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Road trip begins!!

Road trip begins!!

TravelTricia HeatonDecember 9, 2017ostrich riding, traveling light

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Island Hopper founders Tricia Heaton and Courteney McGowan

photo @charlottezacharkiw

Thursday inspiration!! Red nails, a red lip, and a signature piece of jewelry, no one does it like the magnificent Diana Vreeland. Creativity can be expressed in so many ways!

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Dear Costa Brava,
We love you!
xx The Island Hopper

PS See you in September!

Counting down the days until we are on adventures around Lucca!! I miss our home away from home. I can’t wait to show my favorite places in Tuscany to our May group!! &hearts;️

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Four years ago I started a travel blog called The Island Hopper. I’d just moved from Boca Grande to Vero Beach and I wanted to write about my favorite places and travel hacks etc. It didn’t go as planned. At 57 I accidentally started a tr

We did a thing. A BIG thing! Imagine a big beautiful yellow hotel on an island in Maine. You take the ferry or a water taxi to get there. Janet Blyberg and Tricia Heaton are waiting for you when you arrive and they will be running the absolutely most

The itch to travel has begun. Italy awaits! Can’t wait for May!!

We are so excited for 2026!! Can’t wait to get back to Cinque Terra for our boat tour with Cesar and Miguel and to jumping in for a swim in the Mediterranean. Mermaid-ing in the Mediterranean in May!!! We have a few spots available. 💙

Tuscany! We began our business in Tuscany and our hearts are always there. Lucca is our home away from home! We can’t wait to return in May of 2026. Photo by @charlottezacharkiw

Friday’s newsletter Toi et Moi will feature an interview with world traveler Federica Balestrieri, the founder of @dressmorewithless. Tricia has long been an IG fan girl of this amazing account and wanted to know more about the fabulous clothin

This group!!! They laughed, they cried, they loved and shared. They explored, got dusty, woke up early, adventured like pros! They saw lions mating, elephants nursing, cubs eating, and a lion peeing on one of our guests. (It’s true! 😂) They sc

According to the dictionary “a safari is an expedition to observe (or hunt) animals in their natural habitat, especially in East Africa.” Kenya is a no hunting country so great lengths are taken to protect wildlife from poachers. There ar

Every time I go to post about our time in the North I get teary and close my phone. I am so very touched by what happened on this leg of our adventure. This part of the trip takes everyone out of our comfort zones. We say goodbye to AC and fans, our

Love having @charlottezacharkiw on adventures with The Island Hopper. &hearts;️ Here she is photographing lion cubs en route to a surprise bush dinner with the Maasai.

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