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Adventuring in Greece, Part 2: Is Santorini Worth the Hype?
Truth be told, we almost excluded Santorini from our Greece adventures. We highly considered going to Milos, a smaller and lesser known island. Similar to Santorini, it also has a volcanic landscape and we were attracted to the fact that it would be less of a tourist trap. So..why did we ultimately choose to spend 2 days in Santorini? And what are my very honest thoughts about our experience there? Keep reading to find out! Our trip first began on the island of Naxos (read part one of our Greece experience here!). We took a high-speed Seajets ferry that I booked through Ferryhopper to make our way over to Santorini.…
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Adventuring in Greece, Part 1: Naxos
Greece is one of those destinations that has been on my radar way long before we were hit with the pandemic. And even since then, the idea of going on this type of trip felt like a distant dream. A couple of months ago, it hit me that we don’t spend enough time celebrating our accomplishments and milestones. Or to think of it, even overcoming some of the life challenges that we faced in the past year alone. Reaching that moment of wanting to celebrate life was almost euphoric. This trip is only the beginning, and I feel so grateful that my partner Matt (who also photographed all of the…
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Healthier dark chocolate fudge brownies [recipe test]
This might come as a shock but growing up chocolate wasn’t one of my favorite flavors. Whenever we had Neapolitan ice cream (you know, the kind with vanilla, strawberry and chocolate flavors side by side) around, I would always only scoop out vanilla and strawberry. I would even kind of frown at the thought of chocolate cake thinking that most other flavors were far superior. I know..what the heck right? But if you’re someone who isn’t crazy about chocolate, I totally get it. And if you love you some chocolate to the moon and back, I also get it (now). For whatever reason, I’ve been getting more and more into…
