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England Itinerary Ideas: 8-10 Days

Jolly old London-Town has been a place of fascination for me ever since I was a little girl. Its epic history filled with royals, intrigue, and power struggles drew me in immediately. Once I read “Peter Pan”, “Harry Potter”, and a handful of Jane Austen novels, the deal was sealed. I was in love. Visiting England was actually the first international trip I ever took, and it set the stage for a lifelong love of…

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🇨🇴 Happy engagement anniversary to my husban 🇨🇴 Happy engagement anniversary to my husband John💍 ! Travel was one of the first things we bonded over when we met at a college party in Lexington, and I've loved all our adventures over the years 🌏 (This was 9 years ago 😅)!

We took this photo right after we got engaged! Before that, we'd been dating for over 4 years. I had casually mentioned several times all my criteria for my ideal proposal, and he made it happen 🥰

I told him:

💙1) It needs to be a cool, memorable location- preferably in another country! ✈️

💙2) You need to talk to my Dad first and get his blessing to propose 😃

💙3) I would love a surprise engagement party afterwards 🎉 (he actually did surprise me with one after we flew back home)

💙4) You better get down on one knee or I'm saying no 😜

Here's the proposal story, if you wanna know: 👇🏼

🧳 We were on a two week backpacking trip through Colombia. Near the last day of the trip, we rode horses on this insane humid jungle trail. 🐎 I was so sweaty and irritated that when we got to this beach an hour later, I was whining about getting in the water immediately. 🌴 John insisted I should wait until we took a photo first (because "my hair would look bad if I got it wet" 😂), and I conceded. He set up the tripod, and while I thought we were just taking a photo, he popped the question! 💍 

Of course now we always joke about how bad of a mood I was in right before the proposal. That's life for you I guess! 😃
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#colombiatravel #tayrona #colombiaismagicalrealism #engagementstory #travelblogger
My travel buddy is the cutest 💕 Lately Lorenzo My travel buddy is the cutest 💕

Lately Lorenzo hasn’t been very cooperative with our stroller. 😑 He’s always trying to escape so he can “walk” like a big kid. This new @bentleytrike works great for him now because he can turn the steering wheel, which keeps him engaged, and then he quits trying to escape!! 🥳

This trike has six different modes, so it basically grows with your child. It’s stylish, and functional-  Right now Lorenzo uses the foot rests and the safety bar setting in his seat, but in a few months he’ll be able to use it as just a tricycle. 🚲

If you’re interested in a @bentleytrike to explore your neighborhood, my discount code for 20% off is CHELLETRAVELFOTO
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#bentleytrike #strollertrike #babyboyswag #babyproducts #tricycle
🇮🇩 This photo is from 2011! 😮Hard to beli 🇮🇩 This photo is from 2011! 😮Hard to believe this was a decade ago. I’m grateful my (then just my boyfriend!) husband John had a nice DSLR camera back then so my photo memories are good quality! 😎 Not many other travelers had them at the time- little handheld digital cameras were the way to go! 📸 I guess we were trendsetters because I even took some artsy “back pics” 😂! 

When I went here, I didn’t know anyone else who had ever been to Bali. I knew next to nothing about it. 🤷🏻‍♀️That is a far cry from today, with it being a huge travel hot spot. 🌎 

We stayed in a private room hostel for $30 a night, and it was so nice. I wonder if we could find such a steal these days… 🤔

I still remember all the details of my 3 weeks backpacking Southeast Asia so vividly. 💕 I think that’s in part to my large amount of photos, plus my daily detailed journaling! 

Do you have a lot of good photos from pre-social media travels? 👇🏼
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#balitravel #indonesiatravel #backpackingasia #wearetravelgirls #ladiesgoneglobal #sheisnotlost
What are all those blobs on the beach behind me? G What are all those blobs on the beach behind me? Gross dead jellyfish yep 🥴

Anyways…since Instagram doesn’t show photos to anyone now (Reels only it seems), I’m just going to start posting ones I normally wouldn’t have shared a few years ago 😇. Having an “aesthetic grid” doesn’t really seem to matter now either so #yolo 😅🎉

PS what is your favorite beach in the southern or eastern USA that you’d recommend for families? 👇🏼
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#edistobeach #edistoisland #jellyfish_stagram #southcarolinabeaches #visitsouthcarolina #sunsetoftheday
Farewell to winter ❄️ Since spring is almost o Farewell to winter ❄️ Since spring is almost officially here, 💐 enjoy this throwback of our weekend getaway to @hopewellcroftcabin ! It’s only 1.5 hours from Cincinnati area and it’s so nice to just get away and relax in nature. 🌲

I’m lucky because my mother in law actually owns and runs this rental, 😇 so we get to head out occasionally if it’s not booked. 

Do you know anyone who owns a vacation rental property? 👇🏼
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#hopewellcroft #exploreohio #ohiofindithere #airbnbhost #airbnbhomes #rusticcabin #woodinterior #ohiogram #ohioexplored
What else would you add? 🌎 I’ve definitely fo What else would you add? 🌎 I’ve definitely forgotten to tell my credit card company before, and had my account frozen while in Guatemala 😬. I have also had to rely on the offline maps more often than you’d think! 
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#budgettravel #travelplanning #travelhacks #internationaltravel #travelstoriesworld #travelblogger #traveltips #cincinnatiblogger
What other tips do you all have? 👇🏼 . . . . What other tips do you all have? 👇🏼
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#budgettravel #airtravel #travelhacks #travelwithkids #travelgram #mostarbridge
Have you tried any of these? 👇🏼 Since stat Have you tried any of these? 👇🏼 

Since static posts are dying out on Instagram, I feel like I can post whatever I want now. I don’t need to worry about the grid looking pretty anymore 💕. It’s freeing really 😇

So, this is the result- a shareable post with 🤭*gasp* 😮 TEXT on it! … Enjoy 😊! Anything else you’d add to the list? 
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#budgettravel #couchsurfing #workaway #trustedhousesitters #aupairlife #traveltips #wwoof #hostelsoftheworld #delsey
The golden age of travel- throwback (wow see what The golden age of travel- throwback (wow see what I did there 😬) PS what even is my outfit? 😅 Anyways don’t judge, this photo is from 2011! 

I haven’t really traveled much since this summer, and now it feels too cold to go anywhere locally even. 🥶 Plus my job has been crazy lately 👩🏻‍🏫 and I have a grumpy 1 year old. 

So, with that… I’m throwing it back to the “golden age of travel” 🧳 when I backpacked around Southeast Asia for three weeks!

Those weeks are the only time I’ve spent in Asia- so it’s definitely my “least explored” part of the world. 🌏

Is there a certain continent or region that you’d consider your “least explored”? 👇🏼
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