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1-10 Points: You love the beach! If there’s sun, sand and hammocks you’re in your personal paradise. If you don’t mind splurging, French Polynesia is an excellent choice, although I recommend going beyond Tahiti to islands like Fakarava (great for diving), Raiatea (amazing culture and heritage) and Tahaa (just bike, hike and enjoy the natural…Read more...
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Shaken Or Stirred: NYC’s Best Spicy Cocktails

Some like it hot (like me!), and if there’s one thing I can’t resist, it’s a spicy craft cocktail. Hot food and drink really is like a drug for me: insanely addictive, and once I stop, I just keep craving more. And as someone who puts hot sauce on their toast, and who’s also dedicated…Read more...
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Hiking Ryan Mountain In Joshua Tree National Park [Photo Essay]

California’s Joshua Tree National Park is something from another planet, or at least that’s how it seems. In my mind, the park always had a cloak of mystery and sometimes even darkness wrapped around it, the very place where Charles Manson and his followers hid out, where curious druggies experiment with peyote and where extraterrestrial…Read more...

Discover New York: Modern Mexican Meets Authentic Design At Horchata NYC

Horchata. A milky rice-based drink sweet spiced with cinnamon and chilled over ice. Horchata is also the name of one of New York City’s newest Mexican Restaurants, opened in Greenwich Village in May 2014 and serving a number of innovative horchata-based cocktails, among other interesting drinks and bites. Explains Manuel Trevino, executive chef at Horchata…Read more...

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Jessie on a Journey, founded by Jessica Festa in 2011, is an award-winning solo female, offbeat and adventure travel blog helping road warriors go beyond their guidebooks and have more authentic, meaningful experiences. The site receives over 34,000 unique visitors and over 54,000 pageviews per month from 210 countries with over 20,000 followers on social…Read more...
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An Ode To My Mom On Her Birthday

Happy birthday, Mom! In my quest to be more personal on my blog — and to show a very important person in my life appreciation — I’m writing a post dedicated to my mother on her birthday. It’s funny how many full-time nomads and travel junkies I meet on the road, backpacking third world countries…Read more...
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