PACKING LIST :: SEA ISLAND

Thursday, April 2, 2015 : 11:27 AM.

I am currently suffering from sleep deprivation, a gnarly dehydration headache, travel anxiety, and the pressures of time.

Today will be exciting for many reasons, but maybe #1 is that I finished packing. I leave tomorrow bright and early -- is the sun up at 5:45 am? -- for my good old southern paradise.

You might remember last year's trip?

bikini top | sunglasses | wedges

espadrilles | tote bag | earrings

shorts | nail polish | bikini bottom

I got this floral bikini from Zara [ anybody else totally surprised to hear that they do swimwear?! ] in preparation for my trip and I. am. obsessed. I really really have a thing for a good floral. And it pushed me out of my comfort zone. I'm usually very cool-toned -- read: I like blue and blue alone -- but this suit is getting me very excited for bright yellows, fuchsias, and gardenia reds.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter & Passover, and hope you're all blessed with wonderful weather wherever you may be!

xx MGR

TRAVEL BUCKET LIST

Yesterday I turned sixteen, which apparently is a big deal, at least to my mother it was. It is weird to think about how sixteen years have gone by so fast because, as far as I can remember, yesterday I was wearing my light up pink sneakers and ketchup stained tennis whites. For my birthday, I am planning on going to some foreign country this July, after school ends. I just have a slight problem -- I cannot decide where I want to go! There are so many places on my bucket list and it is hard to narrow it down to just one ... Here are the top ten places on my travel bucket list at the moment.

1. London England 

2. Amalfi Coast, Italy 

3. South of France, France

4. Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

5. Mykonos, Greece

6. Cape Town, South Africa 

7. Rome, Italy 

8. Victoria, Australia 

9. Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil

10. The Blue Lagoon, Iceland 

Clearly there is a theme of beaches and cities, probably two of my favorite things in the whole wide world. I am excited to go somewhere new, whether it is in Europe or Africa! I can't wait to share my adventures with you all! 

Where would you go if you could choose anywhere to go in the world?

xx, CMK