Where to Propose in Jacksonville, Florida
You found the One. You found the ring. Now, where should you pop the question on the First Coast?
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A Letter to My Baby Sister on her College Graduation Day
Words of wisdom from big sister to little sister.
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The Easiest Way to Visit Cuba Right Now
Hola, y’all! Remember in May when I sailed away to Cuba on the first American ship to dock there in 50 years? I was so honored to experience history in the making! I’ve been getting tons and tons of questions from readers about the Fathom brand and the Cuba experience, so I thought I’d whip
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14 Lessons & Observations from Our Destination Wedding
Folks often ask what I would have done differently to make our destination wedding story one with a happier outcome. There’s no way I could’ve known that the hotel was planning construction or that they’d go bonkers once I told our story publicly. You can ask the venue all the questions in the world but if
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Reflections from the Road | Vol. 27
I don’t know if y’all love reading it, but I really love writing my quarterly Reflections from the Road post. I sit at my computer and think, “I really haven’t done much in the past 90 days,” and then I flip through Facebook photos, my calendar and my crumpled up boarding passes and realize just
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16 Gifts for the Shark Lover in your Life
Looking for a gift for the shark lover in your life? We’ve compiled something for everyone, from shark onesies to shark repellant and more.
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Top Things to do in Martha’s Vineyard for First-Timers
Things to do in Martha’s Vineyard Reunited for a weekend in Martha’s Vineyard and it feels so good! You may recall that Alex, Kristin and I haven’t been in the same place since our dive trip to Bonaire and subsequent R&R trip to Aruba in August 2015. Or perhaps you’re thinking… “You three are ALWAYS
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When a Bad Hotel Review Turns to Threats
How Bahama Beach Club in Abaco retaliated after we posted our honest review of their wedding service – with stalking and harassment!
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Ongoing Bahama Beach Club Wedding Drama
Truth and lies in our ongoing drama with Bahama Beach Club, the wedding venue in Abaco.
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First Impressions from Cuba
For the first time in a million miles, I found myself with more questions than answers at the end of a trip. Usually my on-the-ground research is enough to form a solidly positive or negative opinion about a new place, but not in Cuba. I was utterly confounded from Havana in the northwest to Santiago
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Jaws Meets Jane Austen: Welcome to the New Angie Away
If you’ve been on this journey with me since I started blogging about my adventures as Big Apple Angie in 2006, you will appreciate more than anyone just how far I’ve come since that rough and tumble little Blogspot I used to have. A few redesigns, and quite a few years later, I think I’ve
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Bon Voyage! I’m Setting Sail for Cuba with Fathom
As a native Floridian, Cuba has always tempted me as the forbidden island just past the horizon. A veiled, mysterious neighbor. An untouchable Hemingway haunt. A classic car lover’s dream come true. The closest country to my home state. (Well, depending where you stand.) Not being able to visit my nearby island neighbor has made
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Destination Wedding Photos Done Right
Today marks six whole months of marriage and I can’t stop thinking about how much faster these six months have gone by than the languishing ones leading up to the wedding. Funny how time has the power to feel different, even though technically it’s the same number of minutes and hours. As of today, I’ve
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