Category: Travel

Beauty, Travel, Travel Products, Wish Lists and Gift Ideas

2021 Cyber Weekend Deals

Two piggy banks, one is teal and one is white with polka dots. There is a stack of coins on the left.

Is your email inbox as inundated with “deals! deals! deals!” emails as mine is? I feel like I’ve edited my subscription list down to just a few, and somehow I seem to keep getting added back onto lists… In any case, I spent some time yesterday during the car ride down to visit my family …

Travel Products, Wish Lists and Gift Ideas

2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Budget Gifts Under $25

A red gift bag with white snowflakes

The gift guide that is always the most fun to put together isn’t the luxe guide or the gifts “for her”, where I get to slip in dream gifts or ones that are on my list – it’s this one. This post is not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned here and I selected …

Travel Products, Wish Lists and Gift Ideas

2021 Holiday Gift Guide: “Luxe” Gifts

A brown paper package with a red bow on a black background

I’m back with another gift guide today! Today I’m sharing my round-up of “Luxe” gifts. Wait—why is luxe in quotes? My definition of luxury varies a bit from others; I view an item as “luxurious” if it is one of the best iterations of a product in its category. I find luxury that exists just …

Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, US Virgin Islands, USA

Traveling Light: A Carry-On Packing List for St. Croix

Alyssa stands among the pastel buildings in Christiansted

I have to say, it feels so wonderful to be back sharing packing list posts with you! Travel style is easily one of my favorite subjects – what you place in your suitcase sets the tone for your trip and thus requires careful consideration. Packing is interwoven with the trip-planning process: you have to figure …

Home, Style, Travel, Travel Products

Italic Is a New Marketplace for Home and Away

Two images sourced from Italic

If you’ve been anywhere on the internet lately, you may have heard of Italic – the brand that, well, isn’t really a brand. Maybe you have even browsed their website before, admiring their beautiful, minimal products that all noticeably lack a brand name or label (garment tags simply read, “MADE FOR ITALIC”). And maybe you …

Destinations, Travel, US Virgin Islands, USA

Travel Guide for Four Days in St. Croix, USVI

Alyssa is walking along the paved shore in Frederiksted, St. Croix. She is wearing a tan jumpsuit and a Panama hat

Back in August, Michael and I took our first flight since the start of the pandemic. We weren’t even planning to travel by air; we were set on doing a mini-road trip to Richmond, Virginia, to celebrate our dating anniversary (13 years – time flies!). But, as I often do when I’m bored, I found …

Home, Reflections, Travel Products

A Survey – and a Giveaway!

Krystal holds an Away mini suitcase in front of her face. She is peeking out from behind it.

Update: the results are in! The world looks very different in 2021 than it did when I was last posting regular content here at the beginning of 2020 – as does the concept of blogging. Today I’m releasing a reader survey to better understand what your thoughts are on travel, blogging in general, and what …