Hey Steemians! My name is Jackie and I am making my first post. I want to join the quiet revolution in progress here!

My name is Jackie and I am a California girl, living in Texas, exploring the world, and living life one glass (or bottle) of wine at a time.

My husband, Devin, is insanely optimistic about all things crypto, so I decided to jump in and experience the Steemit community for myself. My passions include travel, food & wine, and dogs--is there anything better in life? In the last 2 weeks, I started off in Texas and took off to Maui to finish a project. From there, I took the long journey to Dublin to meet up with some friends, then left for Båstad to spend some time with my husband, and we are off to Copenhagen tomorrow, then Stockholm. I love trying new foods and wines, meeting new people, and of course spending time with my favorite creatures off all, dogs.

Here are some photos of my journey...

Devin and I went to Maui to finish renovating a condo we bought there for a vacation rental. It came out great and this is us finally taking a break to go celebrate and enjoy the beauty of Hawaii

From Maui, Dev stopped back in CA to see his family and I went straight through to Dublin to meet up with some friends. We happened to be there for the 4th, so we had our own celebration for America's bday at the Guiness Storehouse.

Ship the first class upgrade :)

View of Dublin from the Guiness Storehouse with my friends, Kerry and Debbie

Dev and I met up in Copenhagen and hopped on the next train to beautiful Båstad, Sweden. He is a tennis coach at TCU and is recruiting tennis players at a tournament there. I just wanted to tag along...

Our charming accommodations

Morning coffee with a view at our hotel

On our brisk morning walk

Beautiful architecture

Lavendar grows wildly everywhere, mmmmmm, smells so good!

Old, abandoned Hotal Båstad

Båstad parking lot on the way to the marina

Båstad marina

A Swedish girl finally making it to her roots

Dev indulging in a cocktail on this beautiful sunny day

The marina has lots of delicious food made with fresh fish, yum!

Fish and boiled potato soup

Mussels and fries (always my personal fave!)

Salmon and avocado toast with pickled onions and a horseradish spread, so good!!!

What a wonderful time in beautiful Båstad. Off to Copenhagen now, will check in there!