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Sarina Harper
Oct 3, 2020
Indonesia ↣ Part 8: Bali Beyond Ubud
I didn’t think a bathing experience could surpass our current bathrooms’ - guess I was wrong.
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Sarina Harper
Apr 15, 2020
Adventuring In Finnish Lapland
Not confident in the slightest my future husband and I would come out of this alive, the dogs were unleashed and off the sled went
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Sarina Harper
Jul 10, 2019
Winter Glamping In The Scottish Highlands
we hiked ten minutes up through the muddy countryside to our tent. I unzipped the double flap door and gasped
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Sarina Harper
Aug 31, 2018
Summertime In The French Alps
We explored the Alps, hiking to glaciers amid cheerful wildflowers, grazing sheep and mountain goats.
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Sarina Harper
Jul 31, 2018
Indonesia ↣ Part 2
higher still, we emerged above the clouds into a barren, rocky land of volcanic dust - it clogged our every pore. Handkerchiefs over our mou
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Sarina Harper
Jul 31, 2018
Indonesia ↣ Part 3
morphing of the area over thousands of years. I was surrounded by such inhospitable conditions - yet I’d never felt more at home.
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Sarina Harper
Jul 31, 2018
Indonesia ↣ Part 4
We took in our 360-degree view: clouds blanketing the valley on one side, with a crystal clear view of the volcano and lake on the other.
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Sarina Harper
Jul 1, 2018
Spontaneous Road Trip To Grand Canyon West
An hour later we were cruising in our red Mustang convertible, Las Vegas in our rear view.
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Sarina Harper
Mar 28, 2018
Adventures Around Northern Thailand ↣ Part 2
Stuffing my belongings into my dry bag, I got onto my stomach. I squeezed my body down onto the rocky floor of the cave, painfully crawling
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Sarina Harper
Mar 28, 2018
Adventures Around Northern Thailand ↣ Part 3
Once across with the aid of a strong vine, he helped me, and finally:
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Sarina Harper
Mar 28, 2018
Adventures Around Northern Thailand ↣ Part 4
if you ever want to feel truly liberated, try being naked in the jungle
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Sarina Harper
Nov 25, 2017
The Philippines ↣ Bohol
Darkness enveloping us, with thousands of stars to light the way, we embarked upon a two hour paddle. Thick jungle on either side, only the
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Sarina Harper
Jul 26, 2017
The Canadian Rockies
I used muscles I didn't know I had to scale Mt. Norquay for stunning panoramic views of Banff.
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Sarina Harper
Jul 26, 2017
DUST IS A FOUR LETTER WORD ↣ Adventures around Glacier National Park
We watched in awe as men grabbed bulls by their horns, cheered as couples lassoed bulls together (how romantic), and witnessed those cute
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Sarina Harper
May 7, 2017
¡Pura Vida! Part 2
Strangler vines gripped their victims, using the taller tree to gain height only to murder its host in a cruel - and literal - twist
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Sarina Harper
May 5, 2017
¡Pura Vida! Part 1
After navigating class III and IV rapids, we leaped into the surreal turquoise river to cool off. As the current moved us downstream, we gaz
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