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#EddieBauerPartner Can’t go on an outdoor advent #EddieBauerPartner Can’t go on an outdoor adventure without packing some of @eddiebauer’s warm weather apparel. It has been perfect for our spring and summer outdoor adventures from hiking to kayaking and all the other ways we’ve been sending time outside. Where will you #LiveYourAdventure? 

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Since IG hates on photos gotta get them in how I c Since IG hates on photos gotta get them in how I can! Honestly sunset in the lavender fields is everything, probably one of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever witnessed. I don’t have much information to give today I really just wanted to share these photos 😬.

Check out my last 3 reels with @oneikatraveller for information on experiencing lavender season in Provence, France. These photos are from a lavender field in Valensole.

P.S. the skirt is from Amazon and they have multiple colors!

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Things to do in Provence, France 🇫🇷 besides Things to do in Provence, France 🇫🇷 besides the lavender fields (save + share this post):

🇫🇷Go village hopping and take in the small towns. The first clip of this video was shot in the village of Roussillon and we also visited nearby Gordes.
🇫🇷Explore the ancient town of Saint Paul de Vence
🇫🇷Hike the beautiful Calanques de Cassis
🇫🇷Relax at the beaches of Grande Plage of La Ciotat and the Grande Mer beach of Cassis
🇫🇷Visit Gorges du Verdon, a gorgeous must see lake
🇫🇷Go wine tasting at one of the vineyards like Les Vignerons du Mont Saint-Victoire. Provence is known for their Rosé but you can also taste sweet and spicy wines.
🇫🇷Explore a multitude of ancient ruins, including Roman amphitheaters.
🇫🇷Take a tour of one of traditional perfume factories, Parfumerie Fragonard, Molinard or Parfumerie Galimard and do a workshop where you make your own perfume
🇫🇷Visit the Pope's Palace in Avignon
🇫🇷As you’ll most likely fly into Marseille don’t forget to leave time to explore this city as well, especially the port.

Have you been to Provence? What did you enjoy about the region?

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Everything you need to know about visiting the Lav Everything you need to know about visiting the Lavender fields in Provence, France (save + share this post):

Lavender season varies each year but falls between June and August.

Provence is the region but there are various cities with fields. Valensole is the most popular and where the fields we visited were located but there are also fields in Sault, Manosque and Luberon. The time frame that the lavender blooms is different in each city. Our visit was July 3-5th but the bloom and harvest time could change next year.

The best airport to fly into is Marseille. Airlines that fly to Marseille from the US are Air France, British Airways, Swiss, Royal Air Maroc, Iberia, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Lufthansa and TAP Portugal. If you’re already in Europe you can also fly Pegasus, Ryanair, Tunisair, Aeroflot, Ethiopian, Easyjet, Vueling, Eurowings and Air Algerie. 

If you’re visiting from Paris you can take the train to Marseille! 

From Marsielle you will need to take the train or bus to Valensole or Manosque as your home base. As you’ll 100% need a car to get around to all the Lavender fields you can also rent a car from Marseille and drive as finding a rental car in the smaller towns is more difficult. 

What questions do you have about the lavender fields or Provence?

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My top 5 favorite international destinations I’v My top 5 favorite international destinations I’ve visited!

1. Botswana- I did an exchange program here where I lived with a family in the village of Oodi right outside Gaborone one summer in high school. It completely changed the way I view travel. Besides getting to learn so much of the countries culture from my host family to learning a bit of Setswana to camping in the Okavango Delta it will always be one of my favorite trips.

2. Turkey- from the people to the food to the landscape to the sea it was everything. I visited Istanbul, Cappadocia, Antalya and Izmir and the country has so much to offer with varying landscapes. 

3. Rio de Janeiro- We loved our family trip to Brazil, the food, the people, the vibrance of Rio was everything. So many beautiful hikes, learning how to dance Samba, learning how to make Moqueca, going to a futbol match in Maracana Stadium, wow the energy!! Oh and the nightlife was 🔥. Can’t wait to return and explore more of the country.

