I’m Angie, just your average girl next door with a heart for adventures abroad.

As a NYC publicist, I once spent my days communicating the news about wonderful destinations to the public from the confines of a cubicle, though my busy schedule rarely allowed me to go out and experience them for myself.

In 2010, I traded my career for a suitcase, sold all my belongings and embarked on a solo trip around the world. Now I’m a full time travel evangelist sharing my adventures and tips on balancing life, love and luggage at home and away.

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“If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.”

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My most common travel flub: I book an amazing hote

My most common travel flub: I book an amazing hotel and then spend the whole time exhausting myself offsite. I always do this! But on our trip to Costa Rica, I was determined to both appreciate the hotel and spend some quality downtime with my guy. Hotel Makanda by the Sea is wild and romantic and lush — and adults only! Many of the rooms have private pools and large living spaces, so you almost don’t have to leave your own digs to enjoy the ambiance. We booked last minute and got probably the least fancy room in the place, with no private pool – gasp! – and still it was 1,000 square feet, had a gorgeous view down the mountainside to the sea and was in a convenient location to both public pools on property. The restaurants onsite were incredible, the decor was interesting, the swinging mattresses over the pool were just divine and every single person who worked there was warm and smiley and said pura vida 100 times 😉a day. I didn’t get to try out the spa on this visit but I hope it’s not our last trip to Hotel Makanda.

Have you ever noticed how a scent can transport yo

Have you ever noticed how a scent can transport you, either to a time in your life or even a specific location? AD | I am loving Crabtree’s scents for just that reason. It’s been exactly 10 years since I explored the island of Bali on my round-the-world adventure, but one whiff of delicate Coconut + Sandalwood Body Balm and I’m back in a hammock, overlooking a rice field after sunrise yoga on a volcano. I know - it sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? This buttery balm melts right into skin - it’s got coconut oil, Shea butter and vitamin E, so it’s soothing after a day at the pool or the lake. And bonus: this balm gives back! 5% on all Bali sales go to the WAS Foundation. #BornCuriousGrownWild

If having a “hot girl summer” is on your agend

If having a “hot girl summer” is on your agenda, might I suggest a visit to Hotel Makanda just around the corner from Manuel Antonio National Park? It’s a super photogenic boutique thus very popular with Instagram influencers, so it’s likely you’ll see posing and preening at the pool. But it wasn’t intrusive – more entertaining to watch as someone who was just on vacation and not technically there to work. (And yet here I am, posting about it. 🤪) My favorite part of the whole place was the private beach for @hotelmakanda guests. Getting there is an adventure… you just call up one of the staff and they pick you up in a golf cart for the 10 minute roller coaster down to the water. It’s a windy trip, but it’s quick and then you’ve got black sand and turquoise waves all to yourself. There are chairs, towels and even those cozy swinging mattresses. I could’ve stayed there for the whole vacation. 🏝

Anyone else a little bit obsessed with national pa

Anyone else a little bit obsessed with national parks? No matter where I go, they’re always at the top of my list! Don’t even think about visiting Manuel Antonio National Park without a guide unless you’re some kind of wildlife spotting expert. (We booked with @efrainsnaturetours, a local company whose founder helped to establish Manuel Antonio as a national park many years ago.) If you want to see sloths – and obviously you do – then you need an eagle-eyed guide to point you in the right direction AND to provide equipment that can help you see all the little animals of the rainforest. Plus, if all you brought was an iPhone, the guide’s gear is crucial to you getting some amazing photos. I can’t stress this enough – I would have seen zero animals if I’d gone without our amazing guide, @andres_tourguide. The sloths are high up in the trees and their fur blends right in with the bark. We saw SEVEN. Plus hummingbirds, monkeys, toucans and itty bitty bugs. 🦥 🕷 🐒 🦜 🐦 🦋 . Have you been to any of Costa Rica’s national parks?

FISH ON! 🎣 Since our Costa Rica trip was the

Holler at me if you know about PURA VIDA 🍃 Co

Holler at me if you know about PURA VIDA 🍃 Costa Rica is known for it’s “pura vida” motto, which manages to encompass the country and its people, the Ticos, quite well! It means pure life or simple life, and folks use it in place of hello, goodbye, what’s up, all is well, etc. If you’re looking for wilderness, barefoot simplicity and super friendly people, Costa Rica is worth a visit. There’s an incredible diversity of plants, two gorgeous coastlines and 🦥 , 🦜 and 🐒 everywhere you look. Once you start planning your Costa Rica itinerary, you may start to feel a bit overwhelmed. Though it’s a relatively small country (13x smaller than the state of Texas), it’s not always as easy to move from place to place as you might expect, on account of topography (windy roads 🤢 ) and somewhat limited public transportation. After learning many lessons during our last visit, I whipped up a guide to help first-timers plan a fun, safe, easy 7-day Costa Rica itinerary. If you’re in search of pura vida, check it out!

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