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You know I love to open up my suitcase after every trip and show you what went inside, and today I’m sharing an early spring packing list for a weekend in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond is just within what I consider to be my driving radius for a weekend away – any further than the 4.5 …
A generous invitation brought us to Richmond, but the city’s walkable streets, phenomenal food scene, and remarkable cultural opportunities made me never want to leave. Richmond has been on my list for a long time – it was even on the short list of cities I considered moving to before I landed in Charlotte – …
Welcome to Checking In, a series of posts dedicated to the places we stay when we travel When is a hotel more than just a place to sleep? When it embodies the spirit of a destination, woven into its history like threads in a tapestry. For Richmond, nowhere quite fits that description like an inn …
I was devastated when I saw the forecast for Chicago. (That’s a bit of an overstatement, but I’m okay with that). After a few weeks of delightful weather in Charlotte, we were headed North to Chicago, which hadn’t quite gotten the memo that spring had arrived. Snowflake and raindrop icons appeared on my phone’s screen, …
Much like most of my other travel guides, this one begins with a cheap flight. Poking around Google Flights one evening (as I’m often prone to do after a glass of wine…) revealed an inexpensive roundtrip flight from Greensboro to O’Hare—departing early one Saturday morning and returning late the following evening. Driving to another city’s …
After every trip, I like to crack open my suitcase and share everything I packed for a recent weekend away. Today I’m sharing what I packed for three days in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In mid-March, Michael and I spent a lovely weekend in Winston-Salem: a charming city with two names and more historical firsts than …
In conjunction with my goal to get back in the air every month, I’m also making the time to explore my home region more deeply this year (there are four weekends in a month, after all!). A late spring opportunity to explore Winston-Salem simply couldn’t be missed—and because it’s so close to Charlotte, I recently …
This is the second NYC packing list in the history of this blog—the first was way back in the fall of 2017 when skinny jeans were de rigueur and my Vejas were brand new (wow, look how bright and clean they were!). While my style has shifted some over the years, my love for dressing …
I can’t believe it’s been more than five years since I stepped foot in NYC (well, I guess given the events of the last few years I technically can believe it—but considering Michael and I used to visit the city two or three times a year, it still feels strange). A relatively inexpensive fare and …
What you need to know to score a reservation to this well-kept secret fine dining experience (and psst… it’s only $15!).