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Dear John,

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Cruz Bay, St. John (our hotel was to the far right at Gallows Point Resort)

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Gallows Point Resort

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ASTR crochet romper

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Honeymoon Bay

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Oppenheimer Beach (with it’s famous tire swing)

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French Connection white dress

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Sunset on Cruz Bay, St. John

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Maho Bay

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KTRSWIM cover up dress

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Caneel Bay from above

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Nate found his favorite spot on Honeymoon Bay

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Me (not really) napping in a tree

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Trunk Bay

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White lace coverup found via ebay (old, similar here) | Hat: from Marshalls

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Gallows Point Resort patio

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Glasses: c/o Wildfox Lolita sunglasses

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Balcony from our room (10D), perfect with a view of Cruz Bay to the right and the ocean to the left

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Dinner and drinks with a view is a MUST at Zozo at the Sugarmill (located at Caneel Bay Resort)

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The Ruins at Caneel Bay Resort

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Our daily happy hour spot on Cruz Bay (forgot the name of this place but there is a stripe of bars right on the beach)

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I was in coconut heaven everyday here

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Exploring Main Street in St. Thomas in search for all things mosquito repellent.

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ASOS maxi lime dress (on sale)

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My favorite spot at the Gallows Point Resort

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Photos by Nate Reed, me and my selfie stick | All swimsuits handmade via KTRSWIM

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 Dear St. John,

You may be the smallest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, but you are a natural wonder of luminous crescent bays and miles of pristine parkland, fresh-scented hiking trails, and mossy peaks with panoramic views. We love all of your beaches, well at least the ones we’re able to visit on our lovely 8-day stay at the beautiful Gallows Point Resort, which was a short 3 minute walk to town. The quaint little town of Cruz Bay has everything from bars right on the beach, market to buy groceries, various fruits and rum stand on the streets, local pizza joints to fancy restaurants with jaw dropping views… but what we love the most was the chill and secluded feel where we can just unplug from the world (except for Instagram) and drift off into paradise.  Well, until the rain came and brought the mosquitoes who sort of ate us alive every night. Sorry for cussing you, we still love you and we’ll remember to bring loads of repellent next time. :)

Until then, we’ll miss you. XOXO

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Sweet Escape

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-Photos by Nate and I –

Swimsuit: American Apparel one piece swimsuit

My favorite time of day is right before sunset. The quiet moments when the sun turns the horizon various shades of orange, red, yellow and pink, right before everything gets dark. It’s so mesmerizing and I can watch it over and over and never get tired of it.
How do you feel when watching the sunset? Romantic, relaxed, lonely, like something is missing? I’d love to hear. :)
 
I hope you have a wonderful weekend my loves! Always hard saying goodbye to the weekends but know that the week is just another chance for a new beginning!
xo, K

 

Turks & Caicos Photo Diary: Part I

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Shorts: F21 floral high waist shorts | Bag: F21 green crossbody bag

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Swimsuit: c/o Triangl “California Coral” bathing suit | Cover up: Aqua crochet tank (I bought this 2 sizes larger so it can fit more like a dress) (similar here, here, here and here)

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Beautiful view on Grace Bay right behind the Regent Grand hotel

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Met these two cutie pies on the beach and of course I had to dog-napped them real quick. :)

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Hat: c/o Fedoras.com Rafia sun hat | Top: Victoria’s Secret polka dots swim (similar here) | Bottom: ASOS high waist leopard print bottoms (also in pink)

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Meet Mocha, our foster baby from the PotCake Place in Turks and Caicos. A non-profit org run by volunteers to help animals (lots of puppies too) who doesn’t have a home and help them get adopted. You can pick up a puppy and spend a few hours with them per day for totally free. You are free to walk them, take them to the beach or bring them home with you from 10AM -1PM. This helps familiarize them around adults & children. Mocha was so cute!! She loves hugs and had a strange phobia to Nate’s camera. She seriously went crazy when he started taking photos of her so I just picked her up and held her and she was super calm and sweet. I’m not allow to have another pet but we really hope someone falls in love with her and take her home! She’s the sweetest!!

Kudos to The Pot Cake Place for all that they do!! It’s a must visit if your in town!

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Cover-up: H&M | Bikini bottoms: Victoria’s Secret

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– Photos by NR, me & the tripod –

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They say a photo is worth a thousand words…but I believe they are worth so much more. Photos captured can tell a story better than any words can express; and I’m so grateful to have beautiful memories captured forever with our photos… Even though Nate thinks I’m a photo-fiend, he just doesn’t realize how much I admire his work and all those little moments that he’s frozen with the clicks of his camera…all 2,459 of them on this trip to be exact. Lol.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope I didn’t suffocate you too much with all the photos. :)

Stay tuned for Part II later this week!

xo, K

Sky High

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They say 71 percent of Earth’s surface is covered with water but, it’s nice to see that in between all the darkness lies bits and pieces of heaven….Here are some shots of the Caribbean islands when we were heading to Turks & Caicos. Pretty amazing when you see it all from atop huh?

2013 Caribbean Vacation Diary Part II: St. John, St. Maarten, & St. Thomas

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Time is too swift for those on vacation because our next few days went by like a blink of an eye. Our next stops in the Caribbean were St. John, St. Maarten and St. Thomas!

You can see Part I of our Caribbean Vacation Diary HERE