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I'm Gabby “Packs Light”—award-winning Gen Z Travel and Opportunity Addict Expert 🤓✈️ I took my first solo trip at 17 and part of me never came back. My story is one of delusional confidence (my TEDx Talk topic!), perseverance, adventure, and curiosity, and wonder.

 

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[TAG A FRIEND you'd do a bucket list trip like this with!]

So just before I turned 24 I was still working my 9-5 job as an engineer, but I knew I wanted to do something big for my birthday... I decided to take a look at my bucket list (you can see it at packslight.com/bucketlist) and…

🤩🤩🤩 I saw the PERFECT idea 🤩

“I should drive to the airport right as it opens, and book the cheapest, earliest flight anywhere interesting that day!”

With just a passport, prayers for no-visa-needed, a carry-on suitcase with lots of layers, and my savings. This would not be a cost-effective or stress-free trip... but it would be BUCKET LIST.

I told my friend @hannahskhan about my plan and as my staple "Yes tell me when and where" travel friend, she was down!

We got to BWI airport at 4AM with just our carryons and a dream. And after going from South West to Jet Blue to United (skipping the long Spirit line)... we ended up on a @delta flight to the U.S. Virgin Islands!

You can find the behind-the-scenes of how much the trip ended up costing us in my Bucketlist Behavior playlist on YouTube (search "Packs Light"!) 😅

But to this day, it's one of my *favorite* adventures I've been on! and definitely sign that I'm obsessed with traveling and will try anything once 😉🪂✈️

Tag a friend to see if they would take a bucket list trip like this with you, OR tell me what you need to go to travel rehab for 😂

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Like I’m obsessed with expanding my idea of what’s possible in life!

We really are the sum of who we surround ourselves with. And I’m building community with people who feel radiate good energy like sunshine and love themselves fiercely, because I’m obsessed with being the same for them

Grateful for those in my life who always see my greatest potential and encourage me to climb to new heights 🫶🏽
When all of the planning, saving, and waiting pays When all of the planning, saving, and waiting pays off and it’s finally palm trees 🌴 and 80° 💦

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A huge lobster tail as a welcome meal probably doesn’t hurt either 🥹🤤

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🗺️ WHERE?
@britishvirginis is a 2.5 hour flight from Miami (direct flights to BVI begin July 2023!) and a 30 min flight from Puerto Rico!

I visited 8 islands in 5 days: Tortola, Scrub Island, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada, Beef Island, Treasure Island, Cooper Island… there are tons of ferry’s, and if you have a boat you can visit even more!

🏨 WHERE TO STAY?
I stayed at @scrubisland_bvi because I’m a @marriottbonvoy girl, and it was on my bucket list~

As far as islands, I would stay on or near Tortola or Virgin Gorda for easier access to the other islands, or even better on a charter boat so you can go where you want 😍

🍽️ WHAT TO EAT/DRINK
🍛 conch fritters and ceviche
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🍛 fish and fungi
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🍹 Rum punch

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🤸🏽‍♀️ THINGS TO DO
🧖🏽‍♀️ Visit @theoceanspabvi, the only floating spa in the Caribbean (and where we saw 3 sea turtles!)
🪂 Kite surfing lessons in Anegada with @tommygauntkitesurfing 
🐚 See the Conch Shell Island with @sherwinsseaadventures (and fall in love with the sea dog Oreo! 🐶)
🌝 Howl at the moon at @trellisbar_grill monthly Full Moon Party! 

See my last Reel for the local-owned hidden gems 💎 you can’t miss while in BVI 🫶🏽

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