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As per my tradition of spending every birthday in my 20s in a new country, I’m flying out tonight to celebrate 26 in Turkey. I’m giving myself the special gift of rest and relaxation this year: in other words, I won’t be posting for the next 10 days! I’ll share photos and updates via my Instagram and Facebook from Cappadocia and Istanbul if you want to keep up with my adventures in real time–and, of course, I’ll be writing all about them when I’m back!

Until then, here is some previous birthday shenanigans and wisdom:

25 in Iceland

• 25: the year in which I become more like Mimi
• The best of Iceland, via Instagram

24 in Croatia

• 24 things making me happy
• The best of Croatia, via Instagram

23 in Australia

• Skydiving over the Great Barrier Reef

22 in France

• Being young is an issue of mind over matter

21 in Las Vegas

• Giving Las Vegas a second chance

Thanks for understanding my little break! Y’all are the best, and I’m so grateful for all of the opportunities that have come over the past few years as a result of this blog!