Have Heart, Will Travel.

I was fortunate enough in my young life to have to opportunity to take a year, and travel the world (well, a good part of it).  We spend so much time in our lives planning, and creating reasons why we can and cannot do things-our only obstacle is ourselves. Money comes and goes, people come and go, but life? You've only got one shot-better make it a good one.

If you are lucky enough, like me, to get to explore the world, here are a few of my most favorite places.

Santorini, Greece

Book a ticket to Santorini, Greece. Right now. I promise you, you will not regret it, and you might not even come home. The most beautiful place in the world. This picture was taken in Oia, and I felt like I was living in a real-live postcar

d. Santorini was the first stop of my trip, and still has the number one spot in my heart.

Beachcomber Island, Fiji

Paradise on earth. Enough said. The bluest water, the whitest sand. Fijians are the friendliest people and you're in the absolute middle of the pacific ocean on a tiny island you can walk around-like actually around the perimeter of the island-in 15 minutes. How's the for humbling? Big world, tiny island.

Byron Bay, Australia

I was lucky enough to call Byron Bay home for three months of my journey, and loved every minute of this sleepy little beach town on the East Coast of Australia. Byron Bay is a gorgeous, sweeping bay of perfect rolling waves for longboarding, and long, hot summer days. The picture is of the Cape Byron Lighthouse-the most easterly point of the Australian mainland. Go here-everyone that stumbles into Byron loves it. 

Koh Tao, Thailand

This place is breathtaking. Definitely my favorite place in Asia. This island, off the coast of Thailand is known for its scuba diving-the water is some of the clearest in the world. If you scuba dive, go to Koh Tao. The sunsets are incredible and the beaches are amazing.

There are just a few of the many places I've been lucky enough to explore so far. I loved them all, but these ones especially, will always have a little piece of my heart. Take a risk and book a ticket. What's the worst you can do? Come home? You'll have to at some point. Trust yourself and know that you will always end up where you belong. I did.

xo,

S