4. Kenya- This country has so much to offer. We visited Amboseli National Park, got to do a walking safari amongst zebras and giraffes in Lake Naivasha and even ran into a hippo 😅. We visited a Maasai Tribe who gave us such a warm welcome inviting us into their homes, teaching the girls how to make fire from scratch and we even say 5 cheetah take down a topi, seeing a live kill was insane! Ended the trip relaxing on Diani Beach swimming in the stunning Indian Ocean.

5. Madeira, Portugal- the landscape on this island is insane. Exploring I often felt like I was in 20 different places, like how is all in one island? Loved the hikes here, being above the clouds, seeing all the waterfalls, spotting dolphins in the ocean, and the food was so good! I also enjoyed Lisbon but Madeira was everything!

What have been your favorite international trips? What country is highest on your bucket list (doesn’t have to be from my list)?

Should I make a list for my favorite US destinations (they’ll probably surprise you).

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Answering the most asked question on my vacuum sea Answering the most asked question on my vacuum sealed carry-on only reel (save + share this post). This is how my clothes look once I take them out of the bag. Do you think these are really wrinkled? They were vacuum sealed for roughly 22 hours.

If you’re going to visit more than one city the best way to pack these is to pack each bag per city. Then all your clothes for that one city are all together and you only have to open one bag at a time. Then reseal that one bag with all your dirty clothes before going to the next city and don’t worry about the other ones getting dirty or smelling! You can label each bag with a sticky note or tape with a marker to know what bag has what clothes.

The link to purchase the bags and hand pump is my bio.

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#WBPartner The girls are so excited to watch the n #WBPartner The girls are so excited to watch the new @wbpictures DC League of Super Pets. To prepare for our trip to the theater to see it we did a fun activity of making our own super hero costumes for us and our very own super pets. 

Jordyn turns villains into ice cream and eats them, James turns villains into money and spends them and Kennedy shoots lighting with her eyeballs. 

If you or your child could have super powers what would you pick? @dcleagueofsuperpets #DCSuperPets

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Your Guide to Visiting St. Elizabeth Jamaica

July 13, 2019      Caribbean, Destinations, Jamaica

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Nothing brings me more joy than writing this blog post on visiting St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. That’s because it’s where my family is from and I feel so proud to share our part of the island. Most people pass St. Elizabeth up to visit Ocho Rios, Negril and even Portland but my parish of Jamaica has so much to offer. Here is your guide to visiting St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.

How to Get to St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

You can fly into either Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston or Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay to get to St. Elizabeth. Pending where in St. Elizabeth you’re going to it’s about a  two and a half hour drive from each. The main difference is there is a highway you can drive on when coming from Kingston for part of the way whereas from Montego Bay it’s all local roads. The airlines that fly to Kingston are American, Jetblue, and Spirit, Delta, Caribbean Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Cayman Airways, Copa, and WestJet. To fly into Montego Bay you’ll need to book with American Airlines, United, Caribbean Airlines, Delta, jetBlue, Southwest, Spirit Airlines, Air Canada, Copa, Condor, WestJet,Virgin Atlantic, or eurowings. You can rent a car at the airport from Alamo, or hire a private shuttle. 

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Where to Stay in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

Since my family is from St. Elizabeth each time I visit I stay at my parents’ house. While I haven’t personally stayed here, Jake’s Hotel is rated as the top hotel in this parish. It’s located right at Treasure Beach so you can wake up and feel the ocean breeze! You can also check Airbnb’s and Vrbos in the area as there are quite a few. I recommend staying in the Treasure Beach area or Black River. If you’ve never used Airbnb before, sign up here to save $40 on your first booking. Here are 8 tips to guarantee a great Airbnb experience.

Attractions in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

While most tourist don’t venture here there are a lot of attractions in St. Elizabeth. Here are my favorite things to do when I visit home.

