Wandering Raine
A travel journal by Raine
recent posts
- 🐘 Thailand Escape: Dreamy Beaches of Phuket, Koh Samui & Krabi
- 🇦🇪 Desert Dreams & City Lights: My Trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi 2013
- 🚢 Setting Sail on the Norwegian Getaway: Our Caribbean Cruise 2025
- ⚜️ New Orleans, Before and After the Sea
- ❄️ Winter Warmth at Saka Cliff Hotel & Spa, Estonia (2009)
- 🧭 Tallinn, Estonia — my hometown’s own winter wonderland
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I visited New Orleans at the very end of January last year, bookending a Caribbean cruise that had been planned nearly a year in advance with a big group of friends. The city was never meant to be the main event — the cruise was — and yet New Orleans quietly stole the show in… Read more
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Experience the Christmas magic of Mystic, Connecticut—from the aquarium and historic seaport to Olde Mistick Village, Mystic Pizza, and a cozy stay at Inn at Mystic. Read more
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Travel Memory from 5 Years Ago There are some places that stay in your heart long after you’ve left — not because of grand sights or bustling attractions, but because of how they feel.Five years ago, I found myself driving into a quiet little Oregon town called Vernonia, just as autumn was showing off in… Read more
