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5 Highlights from Mardi Gras 2017

by Sydney Binnington February 28, 2017

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America: Stoweked in Stowe, Vermont

by Sydney Binnington January 04, 2017 2 Comments

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America: Welcome to Miami

by Fellow Canalien November 25, 2016 4 Comments

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America: Outer Banks, North Carolina

by Sydney Binnington October 18, 2016

Y’ALL (feeling justified to use that atm). You must explore the Outer Banks.. and take at least 2 weeks to do so. We were delusional enough to think we could see them in a day, extended our trip another day and still couldn’t see a quarter of them. HERE's what we learned!

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America: Oxford, Mississippi

by Sydney Binnington October 03, 2016

Among many cute historic sites, Oxford, MS is most famously known as home to Ole Miss and its next level tailgates at 'The Grove'. Also dubbed "The Mother and Mistress of Outdoor Ritual Mayhem" by the New York Times, The Grove is located right in the middle of the University of Mississippi's campus. A clean, green study space for students on every other day, but home to the *glammest* outdoor cocktail parties on game days.

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America: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

by Sydney Binnington September 28, 2016 1 Comment

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The Balkans: Montenegro Part 3 (Sveti Stefan & Kotor)

by Sydney Binnington September 20, 2016 30 Comments

Our final stops in Montenegro: Two beautiful ocean side destinations. Sveti Stefan with it's 1970s glamour vibes, and Kotor with it's 1570s glamour vibes. Both are a must see!

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The Balkans: Montenegro Part 2 (Budva)

by Sydney Binnington September 13, 2016

Wow. Probably one of our favourite nights in Montenegro. Went out for a nightcap, came home with 4 slices of pizza and a 160 year old lemon.

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The Balkans: Montenegro Part 1 (Perast)

by Sydney Binnington September 06, 2016

What a beautifully underestimated country. I say 'underestimated' solely on my personal lack of knowledge prior to showing up at its border, and stalling our rental car at the customs booth.

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The Balkans: Renting a Car in Europe, an FYI

by Sydney Binnington August 24, 2016

I couldn’t believe how difficult it was to get answers regarding car rentals, border crossing, and cross-country car drop offs while we were in the research phase of our trip. We had to figure it out first hand over there and here is the low down for these inquiries as of July 2016...

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The Balkans: Dubrovnik

by Sydney Binnington August 14, 2016

The Balkans Part THRICE: Dubrovnik

After catching up nuff ZZZs on the 8am bus from Split, we were finally in Dubrovnik – a beautiful, medieval castle town, perched right on the water. Besides getting that hawt instagram with the fortress, Dubrovnik was also our conveniently located launching pad into Montenegro and Bosnia. It’s a must-see site on it’s own accord, however (in case you hadn’t heard).

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The Balkans: Ljubljana-Zagreb-Split

by Sydney Binnington July 20, 2016 11 Comments

Part Two: Canaliens On A Train

After a lovely day in Bled, and then a quick stop at a Ljubljana McDonalds (strictly to add another notch to my personal masterpiece; my own Burgers of the World Collage est. release date 2030*), we boarded our extremely timely train. You know where that punctuality is from, kids? Well it's just Slovenia's Austro-German influence shining through, of course! Or maybe I'm just really used to things not being on time.

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