Appleton Estate

Appleton Rum is the spirit of Jamaica and it’s made only in Jamaica right in St. Elizabeth. Spend the morning here learning about how Appleton is made on this two hour tour. It’s very interactive and while learning the process you’ll be able to taste sugar cane, press your own sugar cane juice and try the molasses used to make the rum. The tour ends with a tasting of 3 different types of Appleton rum and they are quite generous pours. Tours are offered Monday-Saturday from 9:00AM-4:00PM and cost $30 for adults. My children who were 3 and 5 at the time of our visit were free. Another option we considered are these tickets that include Appleton Estate and YS Falls.

family standing in front of appleton sign

YS Falls

YS Falls is my favorite place to go in St. Elizabeth. You can easily pair this with a trip to the Appleton Estate as they are only 15 minutes away from each other. YS Falls is more than a waterfall. There are two swimming pools, one heated and one with natural spring water. You can climb up the waterfall, walk across it, swing into it or even zip-line across it. Zip-lining costs an additional $35 for adults and $20 for children and there are 5 lines. This price is way cheaper than what you will find in Ocho Rios or Negril so if you’re visiting either places and want to zip-line definitely do it here.  YS Falls is open Tuesday-Sunday from 9:30AM-3:30PM. The entrance fee is $19 for adults, $11 for children 3-12, and free for kids 2 and under. Credit cards are accepted here including American Express.

girl standing in front of waterfall in Jamaica

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Black River Safari

Did you know there are crocodiles in Jamaica? Well there are and they mainly live in Black River. You can see them on the J. Charles Swabys Black River Safari boat tour. The tour lasts one hour and we saw about 12 crocodiles on our tour. Our guide was excellent and explains the history of Black River. It was the first place is Jamaica to get electricity, even before most of the US. When we arrived at 11:20AM the paper with the tour times said we missed the 11AM with the next one was scheduled for 12:30PM. However when I inquired they said they could get us on a tour in 10 minutes and they did.

family standing in front of boat

Floyd’s Pelican Bar

Down the street from the Black River Safari is Floyd’s Pelican Bar. When I say down the street I really mean the boats to take you to the Pelican Bar are down the street as it’s in the middle of the ocean. It’s a ten minute boat ride to this wooden hut sitting on top of a sandbar. We used Portia Tours to take us over, her number is 876-430-5460. If you don’t have access to a phone you can just follow the signs to Floyd’s Pelican Bar and you’ll see many boaters waving you down to take you over. The bar serves fresh fish, lobster and other seafood and it’s delicious!

wooden hut bar in the middle of the ocean

Treasure Beach

Treasure Beach is the most famous beach in St. Elizabeth but you’ll still probably be one of a handful of people there. It’s a black sand beach and the best point of entry is by the Jack Sprat restaurant. Parking is free here and you’ll have somewhere to eat when you get hungry!

mom pointing to daughter to look at something on the beach

Lover’s Leap

Lover’s Leap has the best view in St. Elizabeth and possibly Jamaica sitting 1,700 feet above sea level. It became famous due to a love story of a couple who was threatened to be taken away from each other by a plantation owner. The legend is they jumped from the cliff into the sea. Today there is a lighthouse and restaurant and Sunday evenings you can enjoy live music.

 

Where to Eat in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

Oswald’s

Alligator Pond in St. Elizabeth has some of the best seafood restaurants on the island. You’d be missing out by not making a visit for dinner at least one night. Oswald’s sits right on the beach and is a local favorite. You can pick out your own fish, caught fresh daily, and then choose the way you’d like it cooked. They also offer an abundance of other seafood and hopefully you’ll be visiting during lobster season. If you are, get your lobster grilled, you will not regret it!

Jack Sprat

Jack Sprat is a must when visiting St. Elizabeth. While they serve a variety of food they have the best pizza in Jamaica so I recommend having some here. Located on Treasure Beach it’s best to eat at Jack Sprat the day you visit there or if you’re staying at Jake’s you’ll have the luxury of eating here whenever.

two pizzas sitting on a wooden table

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I hope you will consider visiting St. Elizabeth on your next trip to Jamaica. It is such a beautiful parish and too often overlooked. Even if you choose to stay in Ocho Rios or Negril, it’s worth a day or overnight trip. Did you find this post helpful? Please share it!

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