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2012 in Travel Awesomeness

December 28, 2012 By Jill Robinson

This year has gone by unbelievably quickly. In my mind, it’s a blur from Israel to Australia—and nearly everywhere in between. The thing that lures me to pack my suitcase again and again in pursuit of adventure is that sense of wonder in learning new things about the world. My family and friends who know […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: aspen, australia, Big Island, British Columbia, chile, dominica, Hawaii, israel, kauai, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, mexico, Napa, new orleans, puerto rico, Santa Maria, Scottsdale, utah, wales, Yosemite

Silence in Xibalba

July 29, 2012 By Jill Robinson

Silence in Xibalba

Xibalba, the Mayan underworld, is described in the Popul Vuh as a place of fear where the dead had to traverse an obstacle course of bats, jaguars, rivers of blood and rooms of sharp knives. Cenotes, the deep limestone sinkholes scattered throughout the Mexican Maya world, were the gateways to this hellish underworld. But the […]

Filed Under: Mexico Tagged With: cenote, dos ojos cenote, maya, mexico, riviera maya, scuba diving, xibalba

Adjusting and Resetting Goals

July 7, 2012 By Jill Robinson

Years ago, when I learned to kayak, an instructor reminded me of the importance of constantly adjusting my actions based on the numerous factors which had an impact on my being safely on the water. Did the wind or current change? Did another boater come across my path? Was I getting tired? Adjust. It’s something […]

Filed Under: Athleta, General Tagged With: aspen, athleta, dominica, israel, kauai, mexico, traveling, utah, wales

Surf Camp Report

March 3, 2012 By Jill Robinson

It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve returned from my surf camp in Mexico. Since then, I’ve been eyeing surfboards nearly everywhere I go, looking for the one that will allow me more practice time at my local surf break. The water’s a little colder here than in the Riviera Nayarit, but there’s so such […]

Filed Under: Mexico Tagged With: las olas, mexico, punta de mita, riviera nayarit, surfing, whale watching

Surf Safari

February 8, 2012 By Jill Robinson

Years ago, when I ran across the promotional materials for Las Olas, a surf safari for women on Mexico’s Pacific coast, the power of one sentence not only grabbed me, but knocked me over the head and nearly dragged me to Mexico. “We make girls out of women.” I often joke with close friends that […]

Filed Under: Mexico Tagged With: las olas, mexico, mexico travel, riviera nayarit, surfing, yoga

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