off we go

hey friends, we’re off for a loooong week vacation. we’re staying in miami for one night and tomorrow we’re heading to havana for a few days before traveling to tulum. this year we thought we should explore countries nearby, although we did have a hard time finding out how to get to cuba from here – but we’re finally making it!

i have a few posts lined up for next week, and follow me on instragam and facebook  for daily updates on my cuba and mexico trip!

check out this gorgeous pictures of cuba by jose villa, aren’t they breathtaking? i can’t wait to get there!

see more images on jose villa’s blog

a pretty good day

as you can imagine, life here in paradise, doesn’t feel like paradise every single day. as in most places, you have good days and, let’s say, less good days. and today i feel is a pretty good day.

i had to run some errands in the morning, went downtown to pay a bill and then to wiv (our local internet and tv company) to pay another bill. when i was leaving wiv i realized i didn’t have my phone with me. i have to say i am the type of person to whom these things happen more often than i would like to admit… and it just gets me soooo mad. i could hear little voices in my head saying how could have done that, how can you lose you phone, how could you have left it behind…

so i went back in wiv asking if anyone had seen my phone, the security and the manager looked everywhere and she even called from her personal number whilst i checked in the car in case it was hiding somewhere. they were so helpful and suggested running back downtown to look for it where i had been earlier.

so i went back, parked in the exact same place and asked around, but nothing to be seen.

when i was about to go back i see a security coming out of a shop and calling me. i was like is he calling me? is this my lucky day? is he really calling me? so i went in and he asked me if i had lost something. then he showed me the phone and a report he had written on the occurrence. i could not stop smiling and telling him how thankful i was. i asked him how could i thank him and he kept on saying pray for me, just remember to pray for me and i’ll be happy.

somehow i had a feeling that i would find it, i had a feeling that someone good hearted would find it and keep it for me. and provo has this things that really surprise you in an uber positive way!

image source here

a very special guest post ~ carleth & adrian

carleth and adrian are close friends, and, the cutest couple. as i’ve mentioned before (here), and luckily for me, they got married here in provo. i was flattered to know they had never been in turks and caicos and fell in love with the island through myseastory! i asked carleth to share a few thoughts on their special wedding weekend on island…

My dream was to get married on the most beautiful beach in the world, and it became true on May 26th.

It was a risk to organize a wedding at a place we had never been to, and most of our guests had never even heard of, but like someone once told me before: “with Turks & Caicos, you can never go wrong”. And so we did. We mobilized over 80 people from different corners of the planet, with the promise of paradise.

Grace Bay Beach exceeded our expectations and, on Memorial Day weekend, its turquoise waters created memories that will forever bond our eclectic and multicultural group.

It was a hot afternoon on May 26th, but nobody cared. Sweating on the dance floor of Bay Bistro was the perfect excuse for our friends to cool off in the water under the bright moon.

It was the happiest weekend of our lives, not only because we sealed our love for each other, but because of the wonderful activities in the island: the boat ride, the conch fishing, the snorkeling, the parasailing, the rum punch and the tasty fish tacos at Somewhere Café, all of which printed huge smiles on the faces of our loved ones.

One of our friends asked us if we will return to Provo one day, and we answered yes. “Maybe for our first anniversary” and he replied: “can we all tag along again??”

images 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 by Taurus Studios

images 4 and 6 by David McLean

caicos dream

i have previously mentioned caicos dream tours (here), but it’s was about time I tell you a little more about it.

here’s the thing, every time we have friends and family visiting we go on this tour -yes, i have lost my count! my first time was on my first weekend on island and last week i got to go again – and i love it every time.

last week we were a ginormous group, so we had two boats for ourselves, but usually they pick up tourists staying at hotels along grace bay beach.

this is perfect for half a day plan and the outing has three different chapters!

first we stop by the reef for some snorkeling, i recommend you bringing your snorkeling material, but otherwise you can borrow theirs. we get to see all sorts of coral and colored fish – sometimes we bring our underwater camera too.

then we stop at a special spot to go conch searching, it is quite tricky as they are very well disguised.

we then stopped at iguana island, learn how to clean up a conch and relax by the beach in search of iguanas.

last week there were loads of eagle rays coming near the shore and we even saw a small shark just when we got out of the water!! can you see it? i know it’s small, but still a shark!

on the way back we get to eat conch ceviche made with the conchs we found and each family can take a conch shell home.

we had a great day out and i recommend anyone coming to provo to sign up! make sure you bring lots of sunscreen!!

see more pictures HERE

caicos dream tour contacts – (649) 231-7274 – a 3hour tour as described costs 89$per person.

happy weekend from somewhere

hey guys! i hope you’re having a sunny weekend and perhaps celebrating the queen’s golden jubilee. we have a holiday monday and tuesday – the perks of belonging to the british commonwealth…

this picture is from my friend’s wedding last week. the rehearsal dinner was at somewhere – it’s funny because it was my first rehearsal dinner (we don’t really do them in portugal), but all we did was eat tacos and drink pina coladas all night!

image by taurus studios