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I am still in shock. As an avid traveler who respects all religions and whose mother is Catholic, I am sickened by this tragedy that has affected so many people’s lives on what is a day of celebration for many Catholic families. My heart and prayers to all those affected and all those helping the ones in need. #prayforsrilanka We need more than prayers. We need love. #lovesrilanka #nomorehate

H A P P Y E A S T E R 🐣 from The Sukhothai Hotel in Bangkok! I made it back to partake in a childhood tradition that my parents used to take my sister and I when we were in high school - the iconic chocolate buffet at the Sukhothai Hotel! A smattering of all sorts of yummy gourmet chocolate desserts including a liquid chocolate trolley where you can choose from 30 different chocolates from around the whole - and even local Thai ones! Handcrafted by the awesome Chef Laurent, the liquid chocolate drink is served either hot or cold. Of course, this awesome buffet also includes savory items like sushi and caviar canapés so we don’t die of sugar overload! Thai traditional music on the khim is included! ❤️ Thank you @iamsambkk for spoiling us silly! 🙃 .
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#spoiledtraveler #happyeaster #chocolatebuffet #thesukhothaihotel #bangkok #thailand #luxurytravel #amazingthailand

And now to the beach! 🏖 After all those different landscapes (deserts, oasis, mountains, etc), we finally make it to the Mediterranean where I take an impromptu Tunisian dance lesson on a pirate ship 🏴‍☠️, befriend a camel 🐪, enjoy the ocean breeze and explore the fresh seafood 🦀 as well as the blue and white boats 🚣‍♀️ and great big doors of Djerba🚪as well as visit the oldest synagogue in Tunisia, the ancient El Ghriba Synagogue, a site of holy pilgrimage. Did you know that Djerba is home to over 1400 Jewish residents? Happy Passover! I’m really going to miss this place multicultural place. Who wants to come back with me? .
Yellow blouse by @pavnibkk .
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#djerba #tunisia #discover_tunisia #ElGhribaSynagogue #dancing #seaside #camel #doors #iwanttogoback #whowantstocomewithme

How does this jebba look on me? Here I am trying to fit in. 🤓 I had such a wonderful time exploring the markets of Tozeur! Wanted to bring home all the cute handwoven baskets made of palm 🧺 and I loved all the beautiful graffiti on the walls of the Medina. The Tunisians have so much soul and I love it. ❤️ I cannot speak more highly of my experience here. The kindness and the honesty - I accidentally left my iPhone at the shop where I tried on this jebba and the shopkeeper tracked me down a couple blocks away to return it to me. My travels confirm my belief that there are always more people in the world who are good-hearted than bad. ✌️💕
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#tozeur #tunisia #discover_tunisia #offseasonadventures #discovertunisia #jebba #baskets #markets

The way into my heart is through my tummy and I am so blessed to learn about BRIK - my new favorite food! It’s basically a huge Tunisian style wonton stuffed with egg or even tuna (this stuffing changes depending upon the region you’re in) and it’s sooooo good! 😍 This beautiful meal I’m sharing with you was from the home of our loveliest host, Fattah of @voyageursdudesert whose beautiful wife and the ladies of the kitchen served us so much food, including two types of couscous! Three if you count the one served under the mouthwatering lamb! We had 2 delicious desserts - a date mousse that was to die for and, of course, the famous strawberries of Tunisia. Btw, did you know that harissa was originally Tunisian? Other countries like Morocco & Lebanon adopted it into their cuisines obviously because it’s super delicious 😋 The lovely meal ended with some mint tea and then I PTFO because Fattah also hosts guests in his lovely home and I stumbled into one of his beautiful rooms for rent (I totally dig the tiles in his bathroom). The only thing I regret is not being in the kitchen while the ladies were cooking so I can recreate these meals back home. I guess I’ll have to come back! Who wants to come with me? Serious inquiries only please ✌️😘
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#brik #tunisia #couscous #discovertunisia #lamb #yum #minttea #ptfo #trip #whowantstocomewithme

Incredible.✨Here, I’m standing in what is called “Star Wars Canyon” by Star Wars fans. To the locals, it’s Sidi Bouhlel Canyon, made famous globally by the pod race scene from Episode I The Phantom Menace.
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#SidiBouhlel #starwars #podracing #EpisodeI #ThePhantomMenace #tozeur #discover_tunisia #offseasonadventures #nofilterneeded

The many faces of Tunisia 🇹🇳 📷 by @califrickinfornia of @weruntheatlas .
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#saltflats #chotteljerid #drysaltlake #tunisia #discovertunisia #offseasonadventures #nofilter #africa #offthebeatenpath

Lunch at Luke Skywalker’s 💕
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#starwars #lukeskywalkershouse #matmata #tunisia

Oasis-ing 🏝 .
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#tozeur #tunisia #hiking #atlasmountains #oasis

On set 🎬🎥 Photo cred: @weruntheatlas .
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#filmset #starwars #mosespa #tunisia #discovertunisia

Made it to Catharge 💪🏼🔥🇹🇳
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#lastofthephoenicians #ancientrome #ruins #romanruins #tunisia #discovertunisia

Spring! 🌸 💕🌺❤️🌹
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#keukenhof #holland #tulips #thenetherlands

Family time!
#family #love #light #amsterdam

I love this photo of this lady peering at our food, as it is illustrative of what most travelers were in town to do and we were no different. We were here to eat, eat & eat.
This was truly a death by pintxos trip. Such amazing food, flavors and just non-stop eating and drinking... basically ending in a food coma nightly! I may or may not have gained a couple kg in 3 days.
My friend @samlu4 told us that a weekend eating in San Sebastián was cheaper than a weekend in Bangkok - to which I originally scoffed at, but now I totally believe! I can’t wait to come back and stuff my face again. Thank you to all the friendly Basques who made our trip and our food so special. .
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#pintxos #pintxopote #sansebastian #txakoli

Greeted with a “wtf are you doing here?” Love bumping randomly to people I know ❤️love these guys @cukifeller & @carmelomano 💕

#sansebastian #spain

Here for a hot minute .
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#berlinwall

A sliver of sun on a cloudy day ⛅️

Friends! I’m speaking at @travel_con in Boston from June 27-29th! The event is going to be the largest travel media event of the year! Come join me and other amazing creators and jumpstart your career in travel! You can get your ticket at travelcon.org - link in bio

I also have a $50 off coupon! The code is “50off” and can be used at check out. Hope to see you there! 💕

#travelcon19

Happy International Women’s Day! If you’re in NYC on March 8, come unleash your inner explorer at this awesome evening event empowering women to act on adventure put together by my awesome teammates at @impacttravel_nyc featuring a panel of kickass female travelers such as @adventurouskate Nicolette Orlemans of @culturewithtrav and Jen Morrilla of @thesocialgirltraveler 💕

The event takes place at the newest location of @harlembrewingco (Harlem Brewery & Pub, 547 Lenox Avenue, NY 10037)

#thisissustainable #iwd2019 #iwd2019events #nyc #nycevents #eventsnyc

Maata ki Chowki - a religious get together before the wedding hosted to seek blessings from Divine Mother Durga and Divine Mother Shakti✨it was wonderful to witness the puja and hear the Hindu Vedic shastras 💕 Many blessings to the happy couple Akshay & Sakshi and the entire Radia family! Thank you for having us as part of your beautiful wedding week! ❤️