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𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗠-𝗖𝗣𝗧 • 𝗥𝗬𝗧-𝟮𝟬𝟬
🌍 411 days • 18 countries • 5 continents
✈️ World tour w/ my crew — balancing fitness • family • food
📍Currently in Tahiti 🇵🇫

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Spending an unforgettable morning with the best tour guide in Moorea. 🤙🏾🌊✨

GoPro footage, delicious snacks, good vibes, and core memories provided by: @onelovemooreatour

Thanks again, Jay! We first met you years ago on a humpback whale tour and have asked for you every chance we’ve had since. Somehow you know just how to find whatever magic the ocean wants to share with us. Thanks for helping our family create some of our favorite Moorea memories.

#gimmemoorea #westohanaradicalsabbatical #mermaidmarley🧜🏾‍♀️ #fishfam taken in Haapiti, French Polynesia by @di.trying

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4 months ago

After months of eating every pastry in Europe, and then baking my way through Africa for 3 months after that, I’ve been on a mission to prioritize protein. ✈️💪🏾

It’s not always easy when every country has different grocery options, but eggs, rotisserie chicken, and canned tuna have been my constants. Australia had great Greek yogurt, New Zealand nailed protein drinks, and Indonesia introduced me to my newest obsession: konjac rice.

Have you ever heard of this stuff? It honestly looks and tastes shockingly close to real rice. 🍚🌾 And as someone who grew up with a Filipina mom and rice at basically every meal, I feel somewhat qualified to judge. 😂 But somehow this stuff has almost no carbs and barely any calories.

My go-to Indo lunch:
Konjac rice + chicken or tuna + cucumber, carrots, tomatoes, red onion, olives, boiled eggs. Drizzle with soy sauce + lemon juice, salt & pepper. Done.

Let me know if you find this rice where you are! (I just got to Tahiti and I can’t find it here. Who wants to bring me some??) taken in Mawi Beach Lombok Indonesia by @di.trying

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5 months ago

Travel is awesome. ✈️🌎✨

Eating my way through Europe. 10/10, no regrets.
Baking my way through Africa. Earned me points with my kids and a few strangers-turned-friends along the way.

But by the time we got to Australia (about 7 months in), I realized I didn’t quite feel like myself.
(Also the first time I stepped on a scale 😬)

So the past few months, I’ve been focusing on getting my protein in, moving my body, and staying consistent.

Nothing extreme. Just some small shifts that feel like they work while traveling.

Not perfect, but I’m starting to feel a lot more like me again.

I’ve been learning a lot along the way so I think I’ll start sharing more of that here.

I’ve missed you guys! 🫶🏽 I’m glad you’re still here. taken in Gold Coast, Queenslands, Australia by @di.trying

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6 months ago

Oh hey… been a minute. 👋

Still here, still traveling, still learning a lot. Can’t wait to share more soon. 🙏✨

In the meantime, these are my unpedicured toes on a boat in Indo while watching my husband surf.

#westohanaradicalsabbatical #lastpedicurewasinamerica #thatwastenmonthsago #nomadlife taken in Mawi Beach Lombok Indonesia by @di.trying

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6 months ago

✨ A bittersweet goodbye to the first chapter of our Radical Sabbatical. ✨

This little oasis on the French Riviera gave us more than stunning views — it spoiled us with pastries we fully indulged in (souvenirs now carried on our waistlines 😒), sweet encounters with locals, flowers straight out of a romantic movie set, medieval magic, cliff-jumping firsts, and stairs that tested (and toughened) our legs.

There were poolside hangs at peak UV hours, finding our groove with homeschool, fistfuls of homemade popcorn during Suits or Marvel marathons, and daily attempts at butchering the French language (with gusto).

We also got a taste of Monaco — where yacht envy and supercar sightings were practically a competitive sport. And somewhere between all that glitz and all those croissants, we mastered the fine art of waiting: for buses, trains, meals, and each other.

Our time here is nearly up, and though incredible adventures lie ahead, I already feel the tug of leaving a piece of my heart behind. Merci, France — you’ve been pure magic.

• Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ✔️
• England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ✔️
• France 🇫🇷 ✔️
• Italy 🇮🇹✔️
• Monaco 🇲🇨 ✔️

UP NEXT: Italy, Switzerland & Ireland

#westohanaradicalsabbatical taken in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin by @di.trying

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a year ago

Y’all know I’m a sucker for tradition. When I’m at a waterfall, I do this pose. But I didn’t realize going into it that I might be giving everyone behind me a show. 👀🙈

#michaeljordanwascutfromthehsteam #imwearingadress! #imgonnabelievethateverythingstayedcovered #alsoimwearingshortssoitsfine #rightRIGHT😥 taken in Les Cascades De Nice by @di.trying

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a year ago

So far, we’re 45 days abroad. Countless memories. Probably just as many croissants. 🥐

I’ve walked more than ever (yay!)… but my current protein-to-carb ratio is roughly 1 rare (as in not often—I take mine cooked, thanks) steak to 9 pain au chocolats. No regrets—life’s short and pastries are flaky—but with exactly one year left on this adventure, it’s time to dial things back in.

