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Aldo was, without hyperbole, the single greatest man you could have met.

Mexico, blog, personal, travelJenna Van ValenOctober 1, 2023grief, friends, love, adventure, memories, travelComment

Maui Wowie

The winter of 2021, sitting on the lanai of our rental in Kailua-Kona, I said to my husband, “I want to do this every winter,” and he said, “Duh.” And I said, “And I want to bring The Kids,” and he said, “Okay by me!”

blog, travel, personalJenna Van ValenJune 14, 2022travel, hawaii, Maui, adventure, friends, family, zip line, Molokini, sailing, Road to Hana, roadtrip, Haleakala, family vacation, surpriseComment

Traveling in a Pandemic...?

Mexico is still my happy place, but Hawaii saved my sanity…

personal, travel, blogJenna Van ValenMarch 7, 2021travel, Hawaii, Big Island, Kailua-Kona, covid-19, pandemic, vacation, adventureComment

Surprise Parties, Turning 40, Mexico, and Framily

I’ve done a lot of thinking about my Big Birthday, the Over the Hill Birthday, the Big Four Oh. I planned and planned a major trip to Mexico, to swim with whale sharks, to spend time with family, friends…my chosen family.

On The Road in Chiapas, Mexico

A photo essay of our trip from Cancun (state of Quintana Roo), to Villahermosa (state of Tobasco), to Palenque and beyond (state of Chiapas). DSLR photos, and iPhone snapshots. You can get the gist from the photos and captions, or you can read to learn more about traveling in this unique, beautiful, sometimes overlooked part of Mexico.

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Aldo was, without hyperbole, the single greatest man you could have met.

The winter of 2021, sitting on the lanai of our rental in Kailua-Kona, I said to my husband, “I want to do this every winter,” and he said, “Duh.” And I said, “And I want to bring The Kids,” and he said, “Okay by me!”

Mexico is still my happy place, but Hawaii saved my sanity…

I’ve done a lot of thinking about my Big Birthday, the Over the Hill Birthday, the Big Four Oh. I planned and planned a major trip to Mexico, to swim with whale sharks, to spend time with family, friends…my chosen family.