The Maldives is what I like to call a "pinch me" destination. The islands and water and entire setting are all just so beautiful that you need to pinch yourself to make sure you're not in a dream (true story, I did this!). When people think of the Maldives, they think honeymoons. Well, duh! They have all the amazing over-the-water bungalows!! Let's talk about the best resorts in the Maldives for[...]
Dubai was the first destination I visited in the Middle East. I always had a fascination with the Middle East and their culture ever since I was young. Since my original trip to Dubai, I've been back several times. I just can't get enough. Dubai is such an incredibly unique city. On one side you have the ultra-luxurious modern Dubai with the biggest and best of everything. On the other side you h[...]
You know those pictures of beautiful islands you see on the Internet and you wonder how that can be real? You convince yourself those photos must be photoshopped... things like that can't be real. I am living, breathing proof to tell you otherwise. The Maldives is nothing short of paradise. Those photos you see don't even do justice to what the Maldives is really like. A few months back, I found[...]
A few months back, I found a crazy cheap fare from the Maldives to New York and knew it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. Worried that we would get antsy sitting on a gorgeous beach on a private island in the Maldives for a week straight, my friend Anna and I decided we wanted to break our trip up a little bit with a stop somewhere else in the area. I'd traveled to the Musandam area of Oman a[...]