locals and Guadalajara Tourism, we found the best and most authentic places to eat, stay, and experience!
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  Learning Spanish Just Got Easier With Rosetta Stone's 'Your Plan'

  Rosetta Stones re-invented app and new plan systems have made learning a language for travel easier, faster, and more precise than ever before. I tested out my skills in Buenos Aires and Guadalajara.
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  Exploring Richmond and Steveston Village with Fairmont Vancouver

  For our first trip up to Vancouver, Canada we skipped the standard city sites and stuck to the nature, history, and small towns just south of the city center.
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  Rafting the Martha Brae River in Falmouth, Jamaica

  While prepping for Jamaica, I came across a photo of these bamboo rafts on this gorgeous river - and knew we needed to add it to our itinerary. And spoilers: it was magical, and so worth it!
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  Papakolea, Hawaii's Green Sand Beach

  There is no shortage of beautiful beaches on Hawaii's Big Island, but one of the rarest and most interesting beaches is the Papakolea Green Sand Beach. Here's everything you need to know to find it for yourself.
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  24 Hours in Abu Dhabi, UAE Travel Guide

  For our first stop in the Middle East, we explored the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Heritage Village, and Louvre Abu Dhabi to see the best of the new and old worlds that exist in this ancient and modern city.
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  Jungles, Temples, and Waterfalls - A Lush Weekend in Bali

  We fell in love with Bali years ago, and finally made it back for a packed few days through Nusa Dua, the beaches of Uluwatu, and the greenery and waterfalls of Ubud. A quick photo diary of the Island of the Gods
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  On Safari Near Cape Town: Gondwana Game Reserve, South Africa

  We had dreamed of Safariing in Africa for years, and while in Cape Town we took the chance to drive the garden route for a couple of days to first free-roaming animal encounters! Gondwana is an oasis in the grasslands - with lions, elephants, and rhinos (oh my!)
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  The Time We Got Scammed, Extorted, and Had to Flee Indonesia

  When we were first starting out, we flew down to Lombok, Indonesia for a week-long project. Every day became stranger and more dangerous than the last - until finally armed men forced us to a police station, and charged us thousands of dollars. Read on for the full story.
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  Food, Culture, and Beaches in the Dominican Republic with GoDomRep

  Eating, Adventuring, Touring, and Sunning our way from Puerto Plata to Santo Domingo - and discovering the oldest cities in The New World.
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  Our Second Year of Full-Time Travel - 2018 in Review

  Our second year on the road took us to 19 Countries, 7 States, and over 1 Million photos shot. When we started out, we never thought we could last this long, and 2018 has been our biggest year yet! These are our stories.
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  Photo Diary - Friends Trip to Turks and Caicos, The Perfect Caribbean Paradise

  Everything is better with friends! We spent a few days running around this tropical playground, on white sand beaches and in crystal aqua waters.
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  Bucket List - A Hot Air Ballon Ride Over The Dubai Desert

  Dubai has been a place we had wanted to go to for a long time - it seemed like such an otherworldly destination, this mix of ancient culture and a brand-new playground of a city. In one morning, we went up in a Balloon before dawn, fly with Falcons, and rode out through the dunes to dine at a desert camp.
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  We're Engaged! Our Magical Big Sur Engagement

  The first trip we ever took (after dating for all of 3 days) was up the California Coast to Big Sur - which quickly became our favorite little spot in the world. This is the story of how we got here, and our incredible weekend in the woods.
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  Italian Daydream - Sailing through Positano and the Amalfi Coast

  The last stop on our 3-week Italian Road-trip was the Amalfi Coast, a glittering, iconic, limoncello-scented god of a travel destination.
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  Wedding Weekend in The Conejo Valley, California

  We grew up in Ventura, California - a little beach town 60 miles North of LA. Now we live in Santa Monica, a much fancier beach town with a much more iconic pier - and wedged right between the two is The Conejo Valley, an area that both feels like home to me, but is also unfamiliar and new to explore - when we were invited to a wedding in the area, we took the weekend to see what we had been missing!
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  Staying Safe while Traveling with Uber - On Our Weekend Getaway and Beyond

  I do a lot in life and travel to make sure that I always keep myself safe - and one big way we keep safe is by riding with Uber whenever we aren't sure about driving, to make sure that we are never putting ourselves at risk - and the new safety features Uber has released is making it even easier to keep ourselves safe.
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  Deepening Travel through Language - Learning Spanish with Rosetta Stone

