Author: Alyssa

Destinations, Packing Lists, South Carolina, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Carry-On Packing List for a Weekend in Seneca, South Carolina

Alyssa in front of the Seneca mural

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, …

Destinations, South Carolina, Travel, USA

A Charming Weekend Getaway Guide to Seneca, South Carolina

Alyssa sits on a ledge at Chattooga Belle Farm

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 …

Home, Journal, Reflections, South Carolina, Travel, Travel Tips

10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Attending My First Travel Blogging Conference

Six North Carolina travel bloggers at a lake in Oconee County

“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 …

California, Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Carry-On Packing List for San Diego in the Winter

Alyssa walks down a street in San Diego, California

Opening up my suitcase and sharing my real-life packing list for a winter getaway to San Diego, California.

Travel, Travel Products, Travel Tips

A Roundup of Compact Personal Items for Lufthansa and SWISS

Alyssa in the Charlotte airport with her backpack for a Lufthansa flight

Before flying Lufthansa and SWISS for the first time recently, I scoured travel message boards looking for an answer to a query that appeared over and over. Does anyone have any recommendations for a personal item for Lufthansa?  If there were any responses, they usually echoed the author’s question. Or the bag recommended by a …

Austria, Czech Republic, Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Travel

Traveling Light: A 10-Day Winter Carry-On Packing List for Prague and Vienna

Alyssa wears a camel coat, skirt, and grey sweater on a bridge in Prague

Sharing my real-life packing list for an extended winter getaway to Central Europe.