Dreaming of the Beach

Hello Treasure Tromp Readers!

Setarra over here and I blog over at The Burghal Gurl. My little bloggity is a place where I talk about life, living in NYC, dance, food and all things in between that make me happy.

The boyfriend and I are starting the New Year with a trip to Barbados this month! The best part about it is that I will be getting my FIRST ever stamp in my passport! I know, I know … I’m a late travel bloomer. I’m 25 and still no stamp in my passport …

It’s actually kinda sad.

In my defense, I will say that Canada cheated me out of my first stamp 2 years ago when I went to Ottawa. Apparently, you can only get a stamp when you fly into Canada from the U.S. … Not when you DRIVE into Canada = Ew. But the Poutine = YUMMMMMM!

Back to my upcoming vacation … This will be my second foray into the Caribbean. Last summer, I went to St. John, USVI (Still under the U.S. commonwealth so no stamp once again haha). It was an ah-mazing experience and I hope my trip to Barbados will be just as awesome. As I reminisce about St. John while brainstorming outfits for Barbados, I thought I would share with you some highlights from my trip to St. John.

I would look forward to these sunsets each night as we hung out on the beach the 5 days we were there.  The culture of island life is sooo relaxed. Time isn’t on the fore front of the mind. It was a nice change from the hustle and bustle of New York.

This picture above is from Trunk Bay, the first of many beaches we visited during our stay. It was such a beautiful, clear day when I took this pic. As I was laying on the beach, I kept on singing to myself “I can show you the world … Shining, Shimmering, Splendid.” (10 points to the first person that can name the movie these lyrics comes from.)

The reason I went to St. John this past summer was to attend a destination wedding. The family of the bride booked this boat and took all the weddings guests out for a day of sailing. We went snorkeling, ate yummy sandwiches, and drank some dranks! Boats and booze … Haaaaaaay! I was a little worried at first about getting sea sick but the catamaran sailed so smoothly.  By far, this was a major highlight from my trip to St. John.