Kathy said it best in her email to me “It feels like that was a dream!” It’s now been a few weeks since the adventure to Kauai; back to normal life, and our time on Kauai really does feel like...
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Here’s the thing you need to know about visiting New Orleans: the city is ‘living big’ EVERY DARN DAY! And if you visit, it’s on you to jump into the fun, history, food and just laissez les bons temps rouler (AKA: let...
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You know the classic Cyndi Lauper song ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ well that song was basically on repeat in my mind throughout the entire #LivingBigThailand 2018 trip. 12 women joined from all corners of the US for our...
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I often tell people that if you want to really see Costa Rica, you have to find yourself on a bumpy dirt road to get there. And on this year’s Living Big adventure to Costa Rica, we got our fair...
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Experiencing New York City in the fall is one of my favorites travel experiences in the US. It’s the cool crisp air (in our case this year the air was EXTRA cool!) And it’s seeing the leaves change colors and...
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Thanks to #LivingBigItaly 2017, my pants don’t fit, and I’m perfectly OK with that. I recently returned from a pretty fantastic Hosted Adventure in Italy with 9 fantastically-amazing women. We ate, we drank, we ate some more, saw the sights,...
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If you’re lucky enough to have Mt. Hood in your backyard, or part of a vacation, IMO there’s nothing better in the summer then a visit to Mt. Hood’s Lost Lake. A day spent on this beautiful alpine lake to...
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What can I say? Switzerland is my spirit animal; it just gets me. I’ve been to Switzerland a number of times now — including two trips I’ve hosted for small groups of women — and nothing about Switzerland gets old....
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LET. ME. TELL. YOU. If you ever have a chance to explore Mt. St. Helens — made famous by it’s massive eruption in 1980 — with a GEOLOGIST, do it. Just do it. Ladies that joined for the recent Living Big adventure...
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When the cold weather keeps us inside in the winter — there’s nothing like a day outside to soak in the fresh air, vast mountain views and the quiet between the trees. Living Big did just that in February with...
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Ya know it takes a special kind of person to raise their hand and say “HECK YES I WANT TO STAY IN A YURT ON THE OREGON COAST, IN THE FALL (I.E. RAIN/STORMS ARE HIGHLY LIKELY) WITH OTHER WOMEN I...
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I’ve recently returned from my second Living Big trip through Croatia. I often question whether I’ll still feel the magic of a country after (having the fortunate opportunity) to visit the same country on multiple occasions — but yes, Croatia...
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. I just wrapped up an EPIC {and I don’t use this adjective lightly} Living Big trip through Iceland. With eight amazing women, so many waterfalls I lost track, a rock star {literally} driver named Gummi, the sweetest...
Have you ever had one of those experiences where things just click and come together, and when you know the universe is on your side? It would be a day like this: the sun is shining when you wake up,...
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Wow, oh wow. A few weeks ago I hosted my second trip through Costa Rica {read about trip #1 here.} Leading up to the trip I kept asking myself, ‘is it possible for this trip to get any better?’ and...
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A few weeks ago I hosted a VERY special group of women on a trip through Croatia. We laughed, we sweat, we biked, hiked, nae-nae’d and had so many {SO MANY} great meals. It’s a trip that I know I’ll...
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If you’ve been following Living Big for a while now, then my obsession with Switzerland isn’t news to you. Well last week, folks, the obsession went one step further – to evangelism. That’s right. It was my “job” to share...
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Last week was my inaugural Living Big trip to Costa Rica with nine amazing women. It was an incredible experience; enriching, rewarding, inspiring and challenging. But as I left my hometown of Portland, Oregon to make my way to Costa...
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