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  • I Spent One Night in an Overwater Bungalow That Cost More Than My Mortgage (PHOTOS)

    by Jenn

    I’m going to take the most wastefully indulgent shower; the kind of shower you’d be scolded for back home.  I’ve only got 90 minutes left on the clock before check-out, and I’m going to squeeze’em because this isn’t just any room. It’s the most lavish lodging I’ve ever spent the night in. … Did you ever think you could get sunburnt in the shower?...

    10/15/2017
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    French Polynesia
  • Are Photo Shoots Becoming Our New Travel Souvenir?

    by Jenn

    I’ll be the first to admit, photo shoots aren’t commonplace among travelling flashpackers. So how in the hell did I end up dressed in a lengha, spinning in the courtyard of the Fairmont Jaipur? It all started pretty innocently… Have you ever heard of Flytographer? Basically it’s the Airbnb of photographers. Most people are using the service to capture marriage proposals in Paris or European holiday...

    05/02/2017
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    India
  • Salar de Uyuni is Heaven on Earth (PHOTOS)

    by Jenn

    Some people need to sow their wild oats before they ‘settle down’. This idiom typically applies to fast romances with people; I feel the same way about places. One such place I was holding hostage from adult life was Bolivia. What can I say? I had been charmed by photographs of jeeps on flooded salt flats. Absent a horizon, they seemed to float, suspended...

    02/16/2017
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    Bolivia
  • It’s OK to get Married in Cuba Just for the Havana Photo Shoot

    by Jenn

    I left Cuba married and heartbroken. You see, I fell madly in love with Havana. I adored her pastel hues, crumbling architecture, and the vintage cars. I loved the doorways that lead to concealed courtyards coated in dust and draped in nostalgia. Most of all, I loved the city’s decaying beauty; it’s as if Paris was stowed away in an attic for half a century....

    06/11/2016
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    Cuba, My Destination Wedding

FRESH PRESSED | JOIE DE VIVRE

11/06/2018

Podcast Review: Are You Still Recovering From Pregnancy Years Later?

As previously mentioned, I will be publishing an abbreviated collection of themes, ideas and direct quotes from podcasts and...

by Jenn
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10/01/2018

[Book Review] The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Are you ready for a heaping dose of Monday motivation? The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari was recommended to...

by Jenn
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09/25/2018

Podcast Review: Resetting Hormones, Weight & the Conversation Around Women’s...

 As previously mentioned, I will be publishing an abbreviated collection of themes, ideas and direct quotes from podcasts and...

by Jenn
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09/18/2018

Podcast Review: Postpartum Anxiety & the Motherhood Shift

Wellness hasn’t been a topic I’ve covered in the past, but recently I’ve been craving a way to amalgamate...

by Jenn
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FRESH-PRESSED | TRAVEL

Tahiti: Is paradise all it’s cracked up to be?

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Truth be told, I never really expected to find myself travelling Tahiti. Of course I’ve dreamed of Tahiti – who hasn’t?! – it’s just that when the travel bug...

04/20/2018
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French Polynesia

Tahiti: for the Champagne-on-a-beer-budget traveller

Published by Jenn

This article was originally published in the spring 2018 issue of Canadian Traveller. Click here to subscribe.   In the heart of the South Pacific lies a collection of...

04/13/2018
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French Polynesia, How To + DIY

Taj Mahal: The World’s Best Reason to Travel

Published by Jenn

  In the early 2000s the world set out to determine the New7Wonders of the World. Of 200 monuments, the seven finalists were determined as follows: Chichen Itza, Christ the...

01/24/2018
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India

Lido Marina Village: Newport Beach’s Pinterest-Perfect Shopping Plaza

Published by Jenn

Before I visited Orange County last month, all I knew about the area came courtesy of pop culture: Disneyland, The Real Housewives of… franchise, Lauren Conrad and of course, the fictional teen drama The O.C. I...

11/30/2017
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United States

I Spent One Night in an Overwater Bungalow That Cost More Than My Mortgage (PHOTOS)

Published by Jenn

I’m going to take the most wastefully indulgent shower; the kind of shower you’d be scolded for back home.  I’ve only got 90 minutes left on the clock before...

10/15/2017
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French Polynesia

How Much Does It Cost to Travel Rajasthan, India? (Budget Breakdown)

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India had been on my radar for a while, so when a YVRDeals alert popped up that was too good to resist, we jumped on it. How much does...

09/01/2017
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India

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Travel Dilemma: Heartbreaking Interactions with Southeast Asia’s Child BeggarsWhile begging occurs widely throughout Southeast Asia, we were struck by the prevalence of...09/29/2016

Visiting Vimy Ridge Made Me a Better CanadianOne of the highlights of my 2014 trip to France was visiting the Canadian National...09/22/2016

I’m a cover girl!Just kidding, I’ve only ever had a magazine photo published on the last page and...05/16/2016

My Destination Wedding

Melia Varadero, Cuba: Art Gallery Destination Wedding Reception Venue Report

by Jenn

Over the last six months I’ve received a handful of requests from brides-to-be, asking to describe Melia Varadero’s art gallery. As I’ve mentioned before, a lack of Internet access presents all sorts of obstacles for foreign couples trying to plan their Cuba wedding. I didn’t find Melia Varadero’s wedding coordinators to be especially interested in my wedding – until I arrived in destination. Now that I have been working in travel media for a few years – on both the leisure and trade (agent) side – I know that there are teams of people who work for travel brands (like Melia) whose jobs are solely to help advisors sell their product. These people are called brand development managers, or BDMs for short and they are incredibly resourceful. I find it difficult to believe that Melia is willfully neglectful of their bridal clients so I’m going to chalk it up to that pesky Cuban embargo and unreliable Internet. However, all this means I get to connect with brides who are planning their Melia Varadero weddings...

04/03/2019
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My Destination Wedding

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Gypset Travel, India

I Really Wanted to Love the Hippie Outpost of Pushkar, But This…

From everything I had read, Pushkar sounded like my kind of place. A placid lake in a small desert outpost? Yes please. It was just the relief one needed...

05/17/2017
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Gypset Travel, United States

Gypset Digs: Ellerie’s River Cottages, Darrington WA (Review & Photos)

Location: 31420 365th Dr NE, Darrington Telephone: 206-362-9200 TripAdvisor: Click here Until we checked into Ellerie’s River Cottages, I thought cabin couture was flannel and wool socks. I was wrong....

03/28/2017
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Gypset Home

Boho Boutique: Folk Art Interiors, Vancouver BC

This weekend was filled with firsts. For a person who has lived in Vancouver for four-and-a-half years, there are a remarkable number of things I haven’t done, places I...

01/15/2017
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Gypset Travel, Mexico

Why I Want to Pack My Bags and Move to Sayulita

Guys, I drank the Sayulita Kool-Aid and I don’t think there’s any going back. It was love at first sight…for me anyway. Sayulita probably wasn’t so enamored with us. In...

01/02/2017
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Gypset Home

Where Can I Buy a Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree in Vancouver, BC?

I’ve done it! I’ve finally found a fiddle leaf fig tree in Vancouver. Thanks to Instagram I’ve been coveting a fig tree. I’m happy to announce an addition to...

11/26/2016
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ON LUXURY TRAVEL

“...luxury is the enemy of observation, a costly indulgence that induces such a good feeling that you notice nothing. Luxury spoils and infantilizes you and prevents you from knowing the world. That is its purpose...

Paul Theroux

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