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Category Archives: St. John, USVI

idyllic, paradise, beach

My Picks for the 5 Best Beach Holiday Destinations in the World

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Jessica Carpenter — 2 Comments ↓

I decided to write this article on my picks for the 5 best beach holiday destinations in the world because I’m often asked what my favorite beach in the world …

Posted in Africa, Australia, Bahamas, Caribbean, Destinations, Europe, French Polynesia, Greece, Oceania, St. John, USVI, Tanzania, Thailand | 2 Comments ↓

An Overview of St. John

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Jessica Carpenter — Leave a reply

Ahhh, the Virgin Islands. Just the name sounds seductive and alluring. The postcard-like beaches have always drawn me in and I knew they were at the top of my “Caribbean …

Posted in Caribbean, Destinations, St. John, USVI | Leave a reply

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Hi! I'm Jessica Carpenter, US based writer and founder of My Feet Will Lead Me. I love my dog, crêpes, all things Disney or Christmas, and traveling! Let's get to know each other!

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➳ Globetrotting adventurer/part-time pharmacist/dog mom Living life to the fullest after being widowed.📍PNW
Email: Jessica@myfeetwillleadme.com

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It’s snnnnoooooooowwwwwing! I love it! Totally irrelevant photo, but I couldn’t think of anything else to say. Have a good day!

#portoportugal #tilewall #porto🇵🇹 #portugaltravel #portugalovers #speechlessplaces #damestravel #beautifulportugal #thetravelwomen #travelinbetween #portugal_places #shetravelz #wanderlust_tribe

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After posting about the book, Atomic Habits yesterday, I literally wrote out 2 pages worth of Habits: “Bad Habits” (eating @sweetartscandy and other junk) and “Good Habits” I really want to start doing daily. I wrote myself rewards and punishments to look forward to after 1-2 months if I can/can’t achieve them. My habit goals are: meditate, eat more veggies, practice Spanish, and exercise a minimum of 5 days per week. My reward list includes a new swimsuit, a massage, a trip to Argentina or Chile, and a piece of my favorite cheesecake 🤣 Then I created a goal tracking calendar to chart my progress. I’m kind of excited about it. But how long can it last??? Anyone else ever done anything like this before?
#atomichabits #goalsetting #santiagodecompostela #spaintravel #spainstagram #shetravels #sidewalkerdaily #damestravel

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I’m listening to an audiobook that is really eye opening about the good and bad habits we form in our lives, called Atomic Habits. It’s about how tiny changes in the way we do things can all add up to remarkable changes. It breaks down habit formation into 4 parts.
1) Make it obvious
2) Make it attractive
3) Make it easy
4) Make it satisfying
If an action fulfills these requirements, there’s a good chance it will stick. If you want to form a good habit, make the 4 parts be true. If you want to break a bad habit, make the opposite of the 4 parts true. It’s kind of changing the way I’ve thought about motivation and change up until now. Anyways, that’s all. Happy Saturday!

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In this moment, I was freezing but giddy. Completely overwhelmed by one of those moments of pure joy at an unexpected discovery.
I’m starting to realize we have the best time when we have the freedom to drive and explore at will. Our curiosity constantly pushing us further and further.
We discovered these vacant shepherd huts along a tiny narrow mountain road after driving a cliff-side, zig-zagging, single lane road past our favorite village of Sotres in the Picos de Europa. Probably my favorite, most awe-filled moments of our time in Spain.
There were snow-capped mountains all around and nothing but the sounds of cow bells and the wind. Not a person for miles.

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Can you spot me? @chris_cottrell wouldn’t let me walk on the bridge so I had to settle for sitting on the edge. But how beautiful is this spot? The entire area of northern Spain knocked my socks off (literally, because they kept getting soaked through my shoes every time we walked around in the rain and I’d have to dry them on the heater). I don’t know if I’ve ever been so stunned by an area. And there was hardly anyone there because it’s shoulder season.

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Place me in the streets of a historic old town in Europe and I’m a happy girl. Good food everywhere is bonus.

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Throwback to Banff, because why not? Today we’re walking from cafe to cafe in Lisbon trying to discover as many neighborhoods as possible despite the rain. So I’m currently slurping a smoothie watching trams go by.

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Always happiest in the mountains. 🏔☺️This tiny village with views that made my jaw drop has been a highlight of our trip to Spain.

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Some sort of combination of a Spanish flamenco dancer and Daenerys at Dragonstone? Not totally sure, but this moody, gusty first morning in Spain was an epic one. We’ve been driving across northern Spain for about a week now and it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. Since it’s October, it’s been a little rainy and colder than I’d like it, but there are zero crowds. In fact, quite the opposite. Some places feel like ghost towns and we keep wondering where all the people are. Like, we’re struggling to find food and have resorted to chocolate bars and bananas from the grocery store. We’re having a fantastic adventure and are already dreaming of coming back...with warmer weather. And yes, this is the filming location for the Dragonstone castle on Game of Thrones!
💃Dress by @rovebyronbay 📷 @chris_cottrell

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I can be a bit boring. I tend to choose "safe" when picking shoes, accessories, or clothing in general. I'm a fairly practical minimalist. The easier and more versatile, the better. #ad For me, picking Born Remo
leopard print shoes was being a little adventurous...and I don’t regret it! With
@BornFootwear from @Zappos I don't have to sacrifice comfort for style or vice versa. I can even have fierce animal print while being on my feet for 10 hours at the pharmacy. Chris is also loving the style and
comfort of his Born Glenwood shoes I picked out for him!
#GotItOnZappos #TakeComfort

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Guess it’s past time to say goodbye to summer, but I’m still hanging on...it was snatched up too quickly with snow at the end of September. I’m hoping we find some sun over the next two weeks on my trip to Europe, but per usual, the forecast is looking treacherous. I’m still very excited to be visiting two new countries, Spain (the north and Barcelona) and Portugal (Porto, Lisbon, Sintra). DM me with any less obvious suggestions for my trip!

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I have an obsession with minimalism and someday fitting everything I own into a bag or a vehicle. I’m nowhere near achieving this, and realistically probably never will, but it’s something I fantasize about. For a week in Canada, I kind of sampled the sensation of it by living out of our Honda, parking just to snuggle and relax, or sleeping in the back. And although my back didn’t love it, my heart did. My heart probably didn’t love the @easycheeseusa though. I think we should start a thing: #WhereIEasyCheese #EasyCheeseViews

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