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Welcome to Checking In: a series dedicated to the places we stay when we travel. Today we’re making a quick trip to Uptown, for a glamorous staycation at The Ivey’s Hotel in Charlotte. Whenever I’m having a conversation with anyone about my hometown of Charlotte and they discover I’m a travel blogger, the questions start …
Let’s see if Petite Studio measures up…
You don’t see business travel packing lists around here often, which makes me extra excited to share this one from my recent weekend at a blogging conference in Seneca, South Carolina. Except… this isn’t your typical business trip packing list. It’s more busin-ish (which sounded better in my head than it looks on the screen, …
Sharing your essential weekend guide to Seneca, South Carolina. — When I saw that the Southern Travelers Explore conference was going to be held in Oconee County, South Carolina, I could barely contain my excitement. A travel conference in my neighboring state? Yes, please! But… where the heck was Oconee County? As a transplant, I …
“I don’t think my business cards are going to make it,” I told Michael flatly. “It looks like they’ll be here tomorrow, after I’ve already left.” It was the morning before I was scheduled to leave for my very first travel blogging conference, and I was feeling pretty downtrodden… and maybe a little dramatic. “What …
Just try to tell my skin that winter’s over and see what happens…
Because it will get cold again…
Opening up my suitcase and sharing my real-life packing list for a winter getaway to San Diego, California.
Would you take a cross-country flight for a weekend getaway? I did, and here are my thoughts on a weekend in sunny San Diego, California.
Diving into the glittering world of affordable fine jewelry.