So here’s my new plan:
➡️ Keep exploring.
➡️ Keep enjoying.
➡️ Start moving with intention again.

Strength training (with whatever I can find to work with). Smarter choices. Still saying yes to gelato—just maybe not every night. Find protein. 🔎

If you’re traveling, busy, or just trying to get your rhythm back too, come along. I’ll be sharing workouts, tips, wins (🤞), and yes… more croissant confessions.

Allons y ! 💪✨

#westohanaradicalsabbatical #dialingbackinfromafar taken in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin by @di.trying

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a year ago

Top Ten Meals & Desserts 🍽️✨

1. Buttermilk pancakes with Greek yogurt and mixed berries. [Clo’s Cwtch Cafe • Wales.] Not pictured: the most delicious rashers of bacon. 🥞🥓

2. Homemade Tahitian vanilla soft serve. [Flat Iron Steak • London.] A free parting gift as you leave and the best ice cream I’ve ever had. 🍦

3. The Flat Iron Steak • London. Perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned, perfectly unforgettable. 🔪

4. La brioche façon pain perdu. [BRASS • Paris.] This was the dessert the waiter recommended. It was so good we ordered a second. 🌟

5. Pain au chocolat. [Bo&Mie • Paris.] Not pictured: mouth watering Kouign-amann that rivaled Brittany’s best. Fresh-squeezed OJ makes this bakery a must. 🥐

6. Crêpe aux Pommes, Caramel, Glace Vanille et Chantilly. [Crêperie St Vincent • Vannes.] Warm sautéed apples in butter and sugar, salted caramel, ice cream, whipped cream — Brittany crêpes at their finest. 🍎

7. Sorbet filled fruit. [Fruttini • Paris.] This could easily be number one. Dragonfruit was my favorite, but coconut, peach, pineapple, mango, orange, and passion fruit were all equally stunning and delicious. 🍓

8. Rose shaped gelato cone. [Amorino • Paris.]
Shaped like a rose, tasted like heaven. Stracciatella for the win. 🌹

9. Pizza Saucisse et Pomme de Terre. [Pizzaria 430Gradi • Menton.] Pizza on the border of Italy. The crust was pizza perfection and sausage and potatoes on a pizza were a revelation. 🍕

10. Marbled Chocolate Bar. [BeefBar • Monaco.] I saved the best for last. If you’ve been following my stories, you might remember that this dessert brought me to tears. In public. But honestly it was the whole meal. From drinks to appetizers to sides and entree, everything we ordered was worth the splurge. 🍫 taken in Beef Bar Monaco by @di.trying

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a year ago

In the past ten years, I have spent six Independence Days out of the country: Thailand (2016), Canada (2018, 2019, 2022), Tahiti (2021) & England (2025).

I love exploring this big, beautiful world… but there’s nothing like coming HOME. 🇺🇸❤️

Happy Independence Day from across the pond! See you in a couple more Fourths, America.

#daughterofamarine #landthatilove #globetrottingandgrateful by @di.trying

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a year ago

As Ferris wisely said: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Off we go. ✈️🌎

#radicalnomadicalsabbatical #westohanaradicalsabbatical #westwardwhoa #dontyouforgetaboutme #ferrisknowsbest #breakfastclubenergy #80smoviesforever taken in Draper, Utah by @di.trying

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a year ago

An adventure six years in the making. (Second slide video is from March 2019.) ✈️🇫🇷🌎

We sold the cars. Rented out the house. My husband quit his job. And now—we’re trading comfort for curiosity.

For the next 13 months, our family of six is heading out to explore the world with open minds, open hearts, and carry-on luggage only.

Mission Objectives:
🇫🇷 Learn to speak French
🗿 Walk through history
🕋 Immerse in cultures
🍜 Serve where we can
🌊 Chase a few waves
🏡 Be fully together
💛 And live our family motto:
Be Courageous. Be of Strong Character. Above all, Be Kind.

The West Ohana Radical Nomadical Sabbatical kicks off next week.

13 months • 3 continents • 6 backpacks • 1 great big beautiful world

Deep breaths…

#westohanaradicalsabbatical #radicalnomadicalsabbatical #westwardwhoa #ouiwests by @di.trying

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a year ago

Went to Argentina last week. Saw a lot of waterfalls, spoke a lot of Spanish (no, I am not fluent but I’ve learned to just go for it), ate a lot of food. 🇦🇷

I’m home now and it’s snowing. 😒

#michaeljordanwascutfromthehsteam #countrycatchup taken in Iguazu Falls, Argetina by @di.trying

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2 years ago