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Mexico & Caribbean, Travel, Tulum

Riviera Maya – Day 2

Day two started off with exploring the Tulum Ruins. It is very doable on your own – you don’t need to book a tour. Since we had car we drove to the ruins from our hotel. It was about a 20 minute drive.

The Tulum ruins are unique because it is situated on a cliff facing the Caribbean Sea. It was absolutely stunning!!


Afterward we went to Coba to see the Coba Ruins. The ruins were in a dense forest area. They were nice however they were not as impressive as the Tulum ruins. 


For dinner we went to Mediterràneo Restaurant at our resort. We had delicious seafood and went all out at the dessert buffet! 

Check back again tomorrow and I will be sharing all the details of my trip this week! 

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Mexico & Caribbean, Travel, Tulum

Riviera Maya

Happy 2014!!! I hope everyone had a fun and safe time celebrating and ringing in the New Year!

My sister and I spent a lovely week vacationing in Mexico over Christmas vacation. We traveled to the Riviera Maya which is south of Cancun for 6 nights. Riviera Maya is the complete opposite of the party scene in Cancun. It is peaceful and extremely relaxing! 

We stayed at the Grand Bahia Principe Tulum Resort. The resort was wonderful! It was my first experience at an all inclusive resort and it was fabulous! Now I understand the appeal! Grand Bahia Principe consists of four resorts on its complex – Tulum, Akumal, Coba, and Sian Ka’an. We booked our stay at the Tulum resort however we had access to all the resorts during your stay.

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Mexico & Caribbean, Travel

Mexico

Finals are done. Semester is over. Heading off to Mexico with mi hermana!!

Can’t wait to soak up the sun and work on my tan! Follow on Instagram at @adayinthelalz for real time updates!

Where will you be traveling to this holiday season?! Do share!

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DC, Travel, USA

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden

I discover many things on Pinterest and Instagram. I have no shame in admitting that. I managed to discover Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden on Instagram. I convinced my sister that we should go check it out and she happily agreed. 

What is Hillwood Estate? As stated on the website of the estate; Marjorie Merriweather Post (founder of Post Cereal Company) bought Hillwood in 1955. Her estate has the most comprehensive collection of Russian imperial art outside of Russia, a distinguished 18th-century French decorative art collection, and twenty-five acres of serene landscaped gardens.

The estate is open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10am-5pm and on select Sundays. There is a suggested ticket fee – which means they have set recommended prices – however you can pay however much you can afford. 

An interesting fact about Marjorie is that when she passed away one of her requests was that every day there be fresh flowers in each room of her estate. When you visit Hillwood you notice that in every room there are flower arrangements in each and every room. The flowers are picked from her cutting garden and greenhouse. 

Have you head of the Fabergé eggs? Well Miss Marjorie has two on display at her estate. 


In addition to the vast art collection the estate has beautiful gardens. There is a beautiful rose garden, french parterre, putting green, Japanese style garden, greenhouse, and cutting garden.

French Parterre
  Japanese Style Garden
Cutting Garden
Greenhouse

It took a good 2-2.5 hours to explore the estate. We opted for the self guided tour instead of professional tour or audio tour at no additional charge. 


Hillwood is a great place to explore if you are local to DC or visiting from out of town. It is different from all the Smithsonian museums and DC tourist hot spots. 
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Hawaii, Travel, USA

Hawaii Chronicles – Day 25

It’s my last day in Hawaii…I don’t want to leave!!! We spent our last few hours by first going to Pearl Harbor to show Mama & Lil Bro the USS Arizona.

This time around it was a clear day and we were able to see all the coral life on the USS Arizona. 

Afterwards we drove to the Halona Blowhole. 
We finished the day with snow cones from Island Snow in Kailua. My Bro claimed it to me the best snow cone of the trip!

I had a great time in Oahu and it is bittersweet leaving. I’m glad to be going home and seeing my friends and family but at the same time I don’t want to leave the sunshine! 
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