Jill Meinecke

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  • I live in the jungle

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    I live in the wild west. I live in the jungle. I’ve called Puna district of the east side of Big Island Hawaii for the last four months. Life here is much different from any mainland city I either lived in or was a surburbanite of. Puna district and Hedonisia Hawaii, where I’m working and…

  • Life as a full time traveler

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    I’ve been traveling full-time for almost eight months. I’m humbled by all the experiences I’ve had. This has been the best year of my life in so many ways. My mind’s been opened to the big wild world, and it’s love, my friends. Couchsurfing around the world, camping on remote beaches and calling wherever I…

  • Chilling on the Kailua-Kona Coast

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    Wait, what just happened? It’s been an epic few days of traveling and celebration here on the Big Island. After all, Fourth of July fell on a Wednesday, so the weekend prior had to be a time of getting out there and seeing a bit of the island. Some friends and I were supposed to…

  • Bounty: Hawaiian Style

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    Today my friend Matt and I traipsed through our neighbor John’s property for some harvesting. Among other things, he has a plot of land that’s full of macadamia nut trees, pineapples, bananas, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, kumquats, coffee trees and rainbow eucalyptus trees. Among all of those goodies that we harvested and brought back to our…

  • Enjoying the fruits of my labor

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    Well, I became…ahem, distracted from my round the world trip. I originally started this year with stars in my eyes about seeing the entire world. I had this vision of my mind of showing up on my parents’ doorstep with a suitcase slapped with stickers from other worlds, proudly proclaiming, “Well, I’ve seen everything!” That…

  • Photo of the day: Portuguese man o’ war, Hawaii

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  • The scary ocean critters of New Jersey’s beaches

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    I’m reminiscing today of the time I spent living on the east coast. I essentially made it my bitch, spending every day off from the restaurant I had foraging, exploring, finding new hiking trails, beaches, hidden swim holes, you name it. A friend came and visited me in Philadelphia for the summer and we spent…

  • The cost of travel besides MONEY

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    I”m not shy about giving out details about my personal budget, because, believe it or not, just like you, I had to work for my money. I still work for money and I will continue to work for money. So many people have it wrong. It’s not all about the money. Admittedly, I drained my…

  • The Freedom of Choice

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    I’m taking  a mini-sabbatical from my life in paradise where all the perspective of how I want to live my life was bestowed upon me. What’s the difference between me pre-Hawaii and post-Hawaii? I found my paradise, my happy spot, my garden of eden. I realized how powerful my choice is. What exactly do I mean…

  • Black Magic at Kehena Beach, Hawaii

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    Hardly a week goes by that I don’t visit Kehena Beach, one of the only stretches of black sand beach on the east side of the island of Hawaii. The tide is rough and the hike down to shore is a bit treacherous, but the views and the magic are well worth it. Kehena is…