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jetsetters: chris of hands up holidays
We’re back in the Jetsetter game, and we’re pretty excited. Today, we’re chatting with Chris of Hands Up Holidays. He’s the founder of this stellar organization, and our partner for all things South Africa! Hands Up is a luxury travel company with a major focus on voluntourism — luxury voluntourism, if you will. If that term made you cock your head to the side, you’re not alone. Since sharing our upcoming plans, a few people have asked us how, exactly, that works. At face value, it sounds counter-intuitive. In reality, it’s the best of both worlds! Obviously, dedicating an entire…
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a perfect day in northern ireland with hastings hotels
– this post, “a perfect day in northern ireland with hastings hotels” is in partnership with hastings hotels – Many moons ago (like… six weeks?), January was off to a quiet start. The hubs and I jetted off to Northern Ireland with Hastings Hotels for a 3-day weekend. It was our first time in NI, but after our brief introduction, I can tell you it won’t be our last. We fell in love with the scenery, the people, and our amazing hotel — the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa. But, more on all of that later. Today, I’m sharing a…
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#LTsouthafrica: we’re going to africa & you’re invited!
If you’ve been reading LT from its earliest days, then you may already know this. Going to Africa, and specifically South Africa, has been at the top of our list for-basically-ever. To be perfectly honest, though? Actually booking a trip felt overwhelming. How do you know that you’re doing such an expansive, incredible continent and country justice?! Finally, we pushed our laziness aside. Sort of. In just under four weeks, along with our friend Mrs. O, we’ll be jetting off to Cape Town. We’ve partnered with Hands Up Holidays, who arranges luxury voluntourism in regions all over the world. That’s…
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travel announcement: #LTsf, to the golden state!
If you follow us on Instagram & Twitter (and you really should), you might have seen a few hints about an upcoming reunion in a famed wine region. Now that we’ve nailed down most of the details, we’re ready to spill! We’re going to: THE GOLDEN STATE! We know, we know… we JUST saw each other at the end of January for the wino’s wedding. But seasonal affective disorder is a b. Living an ocean apart from your best friend is hard. AND letting a month go by without seeing each other is rough on everyone. (Especially our husbands, who…
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wight twixtmas: winter on the isle of wight, part 2
On day 2 of our quick hop to experience winter on the Isle of Wight, we woke up bright and early(ish) for breakfast at The Seaview Hotel before squeezing back in the car to explore a bit more. We spent the next few hours driving from little town to little town. We stopped only for snacks and photo opps as we saw fit. Basically, it was the ideal vacation. But you’ve been warned: this is a pretty photo heavy post. The weather was insanely gorgeous — crisp, cold, and with barely a cloud in the sky. Happy to be near…
