I’m back with another real-life packing list today! This post is all about what I brought for our recent trip to Wilmington, North Carolina.
Traveling Light: Packing List for Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Category: North Carolina
Weekend Getaway Guide for Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
The best of both worlds: Spend a weekend along Wilmington’s riverfront and head to Wrightsville Beach for a day in the sand and sun!
The Insider’s Guide to Carowinds for 2022
What you need to know before you visit this theme park that spans two states!
Checking In: A Romantic Staycation at The Dunhill Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina
…and why you should book it for your next stay in Charlotte, NC—whether you’re a local or from out of town.
Pit-Stop Paradise: A BBQ-Filled Day Trip Guide to Lexington, North Carolina
Continuing our efforts to visit at least one destination in the Southeastern U.S. each month, Michael and I decided to make the quick trip up to Lexington, North Carolina, one Saturday in early February. This wasn’t our first visit to the small, Piedmont town just south of Winston-Salem. We made the trek almost exactly one …
Traveling Light: Winter Packing List for Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina
If you’re new around here, I love sharing my packing lists for just about every destination I visit. Before I started traveling regularly, packing felt like a bit of a mystery—but lots of trial and error helped me figure it out. This series is the guide I wish I’d had back then, and my hope …
Winter Travel Guide for Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Snow. That’s just one of the many reasons that Michael and I chose to move to North Carolina in 2019. For snow. But like, occasional snow. Just often enough that we would feel excited when it snowed, but not so often that it would hinder our daily life. And while it finally snowed a few …
10 Great Meals in Charlotte for Under $10
Can I tell you something? I kind of love talking about money. Not in the sense of investments or stocks, but how we use it every day. It’s taboo, I know—but spending money is something we all do. And I think the world would be a better place if there was a little more open …
Charlotte Restaurant Review: Bardo
2023 Update: Bardo is now closed and the space is now Blue Door, a cocktail lounge from the owners of Trio Nightclub. Bardo is a restaurant that has been on my radar since Michael and I first moved to Charlotte at the end of 2019; I can say we quite literally stumbled across it thanks …
The Wayward Day Trip Guide to Winston-Salem, North Carolina
At the start of 2020, Michael and I made a New Year’s Resolution to visit a different destination in the Carolinas each month. Well, you know what happened next. This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking one of these links (at no additional …