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It was surfing that brought Michael and me to Jacksonville one weekend. Not what you expected, right? Perhaps a sporting event or convention or family or something, but not surfing. Yet there we were on a recent Saturday, standing on the beach in our swimsuits and wondering what we’d gotten ourselves into. This post contains …
I’ve written before about my love for Airbnb, but today I want to share a few tips on how to find your perfect “home” out in the world. Why choose Airbnb when there are perfectly good, well-rated hotels nearly everywhere you want to go? I find that hotels put a distance between you and the …
Destin, 30A, whatever you choose to call this area, here’s how to have a truly local experience.
We were so delighted to receive an invitation to attend the wedding of two dear friends in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico over Memorial Day weekend. Neither Michael nor I had ever visited Mexico’s west coast, and we were grateful for the excuse to get away to a destination we might not have normally selected. Getting to …
I always knew Michael and I would make it to Pittsburgh one day; the art, history, and food culture rival many other large American cities, and its off-the-beaten-tourist-path status is a draw for us as well. I just never thought our first visit would be a by-product of a different trip. This post contains affiliate …
Every year my college holds Spring Break over the first or second week of March—and despite the fact that this is a regularly occurring thing, somehow I only just realized Michael and I didn’t have anything planned. I’m fortunate to get a full week off of work due to my industry; however, Michael doesn’t have …
Last weekend Michael and I celebrated Christmas early by flying north for three days to Providence, Rhode Island. It felt like fate—the airfare was in our price range, the flight times worked with our schedule, hotel prices were reasonable, and there was a little snow in the forecast (despite my family’s insistence that you always …
Christmastime in New York City is wonderful. Christmastime in New York City is also busy, crowded, and expensive. So this time last December, Michael and I sleepily boarded a 6:00 a.m. flight out of Florida with our return flight booked for 8:00 p.m. the following evening. December is peak travel season, so we spent $150 …
Here’s something I didn’t know before Michael and I began planning our Scandinavian adventure during the summer of 2015: Norway is absurdly expensive.
Saturday marked a special milestone for us—nine years since Michael nervously asked if I wanted to be his girlfriend. My response? “I guess that sounds alright.” (Okay, maybe he wasn’t that awkward about it.) In the weeks leading up to our anniversary weekend, we began looking for flights. As I’ve mentioned before, we typically look …