Little Mermaid At Sea

25/08/2015

Figuring out the next steps and thankful for little Parisian signs like this:

"smile, it's free"

17/08/2015

🌷 one lip, tulip, three lip, four lip...

guess where I am! 😘

09/08/2015

Love coming back to this view after an unforgettable weekend in Dijon with friends who have become family. I hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday full of love and gratitude.

05/08/2015

Thank you Paris Plages for bringing the beach to this mermaid! Talk about the perfect summer installation along the Seine...

In other news, working on getting the blog back up and running after a bit of a hiatus. Those baguettes can be really distracting...

25/07/2015

Paris makes me want to spend all my money on extravagant clothes. Something tells me though that I probably won't have use/room for this onboard... But... but... but... it's so prettyyyy 😩😩😩

22/07/2015

Shut up and take my money.

16/07/2015

Spending $50 on cheese is completely reasonable, non?

16/07/2015

Some great tips for visiting the (infinite) museums here in Paris, written by one of my classmates :)

(keep your eyes peeled for a cameo by yours truly...possibly, maybe, definitely drinking wine)

https://templeuabroad.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/5-tips-for-getting-the-most-out-of-a-day-at-the-museum/

How can one visit Paris and NOT go to a museum? If you're in Paris for even just a day and don’t get to at least one musée, I question your priorities. All jokes aside, there is so much more to Par...

13/07/2015

When people ask me how Paris is going so far...

21/06/2015

Putting some helpful phrases in mom's phone. Phonetically, of course. 😂

21/06/2015

Alright Paris, let's do this thing.

20/06/2015

Pit stop in London on the way to Paris because, of course ;)

19/06/2015

Having just left again (oh hey, I'm in London!) I have to agree with this post 100%. And for those of you who continue to be a part of my ridiculous life, I am so grateful for you!

Next stop: Paris!

http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/losing-friends/

One of the worst parts about coming home is realizing that while you were gone, some of your friends left too. But that may be a blessing in disguise.

12/06/2015

This is exactly why I carry the largest carry on bag possible! http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-04-16/why-you-never-pack-your-valuables-in-checked-baggage?fb=social

06/06/2015

P.S. Guess where I am...

06/06/2015

Okay so some of these are non necessities but I always at least have a currency app and an app with helpful translations. #12 is particularly cool...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/fbsp/hyatt/12-apps-youve-gotta-have-if-youre-always-traveling #.enlkxl28n6

Your smartphone just got a lot more cultured. When you're traveling, you should be relaxed, restful, and definitely happy. Read up on how to live the good life while on the road with Hyatt.

27/05/2015

A terribly sad incident onboard M/Y Kibo in the Med has left this engineer in a grave state. Please read and help however you can so that this family can find justice for an accident that was clearly caused by several failures in safety procedure.
http://www.gofundme.com/justiceforjacob

My Brother Jacob Nicol is a 22 year old engineer employed on board mega yacht Kibo. He has been following his dreams of travelling for the past year but on the 3rd May 2015, Jacob was asked to clean the side of the yacht as they were anchored some 300 meters from Puerto Portals, Mallorca. This wa...

22/05/2015

I forgot how much I love Annapolis in the spring. Spent the whole week celebrating the USNA commissioning with the always impressive blue angels flying over the Severn River. Sometimes it takes being away to appreciate the little things back home!

10/05/2015

And with that, a chapter closes. On to new and exciting adventures but keeping with me all of the incredible memories and experiences I've made. How 3.5 years have passed already, I'll never know but I'm so grateful for each and every moment we shared.

Time to be brave.

08/05/2015

Tomorrow is the day. It's already one of the hardest days of my life; I can't believe this chapter is coming to a close.

04/05/2015

End of boat show crew pizza party on the bow. Thanks for the hospitality and killer weather, Victoria!

30/04/2015

It's a beautiful day for a boat show, Victoria!

27/04/2015

I've been slacking on here but now I'm revealing why. Here's an explanation as to why I've been so aloof lately and peek at what's to come...

http://www.littlemermaidatsea.com/?p=3305

It's happening again; everything around me is evolving and all the old signs i’ve come to recognize are manifesting. Change is imminent. In the past few months, our engineer and stewardess got marr...

18/04/2015

Does anybody watch the AMC show "Hell on Wheels"? We're just hanging out onboard watching them film on our dock on this beautiful spring day. Crazy watching a scene set in the 1800's take place adjacent to a 2012 built yacht! Movie magic, hey?

14/04/2015

And just because i'm in a good mood, here's a pretty picture.

Overlooking the town of Maddaloni, Italy

14/04/2015

You know when you're so busy planning that each day doesn't seem to have enough hours and your head is full of things to do and yet you love it? Yeah, that's me right now; optimistic to a fault and SO excited for what's to come.

I hope you all are having an amazing tuesday too.

Also, could be the endorphins...

10/04/2015

Right now in the crew lounge. There's a joke in here somewhere...

07/04/2015

Here's your fun fact for the day: You fart more on airplanes. The more you know, right?

http://lifehacker.com/why-you-fart-more-on-an-airplane-and-what-you-can-do-a-1674491269/+Jessica

Flatulence is common when you're flying. The BBC explains the science of why we fart more on airplanes and offers some tips on reducing this discomfort and avoid being that person passing gas on the plane.

04/04/2015

I'm in Seattle and the sun's out. It seems as if I've entered some sort of alternate reality. Now to get out of this shipyard...