Journey With Jess Jones

 “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.”       I am making a conscious effort to make Read more…

  I’d like to think over the course of 2 years frolicking around Latin America I would uncover some truths about myself. I began writing this list about a year ago and I’m quite sure there are a few more just waiting to come to light. Its critical to learn about the person you really are, what you need and want out of life, and how you choose to share yourself with others. It’s ok to have faults, they are part of Read more…

  “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” -Miriam Beard As I slowly settle back into ‘life at home’ attempting to re-establish a schedule and sense of “normalcy,” I am becoming strangely aware of just how these travels have changed me on a deep and very real level. I can’t say that I am finding this transition particularly easy, but thankfully I have some Read more…

My beautiful friend Alicia Graver and her new husband Eric will be heading over to the UK to commence their honeymoon, so I thought I would share this helpful piece with some top tips on exploring the South of England and taking advantage of the start of a beautiful summer season! Enjoy!       At times Southern England seems as if it is awash with areas of outstanding natural beauty, Grade 1 listed buildings and countless ancient monuments – Read more…

“Some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” -Gilda Radner Perhaps my greatest fear coming back home to Australia was missing “the unknown;” the feeling of not knowing what  I would be doing the next day, who I may have a chance encounter with, or what country I might be in the following Read more…

  I have been a bit quiet here on the blog because I have been cramming in loads of Guatemalan amazingness as my Latin American journey winds down. Not to worry, I have been racking up plenty of stories and photos to share and will have PLENTY of time on my hands very soon! When I came across this beautiful definition of a word very close to my heart, I couldn’t help but share it with you all…     Read more…

“In hopes of acheiving the moon, sometimes we fail to see the flowers that bloom beneath our feet…live in the moment” ~Albert Schweitzer   With the announcement of this journey wrapping up my mind keeps looking ahead to the future though I still have some amazing experiences right here at my feet. Just taking time to enjoy them and live in the moment. When was the last time you stopped to smell the roses and enjoy the exact moment you’re in???   Read more…

I never thought I would be a ‘cruise kind of gal’ until Mum convinced me to join them back in 2009 from Florida to the Caribbean on Oasis of the Seas!  Quite a change of pace from my current travelling but can’t say that I wouldn’t LOVE to do another one very soon!!! I can’t believe how reasonable in price cruising is these days, especially from the US…how convenient I am heading back next month We all dream of a Read more…

As a mix of excitement, fear, thrill and sadness wildly sweep over me right now, a swirl of epiphany’s, stress and smiles all at once… Even as I put my fingers to the key board, my heart drops slightly into my belly simultaneously a thrilling wave of anticipation… I HAVE HAD ‘THE FEELING; you know the one deep in your belly that tells you its the right time to make a change…. I HAVE MADE THE CHOICE; as difficult as Read more…

Turkey has been on the TOP of my Journey List for sometime now and the funny thing is, I know VERY little about it!! I am just super intrigued! So my friends over at Beat the Brochure sent me their top tips so I can start getting an idea and I HAD to share with you! (PS I am hoping to make it to Turkey in 2014!)   My Favourite National Geographic photo of the stunning Blue Mosque! Turkey is Read more…