We knew our time on the island was not going to be enough. It was my first time back, and spending time with my family was our number one priority. It was also my hubby’s first time in Cuba. With this in mind, we knew we had to come up with a good itinerary that covered highlights, memories and family. Havana, Guantanamo, Varadero, and Pinar […]
Life in the French Alps We spent a month in Les Houches, French Alps and we made a small video depicting some of the best things to do around. Our month was mostly spent working, and (if i’m honest) praying for snow… which came very very late in our stay. Nonetheless, it was a great experience. We thoroughly enjoyed looking at the alps every day, […]
From Les Houches to Courmayeur From Les Houches you take the free city bus to the Chamonix Sud station ( which is also where you will connect to go to most areas around), then a bus that crosses you over through the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Courmayeur. There are many companies, but we took the earliest departure, which was 8:30am. We took the 8:02am bus […]
Havana to Vinales Going home for the first time in 18 years was magical to say the least. Spending so much time with my family was so much fun, and it was incredible seeing how we still have such a deep connection even after all these years. I got to know my little nieces and nephews that were born after I left, and I also […]
Aside from learning a new job, meeting new people, and discovering the mountains, I found myself doing an awful lot of self work the summer of 2013. I never intended to do this work, it just kind of happened. With long hours and the fear of failing both in the personal and work world, emotions were high. I had just ended a 5 year relationship, and […]
If someone would’ve told me 5 years ago that I would fall in love with a far away land of seemingly endless winters and long summer days, I probably would’ve laughed. You see, I’m an island girl…and true to my roots, I love sun, beach, sand and tropical everything in excess. When I landed in Alaska, my level of surprise was low but my level of […]