To Bend The Throttle https://tobendthethrottle.com The Ultimate Guide to Adventure Travel Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:32:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 135302149 Sailing in Mykonos, Greece: The Island of Winds https://tobendthethrottle.com/sailing-mykonos-greece-island-of-winds/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:31:37 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=2426 This summer I decided to move to Mykonos, Greece, also known as the Island of Winds, where my home became a 51 foot white, fiberglass sailboat.

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]]> 2426 Declaration of Value: What it is and how to get one https://tobendthethrottle.com/declaration-of-value-what-it-is-and-how-to-get-one/ Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:21:12 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=2815 Declaration of Value (DOV) states your education in the US is of the same value as in Italy. I will outline what the DOV is and how to step-by-step get one.

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]]> 2815 Craving an Enriched Life? Traveling Solo is the Way to Go https://tobendthethrottle.com/craving-an-enriched-life-traveling-solo/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:05:52 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=1673 Traveling solo can be scary. This is why I outlined ways in which to overcome this anxiety to travel solo and get to adventuring!

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]]> 1673 UK’s Hidden Gem of the Sea: Iridescent Algae https://tobendthethrottle.com/uks-hidden-gem-of-the-sea-iridescent-algae/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:45:16 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=2463 Although their color, a uniform sea-green, is rather boring to the naked eye, C. tamariscifolia are actually quite complex photosynthetic organisms and at closer inspection display strikingly vivid colors resembling the iridescence of opal gemstones.

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]]> 2463 Benefits of Travel: How Long Does Post-Travel Happiness Last? https://tobendthethrottle.com/travel-benefits-how-long-does-post-travel-happiness-last/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:57:39 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=2003 Have you ever returned from an amazing vacation feeling energized and exhilarated, and before you knew it, those feelings of post-travel happiness faded? Don't despair. Read on to find out how to overcome it.

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]]> 2003 Exploring Hidden Waterfalls: A Unique Road Trip Through Bosnia https://tobendthethrottle.com/exploring-hidden-waterfalls-a-unique-road-trip-through-bosnia/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:47:24 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=2335 I found myself bored by the tourist vibe of Dubrovnik so I decided to go on a roadtrip through Bosnia to explore the hidden Kravice Waterfalls in Studenci, Bosnia. No cell service, no GPS...what could possibly go wrong?

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]]> 2335 Lago di Carezza: Hiking the Rainbow Lake https://tobendthethrottle.com/lago-di-carezza-hiking-rainbow-lake/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 13:36:00 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=1672 Resting at 1,520 meters in the South Tyrol region of Northern Italy, Carezza lake, aka Rainbow Lake, is the perfect base to begin hiking this territory of the Latemar Group of Western Dolomite mountains.

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]]> 1672 The Matterhorn: The Mountain of Mountains of the Swiss Alps https://tobendthethrottle.com/skiing-paragliding-matterhorn-mountain-swiss-alps/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 20:25:26 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=1886 Last year I turned 25, which for me felt monumental and needed to be memorialized. Celebrating this important life event meant doing something quite crazy to commemorate it properly. Thus what better way to celebrate than jumping off the Matterhorn, the “Mountain of Mountains”?

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]]> 1886 18 Adventures To Cross Off the Bucket List in 2018 https://tobendthethrottle.com/bucket-list-adventures-2018/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:06:14 +0000 http://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=1464 We are one week away from 2018! It’s time for our New Years resolutions! Instead of vowing to use that gym membership you purchase annually, how about promising yourself to have more adventures?! Here is a list of my favorite, must-do, bucket-list worthy adventures for you to add to your 2018 travels.

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]]> 1464 Budapest: From Ruin Bars to Beer Spas https://tobendthethrottle.com/budapest-ruin-bars-beer-spas/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:12:55 +0000 https://tobendthethrottle.com/?p=1778 I spent my long weekend in this buzzing metropolitan city soaking in thermal baths, getting tipsy in beer spas and ruin bars, drowning in goulash, reveling in operatic performances, and absorbing all the culture and life Budapest had to offer.

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