love.lauren: video

January 22, 2018

cuba // a video.

cuba. from Lauren Keeler on Vimeo.

a little something to remember you by, cuba. xo

videos I love (nicaragua).

nicaraguan adventures. from Lauren Keeler on Vimeo.

things I love (a #keeleradventures video).

Finally, a few minutes of fun from our trip to Denmark and Sweden. Enjoy!

love.lauren

#keeleradventures // scandinavia. from Lauren Keeler on Vimeo.

hawaii in video. or mostly three minutes of waves crashing.

I went to Hawaii.

It was exceptional.

Here's a quick video!

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Hawaii 2014 from Lauren Keeler on Vimeo.

things I love (a travel video).

Thailand.

You were awesome.

Without further ado...a video recap. :)

a thai adventure. from Lauren Keeler on Vimeo.

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places I love (a thaitastic adventure).

I've been to some pretty great places.
But there's something really special about Southeast Asia.

I'm not sure if it's the wonderful, friendly people you meet,
the intoxicating smells (good & bad) that you don't get anywhere else, the food (OH the food...) or the scenery.

Maybe it's just that it's a place unlike any other I've ever been in my life.

After visiting Vietnam a few years ago, I knew I'd be back. I HAD to be back.

When my sister suggested we meet in Bangkok for the holidays, it didn't take much convincing.

When her friend Meagan decided to come too, I was excited to share one of my favorite parts of the world with someone new.

When we painstakingly worked to convince my best friend she needed to be there, it was perfect.

And so we went.

And it. was. wonderful.

We ventured to every corner of the beautiful country.

On planes, trains, motorcycle sidecars, long tails, speed boats and even three hour long taxi rides.

We trusted strangers to help us.

We ate. Oh we ate. VN's banana pancakes, pad thai, a few accidental chilis, papayas, rogue quail eggs.

We got drunk on sunshine and sand (and maybe a little singha.)

There were elephants. And tigers. A few frogs. Bugs. BUGS.

We played cards, shared laughs. Got lost and found new corners to explore.

We rang in the new year in an old, wooden wat with hundreds of candles and monks.

We made wishes and resolutions on lanterns and sent them off into the night.

We swam in rivers, under waterfalls, in the bluest, clearest water you'll ever see.

On our last day on Phi Phi, our favorite waiter quietly asked us not to forget Thailand.

To do such a thing would be impossible.

Because we had all fallen in love. With a country. With it's people. With this big, beautiful world.

love.lauren

here are a few (okay, a lot) of my favorite photos. video to come soon!

years I love (2013).

2013. from Lauren Keeler on Vimeo.

2013 was pretty great. It was full of epic trips, good music, and really really great people. Here's to making 2014 even greater!

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things I love (a good old ice cream throw down!).

I scream, you scream...

It's hot in Arizona. Like really, really hot.

So to beat the heat and stay sane, we have to get creative. This past weekend I hosted our inaugural Ice Cream Throw Down. It was a little bit drippy and ice cream making turned out to be more than a little bit stressful, but we ended up with some delicious treats and an excuse to get together.

All my friends channeled their inner Top Chef and showed up with some great flavors. We had everything from a simple vanilla to salted caramel to coconut/macadamia nut/chai and apricot ale/beer nut concoctions.

Needless to say, we had a great time sampling (and rating) all the flavors.

Can't wait for the next food challenge!

Here's a little video (and an onslaught of photos).

love.lauren