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Which Honduran Island: Utila or Roatan? thumbnail

When we were planning our trip to Honduras, there was endless chatter regarding which of the two most popular Bay Islands was best (poor Guanaja got the short end of the stick). Roatan lovers told us Utila was dirty and filled with rude backpackers and Utila fans told us Roatan was pricey and boring. So naturally…

Honduras Flashback: On Being Robbed thumbnail

You might have gathered from these posts that I’ve been bitten by the Honduras bug and I’m finishing up some coverage that I didn’t get around to after my trip last summer. Onto an uplifting post regarding travel theft! It was bound to happen sometime. When you strap your important possessions onto your body and fling…

Photo of the Week 8 thumbnail

This week’s Photo of the Week is of the domed ceilings of the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. I absolutely loved the mosques in Istanbul, and this was my favorite one. What beautiful detailing! I can’t wait to write about my time here…

Honduras Travel Budget Breakdown thumbnail

Sunday’s Sunjam post and Globetrotter Girls recent Central America budget breakdown were the cosmic kick in the pants reminder that after meticulously tracking our spending during last summer’s Honduras trip, I never posted the breakdown of our travel budget. For the last few years I have been a strict budgeter at home, pinching pennies and recording…

Travel Quotes: Islands thumbnail

From the island nation of the United Kingdom to the mythical Greek isles to my soon-to-be home of teeny Thai rock Koh Tao, this trip has been one hop across the water after the other. Which brings me to this fortnight’s travel quote, one I’ve saved and loved for a long time now. “I think that…

Surviving Sunjam thumbnail

I’m breaking my normally chronological posting in honor of next weekend’s big event in Utila, Honduras. Last year I attended Sunjam Utila with four of my favorite people, ever, and it’s one of my favorite travel memories, ever. This post is long but its all information that I searched long and hard for before attending and…

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