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Travel Diary: Maldives 2014

If you’re new here (welcome!!), I traveled to the Maldives in October and it was simply a dreaaam! I have never seen such beautiful water in my life. For as long as I can remember all I ever talked about was wanting to see tumblr-esque crystal clear blue water with my own two eyes. I must say that I’ve just set the bar extremely high for myself. The water was not only gorgeous to look at but I swear it’s magic LOL. I get so ashy and dry any time i get into the water; any kind of water but especially salt water, but for some reason this water left my skin and hair so soft.

As I mentioned in my mini Maldives post in October, I stayed at the gorgeous Iru Fushi Beach & Spa Resort; a 52-acre private island resort.

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The Modern Honolulu

Located at the apex of Waikīkī, steps away from everything you could ask for: luxury shopping, yummy dining, the beach, The Modern was a nice change of scenery after our more laid back, slow-paced, stay in Maui. I think it was a nice way to slowly transition back to the hustle and bustle of Chicago. This hotel is known to be the destination for both business travelers and vacationers. We were greeted with lemonade, cool towels, and the most gorgeous leis in the lobby upon checking in, you have to see the broken surfboard art piece hanging above the desk — I didn’t get to snap a photo of it but you can see it creeping in the background of a photo of Waseem and me somewhere below. The art piece was designed by a local surfer, and the surfboards he used are real, broken in action, and signed by all of their riders, how cool! All I wanted during our trip was to get lei’d and I couldn’t stop obsessing over the beautiful ones The Modern adorned us with, I kept moving them around the room (& hung them in our rental car) throughout our entire stay just for photo opps lol. The Modern’s style is very contemporary and clean, it’s extravagant but minimalist at the same time. There are 353 rooms, including 26 oceanfront suites. We stayed in one of the suites and it was simply perfect.

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Travel Diary: Dubai Layover

Hello my loves!! As you’ve seen from my excessive Instagramming (Rihanna style!), I’m overseas right now! I’m currently in the Maldives; I am so excited and feel SO blessed to be here. This place is absolute perfection and it’s always been a dream of mine to visit this beautiful country.…

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Eid Outfit + Weekend Photo Diary

Hello my loves! A belated Eid Mubarak to everyone that celebrated over the weekend! I hope you got lots of quality time with your loved ones and ate tons of yummy food! Waseem and I visited my family in Michigan and had an amazing Eid, alhamdulilah! I’ve included some photos…

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