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Opening up my suitcase—err, backpack—and sharing everything I packed for a weekend in Boston. Although I’ve always considered myself a “weekend travel blogger,” I suspect this year was the one where I truly took the most true “weekend” trips of all, departing on Saturday and returning on Sunday (in the past, I’d say I probably …
Revealing everything I packed in my backpack for a weekend flyaway trip to Philadelphia For better or for worse, the number of personal item packing list posts on this blog has grown significantly this year. This is largely due to the fact that I fly more budget carriers like Spirit or Frontier than I used …
Sharing my real-life carry-on packing list for a long weekend in San Francisco. I’m happy to be back in this space to share a real-life packing list with you! I’m pretty confident this was the longest trip of 2023 – five days in San Francisco to spend time with friends and attend their wedding (side …
Everything I packed for a fall weekend in Durham, North Carolina.
Opening up my suitcase and sharing a late-summer packing list for a weekend getaway to Paducah, Kentucky.
Sharing everything I packed in my carry-on for a weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, for my girlies who don’t own cowboy boots One of the perks of running a blog is having the ability to look back more closely at the clothes you once traveled with. When packing for a recent celebration weekend away in Nashville, …
Opening up my suitcase and sharing my real-life packing list for a weekend in Greensboro, North Carolina As much as I was looking forward to our recent trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, I dreaded packing my suitcase for the weekend in equal measure. Though summers in North Carolina are not nearly as intense or long-lasting …
Unpacking everything that went in my carry-on for a weekend in Southern West Virginia Who doesn’t love a good road trip? The open road, the excuse to eat all the snacks you want, a great audiobook, and the ability to detour as your heart pleases… Driving certainly offers benefits over flying, in some instances. And …
Sharing my ultra-light packing list for a summer weekend getaway in Rochester, New York This might just be my smallest pack ever (not just in the history of the blog, but ever) with four days/three nights in a tote bag. Until a recent weekend in Rochester, New York, there was a tie for my lightest …
Heading to Detroit? Today I’m sharing my backpack-only packing list for a weekend in the Motor City. Once upon a time, I traveled primarily with a carry-on suitcase – a fact that seemed to boggle people’s minds: “You travel with just a carry-on? I could never do that. My shoes could fill a carry-on all …