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I’m baaaaaack from my 2-month blog vacation/hiatus/hibernation, and while I was busy living life in the moment, we went and wrapped up 2019! My year began with an unlikely Bora Bora vacation, enjoyed during the longest government shutdown in US history, and unfolded to include travel to nine more countries and territories, plus several US cities. It was a year characterized by amazing travel experiences, personal gains and struggles, and alarming choices by those tasked with leading the country.Read More →

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About three days before embarking on the luckiest vacation ever, I checked my Marriott app and saw that the Le Méridien Bora Bora had already processed an advanced upgrade to an overwater bungalow at the end of the pontoon (like a dock) – one of the most desirable rooms at the property which would have cost an extra $500 per day for an upgrade from the base points reservation for a Classic room.Read More →

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If you follow my Instagram – and let’s be honest there are few good reasons not to – you’ll have seen that I was living my best #luxelife in Bora Bora last month. Given that I was furloughed for most of January (#IdiocyInAction), the primary question from most of my friends was HOW?! Welp, in the interest of transparency and full disclosure and all that jazz, that trip was about as close to free as it was probably going to get. I went with my mom, and for my portion of the trip, the flight, lodging, and daily breakfast came to about $500. That’s travelingRead More →