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Would you completely rearrange your travel itinerary and take a grueling, multi-leg flight home just to experience a city’s Christmas markets? Apparently for Michael and me, that answer was yes. Initially, it seemed logical to book our late November/early December trip to Prague and Vienna by flying to Prague first then moving on to Vienna. …
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Happy New Year, friends! I’m going to be completely honest—I’m currently in a warm, soupy haze after this morning’s Free Soup Day at Free Range Brewing and this post may not be quite as eloquent as I hoped. I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s one of my favorite days of the year and one …
As usual, I’m writing this post while half-ready to go out for some fun NYE celebrations. Yes, I could just post it tomorrow, but then it wouldn’t be 2024 any longer… I simply can’t let the last few hours of the year slip by without some reflection, so before I finish styling my hair and …
Sausage and Christmas Markets. That’s what ultimately drew Michael and me to Vienna at the end of November. With a list of cities in front of us, all with matching airfare and travel dates, we stared at each other, completely at a loss for which to choose. You see, the problem with wanting to travel …
Sharing my honest review of a stay at magdas HOTEL—a boutique hotel in Vienna, Austria — Choosing a hotel in a large, unfamiliar city is kind of overwhelming, isn’t it? With so many neighborhoods to consider and countless properties to sift through, narrowing down the options can be daunting. Even once you’ve chosen a specific …
For decades I dreamed of visiting the Christmas markets of Europe, with visions of Michael and me bundled up in our coats while holding mugs of steaming mulled wine and strolling row after row of vendors selling unique goods they handcrafted. But year after year, something got in the way. We’d already burned through our …
I spent several weeks testing and wearing every scent in the Dreamy Discovery Set from Skylar, a clean fragrance brand—and I have a lot of thoughts. — Unless you catch me just after a shower (um, can you not?), chances are, I probably don’t smell like myself. Instead, I probably smell like any number of …
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A guide filled with my tried and true favorites for 2024