Mom has had some pretty awesome birthdays over the past eleven years. She’s always somewhere on her birthday. One year, we were in Disneyland. Another year, we were in the Bahamas. Last year, we were in St. Lucia on her birthday. She laughs it off, usually posting some (unintentional) humble brag on Facebook about having Read more
I admit it: I’ve been putting off writing this for a little while. There were a few legitimate distractions (Cancun, Phoenix, the blog redesign, work), but I was also dragging my feet a little here for probably the same reasons I still have a suitcase filled with souvenirs sitting and waiting to be unpacked in Read more
“You have to visit Seattle,” one of my friends had been telling me for months. “If you love San Francisco, you’ll love Seattle.” Seattle was never a priority on my travel road map. At least, it wasn’t a priority over other uncharted territory (read: Europe) or my domestic mainstays (San Francisco, New York, SoFlo). So Read more
I Said “Brrr, It’s Cold in Here” There was a little more sun when we woke up on Day 2 of our Big Apple adventure, but there was also forecasts for snow, wind bursts of up to 60 miles per hour and wind chills lower than anything the city had seen since 1993’s Storm of Read more
It always begins the same way: someone gets restless. Someone finds a good deal. Someone takes an idea and runs with it. When I say “someone,” I’m usually referring to myself. I got restless. I found a good deal. I took an idea and ran with it. My next trip felt too far away and Read more
