Archive | August, 2012

The Women’s Emotional Wellness Conference

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It’s no secret, The Absolute Travel Addict is a travel blog. I travel, review accommodations and post pictures of my adventures from various corners of the world. And that was my intention, to travel and create a space that encourages others to get a passport, explore the world and live their best live. On the surface it […]

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Sam Visits Jamaica: Conquering Dunn’s River Falls

Sam on Dunn's River Falls Color Sam on the Beach

When friend’s got word of Sam’s first trip to Jamaica, they insisted he make a stop to climb Dunn’s River Falls. Now I know many die hard Jamaica lovers out there will dismiss Dunn’s as too “touristy” and have a list of other places they recommend including Somerset Falls, YS Falls, Reach Falls and more. I […]

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DJ’s First Trip to Japan

Club Feria Tokyo Japan

A few weeks ago I featured Rogers’ first international trip to Spain and I’m so happy to return this week with another first international trip report, this time from DJ, a young professional living in DC. In this post, DJ retells his story of preparing for his first trip out of the US to Japan. As long […]

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My Top 5 Travel Pet Peeves

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Travel pet peeves? We all have them. I’m a pretty laid back person and not too easily annoyed or agitated. But, when it comes to travel and the tons of people you have to interact with in the digital and analog world, there’s guaranteed to be some frustrating situations. As much as I try not […]

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Sam Visits Jamaica — Our Montego Bay Villa Vacation

Sam with Ms. Evan Vista del Mar Sunshine Villas Montego Bay Jamaica

As much as I love and in most cases prefer solo travel, it’s always nice to have a familiar face around, especially on longer trips.  I was lucky to have Sam, the homie from LA, come down for his first visit to Jamaica and our very first villa vacation experience. Here’s how it went down… […]

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