A popular day-trip for visitors to the San Blas Islands, Dog Island is known as one of the best snorkeling spots in the archipelago. A reputation due mostly to the well-preserved shipwreck partially submerged just a few feet offshore. Said to be the remains of a rum ship run aground in the 50′s, legend has it that the cargo didn’t last long once the ship came to rest in its shallow grave. Today, snorkelers can enjoy a swim around the barnacle-encrusted hull alive with a rainbow of sea life in an island chain that hasn’t changed much, if at all, from the day the ship sank.

I'm Jenny McIver, career girl, globetrotter. On New Year's Day, 2005, a newspaper article about a man who took a trip around the world sparked a wanderlust in me that has yet to abate. I spent the following year planning my own trip-of-a-lifetime and have since made it into an annual, month-long adventure visiting and writing about more than 130 countries on all 7 continents along the way - all while maintaining a full-time career. Today, my goal is to be that spark of inspiration for others by proving that you can fulfill your wildest travel dreams without quitting your day job.