How to plan a delightfully romantic honeymoon

Easter Island was at the top of my bucket list for as long as I can remember, because like most people, I really wanted to see those giant heads! Well, after three years of working my ass off to afford going to the remote island in the Pacific, I finally went, and can tell you that Easter Island is A LOT more than just those heads . For starters, the heads have bodies, and there is a very logical (and significant) way that they were built, that did not, I repeat, DID NOT, involve aliens. Furthermore, the fact that they are on a gorgeous tropical island , with equally as gorgeous locals , seems to get extremely downplayed, but don’t worry, I’m here to give you a lot of visuals. Speaking of visuals, the reason why I claim I can explain Easter Island easily, is because I got a lot of photos that help explain the history and culture, that I’ve never seen before on any publication! Also, since I was traveling solo and not there on “official journalist business”, I made friends with l...

Waking up to elephants in Sri Lanka that were literally bathing in a river outside of my last-minute-booked hotel room was seriously one of the most exciting travel moments I’ve ever experienced. It was like waking up on Christmas morning thinking you’re going to get a pony, except instead of a pony it’s a couple dozen elephants…and they’re actually there. This magical elephant bathing place in Sri Lanka is called Pinnawala , and the elephants come from the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage . Someone actually sent me a photo of it on Instagram, and after doing my research I decided my best bet for tourist-free photos of ellies would be to go early in the morning, which is where I got the idea to stay at a hotel right next to it. Well. That was the best idea ever. Not only did I wake up to a river full of elephants without any tourists around, but I realized that staying there was also massively cheaper than doing a day trip to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanag...