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Chicago

Chicago

My first visit to the windy city was full of deep-dish pizza for every meal, cruising down the Chicago River, visiting The Bean at various times of the day, stepping on glass skydecks overlooking the bustling city below, seeing ancient dinosaur fossils, feeding stingrays, and celebrating huge life milestones for close friends.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Sep 04 2025 • 6 min read
Paris

Paris

Paris is the city of romance. You can feel it in the air while taking an evening stroll, seeing the Eiffel Tower twinkling in the night sky with the sound of live saxophone tunes. That’s why Paris was the very first destination of me and my husband Trevor’s European honeymoon tour.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra May 22 2025 • 10 min read
Mexico

Mexico

The Discovery Princess Cruise will make you feel like a guest of royalty. With stellar service onboard, live entertainment, and exquisite dining, this vacation was unlike any other - mainly because it was my first cruise.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Jan 07 2023 • 6 min read
Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta was a tropical and unique adventure with new friends. We kayaked in the ocean, danced the night away on several occasions, watched mesmerizing lightning storms, and sipped coconuts on the beach together.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Sep 01 2022 • 7 min read
Lebanon

Lebanon

My visit to Lebanon was incredibly special, as I got in touch with my roots. Lebanon is the neighboring country of my parents’ hometown, Syria. I traveled to Beirut to celebrate my cousin Michael and his now wonderful wife Natalie’s epic wedding.

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Lillian Samra Aug 13 2022 • 14 min read
San Francisco

San Francisco

The Golden Gate City is full of hilly streets, cable cars, and iconic bridges. San Francisco is a highly sought after destination in Northern California.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra May 24 2022 • 15 min read
New Orleans

New Orleans

My first visit to New Orleans was spent during the lively week of Mardi Gras. I ate powdered beignets, watched beads get flung from balconies, saw 12 foot alligators, and danced to brassy tubas in the streets of NOLA.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Mar 04 2022 • 7 min read
New York

New York

The concrete jungle - land of $0.99 pizza, bright billboards, and honking taxis. My first visit to the East Coast was nothing short of memorable.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Oct 13 2021 • 11 min read
Houston

Houston

I am lucky to have family located all over the world! We made a weekend trip to Houston for a cousins reunion.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Sep 18 2021 • 5 min read
Hawaii

Hawaii

I am currently sitting outside on my front porch, sipping on guava juice while staring at the endless ocean. I have returned to the heavenly island of Maui.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Aug 18 2021 • 12 min read
Monterey

Monterey

Picture perfect viewpoints, crashing blue waves, and a visit with diverse marine life awaits! Monterey and its surrounding seaside landscape is the perfect oasis of Northern California.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Jun 09 2021 • 6 min read
Los Angeles

Los Angeles

The city of angels is home to A-list celebrities and is an idyllic dream of California. With ocean side views in Malibu and boujee fashion boutiques on Rodeo Drive, LA is a bold and eventful destination.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra May 13 2021 • 10 min read
Maui

Maui

The year 2020 has been unlike any other to say the least. COVID-19 has caused global shutdowns, mandatory stay at home orders, and social distancing

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Oct 22 2020 • 7 min read
London

London

After saying goodbye to the winter wonderland of Austria, we hopped on a two hour flight back towards London, England. We would be closing out 2019 and ringing in the

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Jan 01 2020 • 8 min read
Austria

Austria

Stepping into Salzburg during Christmas was like I had entered the North Pole, also known as Santa Claus' headquarters. I flew out of SFO on Christmas Eve to embark on

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Dec 25 2019 • 8 min read
Seattle

Seattle

For any first time visitors like myself, going to Seattle in the middle of summer was a treat. The weather was in the high 70's with sunshine and a crisp

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Jul 24 2019 • 6 min read
China

China

During our night time flight out of Phuket, the five of us slept soundly for the next 5.5 hours, as we recharged for the next part of our Asia

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Mar 20 2019 • 9 min read
Thailand

Thailand

From feeding and bathing elephants to squeezing us five travelers into a tuk tuk zipping through the hectic streets of Bangkok, there wasn't a dull moment spent in Thailand. This

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Mar 15 2019 • 14 min read
Austin

Austin

From line dancing with cowboys to eating delicious BBQ, the city of Austin in Texas provides a fun Southwestern experience. There is a plethora of restaurants, bars, and enjoyable activities

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Feb 15 2019 • 5 min read
The Big Island

The Big Island

The Big Island is an underrated travel location amongst the islands of Hawaii in my personal opinion! Growing up, Hawaii was just jumbled up as one place in my mind

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Sep 27 2018 • 11 min read
Nashville

Nashville

My first visit to the South was full of live music, exquisite fried chicken, and being addressed as ma'am 🤠 In July of 2018, I visited the vibrant city of Nashville

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Jul 26 2018 • 4 min read
Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Traditionally, you would imagine that a new college graduate would be celebrating this milestone in Sin City with a group of girlfriends. However, I have the coolest mom and as

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Jan 01 2018 • 6 min read
Yellowstone

Yellowstone

Some of the most epic nature views are located in the Northwest region of the United States. We had the best girls' trip exploring the most unique crevices of our planet earth.

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    Lillian Samra
Lillian Samra Oct 12 2017 • 5 min read
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