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15+ Of the Very Best Things to Do in Miami

From stunning beaches to live music and dancing, Miami is a playground for all walks of life. Here are 15+ of the best things to do in Miami!

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So many reasons!! But here’s why I fell in love wi So many reasons!! But here’s why I fell in love with life in Australia (keep reading 👉🏽) 

Red deserts, ancient river deltas, sandstone cliffs, bright pink lakes, dense rainforests, 100-foot yarri trees, limestone pinnacles... this country is absolutely massive and there’s so much landscape diversity it’ll make your head spin. 

Definitely makes the long drives worth it! 

Pictured: 
Karijini National Park
Hutt Lagoon
12 Apostles
Karlu-Karlu

Australia is notoriously laidback. 

It’s one of the top 10 countries in the world for work-life balance, and as an American, you really notice this once you’re here. Restaurants shut their doors the very minute they say they will. Coffee shops will close earlier on the weekends, not later. People take their full vacation time (which starts at 20 days. that’s a whole month of annual leave!!). And above all else, Aussies find time to prioritize an outdoorsy, active, social lifestyle every single day. Not just on the weekends.

Pictured:
Kalbarri National Park

I’m from Hawaii but I have to give it to the Aussies. The beaches here are absolutely stunning, so distinct, and so... clean?? Truly some of the cleanest sand and beach facilities I’ve ever experienced. Also, I’ve never lived anywhere else in the world where your odds of having the beach all to yourself are as high.

Pictured:
Shark Bay
Rottnest Island
Dalmeny
Byron Bay

People joke about the spiders and the snakes and all of the animals that can kill you. But the truth? Aussies are so lucky to have so many of these “locals.” I love seeing kangaroos and wallabies at campsites, as nosy as they are. I love waking up to the sounds of a dozen different species of birds singing outside. I may not love the bugs, but I mean, I love what they represent?

Australia has taught me a different way of coexisting with so many creatures. And I wish more places could be like this.

Australia is surrounded by 3 distinct oceans, several intersecting ocean currents, and a variety of climates from tropical to arctic, making this one of the most marine-diverse countries in the world. And Aussies are so proud of this.

On multiple occasions, I have found myself in a town by the ocean over
Welcome to my career break road trip diaries! But Welcome to my career break road trip diaries! But before deciding to hit the road, I was living out an alternate version of my life in a little beach town called Byron Bay 📍

I had so many competing dreams for my 12 month break from corporate life. And I think that sheer amount of possibility can be both liberating and overwhelming. 

But that’s the gift of giving yourself a career break after all. To let it be uncomfortable and messy and nonlinear and find the beauty that unfolds in a version of you you’ve not yet met or allowed yourself to explore.

And so, I lived many lives in Byron. 

And what was supposed to be just 3 weeks here on my year-long tour of Australia turned into 4 beautiful months of becoming. And being horribly basic at surfing. And finding my rhythm again. And realizing I can be a less stressed, more alive version of me.

Sometimes, all you need is change of scenery to ease yourself into uncharted territory.

With that in mind, after 4 months in Byron Jacob and I decided to leave and see the rest of Australia with the rest of the time we have left before our year is up! 

We have 3 months to see as much as we can. New video ft week one on the road coming next. #CareerBreakDiaries #LapofAustralia #CareerBreak #gapyear
This trend, but make it office (in)appropriate 😌 This trend, but make it office (in)appropriate 😌

Hands up 🙌 if you’re guilty of being chic in any of these ways. 

(and yes, i know this trend is sooo overdone but I really love my take on it - especially slide 2 - and I know I’m late but humor me ok???) #kindachic #wtfis
If you’ve ever daydreamed of jumping off the corpo If you’ve ever daydreamed of jumping off the corporate ladder (or just taking a moment to reset), hi. This is for you 🤍

New series incoming: how quitting my 6-figure job to take a career break resulted in a cross-country road trip around Australia. I never expected my gap year to go like this. In fact, I had no idea what to expect. But life has a funny way of unfolding when you allow yourself to be open to change.

So about 3 months ago, with no PTO restrictions for the first time in our adult lives, Jacob and I decided there was nothing holding us back from seeing as much of this country as we possibly could before my working holiday visa expired. A full circle (or “lap” as it’s called here), camping and subletting our way through every state and territory along the way, before finishing back where we began, in Melbourne. 

Before we hit the road, I’ll share why I unexpectedly spent 1/3 of my career break in one small, hippie beach town (and why it was so worth it).

Nothing about what we’re about to get into here fits neatly on a resume or LinkedIn bio. And that’s exactly the point. First episode dropping next Tuesday! (8/18). 

💻 new here? comment “HOLA” and I’ll send you my guide to taking a travel sabbatical!
My journey from burnout to breakthrough 🙏🏽 If you My journey from burnout to breakthrough 🙏🏽

If you’ve ever doubted your career, felt like you were no longer climbing the right ladder, or wondered “what if,” you aren’t alone. 

Join me on @racheloffduty and I’ll demystify what life looks like on the other side of taking a career break 🤎
My journey from burnt out and career confused to g My journey from burnt out and career confused to getting my spark back in my 30s.

I can’t believe it’s been 11 months! I have so much to tell you, about the road trip, the places in and things about Australia I fell in love with, the realizations I’ve made, and the advice I wish someone had given me if I was to start my career break journey all over from day 1.

So over the next several weeks I’m going to do my best to share it all, starting here. First episode tomorrow.

And if you’ve been feeling like you’re at a tipping point lately, in your career or in your life, I hope you know — I’m rooting for you.

Follow along @RachelOffDuty for career break transparency, life abroad in Australia, and everything in between. #LapofAustralia #GapYear #CareerBreak #GoingFortheGap 

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