Last year, when I visited Paris on vacation with my family, it rained every single day we were here...except for the day we were heading home. Despite this, my family and I had the best time. We visited the Louvre, climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dam[...]
As another holiday weekend approaches, kicking-off a series of summer festivities enjoyed by travelers near and far, my family and I are planning in two ways: either staying close to home and celebrating in our small New Jersey suburb or by traveling to smaller tow[...]
I have often written, both here on this site and across social media, about my Dominican heritage and my pride for the same. And today I want to write something a little different that I hope you will read as well.read more[...]
This is the foundation upon which I raise my children. This is the mantra I repeat in my head. And this week, where one of the most important milestones of my family's life took place, and where I haven't, until now, been able to work or blog, barely tweet or Faceb[...]
I have hundreds and hundreds of photos from my recent trip to Guatemala. Going through them made me smile more times than I can count. When thinking about where I wanted to start in sharing my Guatemalan story with you, it was the faces of the people I met alo[...]
This is the time of year when our family calendar is bursting with activities, with everything from end-of-school year events (yup, we're already gearing up!), to soccer games, and of course travel. Road trips especially. We want more road trips in our lives! We do[...]
I've talked a lot about growing up spending most of my weekends as a teen in all-inclusive resorts because of my father's job in the hospitality industry in the Dominican Republic. There isn't a lot about these types of resorts that I don't know. As a mother of th[...]
Some of the beautiful sights and experiences when visiting the island of Maui, Hawai'i.
Recently, I received the good news that my brand, Girl Gone Travel, has officially and finally had its trademark approved, registered, and published. So, really, it's now Girl Gone Travel® (to be noted on my logo as soon as my designer/art director/husband gets to[...]
There is one vivid memory that has stayed with me since my return from the small Northern village of Chiang Khan in Thailand. It's of the morning when I had to get up around 5 to prepare myself for the ceremonial offerings to the monks. read more[...]
