It's a disease you can only catch on safari. You don't know it's coming until it hits you, and when it hits you, you don't even know that it's real. It feels something like what I imagine a heart attack feels like. But instead of speeding up, your heartbeat slows until you feel like it's beating in your head.
It's the short shorts, the perpetually wind-blown hair -- those boots. Women fall in love with them, men want to be them. Everything about the boys in khaki is dangerous, and you're a apparently a daredevil.
Read MoreOn our first game drive, I fell in love with this place. The scenery, the animals, the people. Simply everything about it. Riding in one of the open air land cruisers, through scenery that I had only ever seen on TV, just blew me away. It's hard to describe the overwhelming feelings of majestic freedom that you are undertaking.
Read MoreAt the 2005 Standford University Commencement, Steve Jobs said, “Don't be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.“
Read MoreOne of my dreams, as long as I can remember, has to been travel. EVERYWHERE.
In the past four years since graduating from college, I have tried the traditional route of working a 9 to 5. And it's always left me wondering what else is out there? What possibility haven't I explored? And what stones have I left unturned?
Read MoreNow there are a million and one ways to make a difference, don't get me wrong. But, one of my dreams forever has been to volunteer in Africa, deep down in my gut - I know this is one thing that I have to do.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, I decided it was time for a change. My hair had gotten too long for me to manage. I struggled with what to do next: do I go big and chop it off or go with what I know?
I've decided to chop, but how short? How do I style it? What do I do if I can't put it in a pony tail?
Read MoreBusiness travel seems to be an inevitable part of my life. And with that, I feel like shortly after follows the inevitable weight gain. I’m trying to find a way to stop this vicious cycle. This trip, I’ve been traveling alone, so I’ve put a few roadblocks in place to help stop the bleeding.
Read MoreEarlier this week, I received an email, simply titled "Exploring the World on Foot." I thought, what in the world? Hiking the planet? What about the oceans?
The email read one line: "A friend sent me this today. Thought you’d appreciate it."
Read MoreThis one's for the beginners out there looking for a DIY Project to expand their horizons... and are in need of a little extra umph in the bedroom (if you know what I mean).
My upstairs bedroom is 3 walls of windows, and the remaining wall had two doorways and a stairwell. So that left me with the problem of where in the world to place my bed? After re-arranging time and time again, I discovered there was no other solution except to put it in front of a window. Thus, I desperately needed a headboard to keep from pulling down the blinds!
I searched on-line for a while, trying to find something reasonably priced for my full-size bed, but to no avail. And after looking at all these upholstered headboards, I thought - how hard can it be? And I was right, this is a DIY Project that any beginner can take on.
Read MoreInspired after seeing the living room of Rachel Bilson, as reported by… I set out to incorporate many of the feel and principles of this design, but put it on my $3,000 or less goal for the entire room. Starting from a blank canvas, I had no idea if this would be achievable – but, I sure was going to try!
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