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KRABI, THAILAND HAS MY HEART.

Krabi, you are absolutely incredible.

I’m writing this as we take a shuttle to a pier where we’ll hop onto a ferry and then another shuttle to our hotel. Situated in the beautiful island of Koh Lanta

And I’m just reminiscing on these past four days as if it was all a dream. I felt like I had shut my eyes on the plane and never woke up. The views, the people, the culture, the vibes. Everything about Krabi had a warm welcome compared to anywhere I’ve ever been.

It’s scary honestly, having all these moments I did the past few days. How amazing it all was, it feels like it wasn’t real. I’m honestly living in a dream, one I’m too scared to wake up from.

My Trips, Travel GuidesNiki HerringApril 16, 2019thailandComment

HOW TO PLAN FOR YOUR THAILAND TRIP

So first things first I booked my ticket to Bangkok leaving from LA. If you guys personally know me you know I live in Seattle area.

But when I saw a $450 ticket roundtrip HOW COULD I PASS IT UP?!

From there a month later I booked my tickets from Seattle to LAX. Only $150 round trip.

So for $600 or $650 after tax I got a complete roundtrip ticket to Bangkok from Seattle.

How you might ask.. Let's get into it!

Travel GuidesNiki HerringMarch 17, 2019Comment

WA COAST ITINERARY

The beach, rainforests, beautiful waterfalls, hot springs, wildlife and more!

I personally live near Seattle, WA so from there over to the Olympic National Park is only about three hours. Yes that sounds like a long time but you get to take a ferry over and it feels so untouched and wild over there.

I'm going to give you an itinerary that you can complete for how many ever days you feel necessary. OR just pick and choose some of these places for whatever fits you!

This is the route I usually take when I go over:

Travel GuidesNiki HerringFebruary 3, 2019Comment

5 MUST SEE PLACES IN WA

Yeah, I didn’t think I’d ever be reading those six words on my own blog either. But here we are!

After so many messages asking about my favorite places to hike, drive to or areas to explore. I was like okay what the heck LET’S DO THIS.

Travel GuidesNiki HerringJanuary 2, 2019Comment

SOLO ROADTRIP HACKS

I remember everyone before I left for my roadtrip like

"You're really going by yourself?"

"I don't think that's safe at all.."

"You're going to get so lonely"

And hey here I am reflecting back on that trip 2 or 3 months later - INDEPENDENT AND ALIVE

Better than ever actually

I wasn't alone/lonely but independent.

Travel GuidesNiki HerringDecember 22, 2018Comment

Life

LIKE WE WERE YOUNG AGAIN.

I’ve felt like more childlike wonder these past 2 months than I did all of my last year total. You see, I always have a young spirit and I love spontaneity, adventure, always being on the go, you name it. But with that, also comes an old soul in me; the worrying and figuring out of the future. I sometimes forget the slow down period. The period of looking around and taking in everything that this moment offers. I forget to scream to the world just how happy I am when I feel like it, to laugh out loud to the point someone could mistake it for a dying seal, to cry when I feel something. Sometimes I just forget to really live. Like how we did when we were young.

A YEAR OF LESSONS

Here we are again. End of December looking back at everything that happened throughout this whole year, that bittersweet reflection of everything you’ve done throughout the past 365 days. That sort of painful sit down of looking back knowing it’s about to be nothing but memories in the past. Knowing all those moments were literally once in a lifetime. It’s so bittersweet.

WINTERTIME BLUES.

Some days are better than others.. I’m sure if you suffer with depression or anxiety like I do, you know that sometimes you’re on top of the world and it feels like you could scream to it just how happy you are and how great life is.. Sometimes the world feels like it’s crushing down on you instead. To a point you just want it to suffocate you, to take away the uninvited thoughts and feelings. Right now it feels a lot like being suffocated.