  Traveling off the beaten path has taught me how valuable and rewarding it can be to speak the local language, and when we were planning our trip to Panama, I knew I wanted to start focusing on learning Spanish again and use the opportunity to flex my language muscle.
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  One Day in Cinque Terre, Italy - Italian Summer Photo Diary

  On our Road Trip through Italy we stopped for 2 quick nights in Monterosso . We booked a little airbnb up in the hills, bought fresh pastas and pesto and $4 wine and ate on our tiny terrace overlooking the city. It was an Italian summer daydream.
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  In Analog - Road Trip through Loire Valley, France

  A summer week of wine and castles from Nantes to Sancerre; and then onto Paris - our photo diary from the road.
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  Adventure to Castaway Island, Fiji

  It wasn't until we had booked our trip to Fiji and put together our plans that we realized Monuriki, THE Castaway Island - the setting where the film was made - was here, and just a short boat ride away from Castaway Island Resort - and that they were both a true tropical paradise.
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  Cayo Espanto: Private Planes, Swimming with Sharks, and Living the Dream on an Ultra-Lux Island in Belize

  A long weekend on Cayo Espanto in San Pedro, Belize - a private island with just 7 villas - for a few days of shooting, adventuring, and (what turned out to be) bucket-list-checking experiences.
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  Exploring London in Winter with the Sofitel St James Hotel

  London might not be the most obvious travel choice for February - but there was something drawing us to come to the city in the dead of winter. We did not get snow, but we found beautiful foggy streets, and just a few spring blossoms poking through.
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  Shoot Week at the Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, Thailand with Cindy Sirinya

  A shoot week with Elephants, Wineries, Loi Krathong, Secret Temples, and a Thai supermodel in Hua Hin, Thailand
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  An Indian Wedding in the Foothills of the Himalayas - Dehradun, India

  This wedding in India was filled with so much light and vibrance, music and dancing, drinks and rich, amazing Indian food - and we tried our best to participate in every moment of it.
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  Paradise Found at Couples Resorts, Negril, Jamaica

  Just before Christmas, we took a quick hop over to the Caribbean for a few days of bliss with Sidewalker Daily We drove the windy, coastal road over to the Eastern tip of Jamaica, to Negril, and we met three other couples for a few days of running around the beach, cliff jumping, catamarans, fish tacos, and a little Caribbean paradise.
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  Our First Year of Full-Time Travel - 2017 in Review

  A look back at our first year of living, shooting, and working on the road. 15 Countries, 9 months abroad, countless flights, and hundreds of thousands of images later - our favorite moments.
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  Photo Diary - December in Hanoi, Vietnam

  A day out in the streets of the Capital of Vietnam
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  Hiking the German Alps

  There is something so special about the Alps - the greenery, the cottages on the mountainsides, the bright blue skies, the towering peaks, being able to see into 3 different countries from the top - it was like a fairy tale and The Sound of Music came alive in front of us.
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  Shooting Barcelo Stories - New Friends and Drone Battles

  Being a part of the Barcelo Stories campaign was the blogger summer camp that we never knew we wanted - and the most fun project we've had to date.
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  Living Caribbean Dreams in Punta Cana

  I have always been enamored with the Caribbean, from the first time I flew in a tiny plane to the Virgin Islands and watched the shallow waters emerge beneath us. Coming to Punta Cana with Barcelo Stories was a dream come true.
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  A Los Angeles Dream Weekend at the Beverly Terrace Hotel

  We stopped by The Hotel Beverly Terrace for a long sunny weekend in Beverly Hills; and little by little, Los Angeles is starting to feel like home to me.
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  Desert Heat Wave

  We hopped a Jucy camper van out to the desert in the summer heat, to soak in the sun and sleep under the stars.
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  One Week of Living The Dream in Hawaii

  The day we moved out of New York, Brandon and I hopped on a 6:00AM flight straight to Hawaii - A week living here was just a dream.
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  The Endless Splendor Of Angkor Wat

  It is hard to fully describe Angkor Wat, a site so grand that entire city of Siem Reap was built around it. A labyrinth of ancient temples built nearly 1,000 years ago, and the largest religious site in the world – it is the icon against which all others are measured.
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  A Glory Day Sailing In Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

  The beaches and bays here, despite being as popular and well-toured as they are, are still just breathtaking. Of anywhere I’ve been, this water is some of the brightest and clearest.
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  Into the Cambodian Countryside Photo Diary

  We rode out of the city of Siem Reap and into the countryside to see a glimpse of authentic life in Cambodia.