Travel Guide
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Luquillo, Puerto Rico
It is said that to call something a tradition it has to be repeated at least twice. By that definition, it seems that it is now our tradition to start the new year with a trip to Puerto Rico! We first visited Puerto Rico last year, about 6-months after Hurricane Maria (you can read about…
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Beaune, France
It’s only been two weeks since our trip to France, but it already feels like it was ages ago! Until of course, when I reach into my coat pocket and find that lingering Paris Metro stub, or when I start to lace my shoes at the gym and notice that they are still covered in…
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Paris Repeated – A Relaxed Travel Guide To The City of Lights in Fall
It had been four years since my last trip, and with quite a bit of traveling in-between to so many wonderful places, I wondered if Paris still held the #1 spot in my heart as the most magical city in the world. After all, so much is written and said about Paris constantly, that it…
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Girls Weekend In New York City
For the last five years, my friend Sara has sent out an email in early spring asking if we should start planning for our annual fall trip to New York City. And each year I’ve felt like life is too busy and crazy for such an extravaganza. So perhaps, it’s a good thing that I…
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Missing Madrid, Spain
I am getting goosebumps as I think back to this exact time, two years ago, when we were just a family of four, strolling the streets of Madrid, Spain, wondering if there is such a thing as eating too many churros.
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12-hour layover in San Francisco (with kids)
When we were looking for flights for our family vacation to Portland, OR, one thing was clear right off the bat – there is no quick way to get there and back from Raleigh, NC. And while I firmly believe that the excitement of an impending vacation will carry one through any travel inconvenience (including multiple…
