Destin, 30A, whatever you choose to call this area, here’s how to have a truly local experience.
A Floridian’s Weekend Travel Guide for Destin, Florida (30A)
Tag: Adventure Travel
A Vibrant Travel Guide for Five Days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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 …
Underwater Enchantment: A Day with Real Mermaids at Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs
I was a little surprised by the results of an Instagram Story poll I conducted recently: most of the respondents indicated they had never heard of Weeki Wachee before. For the uninitiated, I highly recommend this gifted New York Times article as a starting point. I remember my grandmother speaking of the mermaids’ magic and …
Wild Adventures: Animal Encounters at Oglebay Good Zoo in Wheeling, West Virginia
Birthdays in recent years have followed the same formula as many of my other trips: find a deal on airfare, a decently-priced hotel, and then pick some fun and cheap things to do. This year was different. This was the year Michael uttered a proclamation I didn’t even know I needed to hear: “Let’s go …
Hiking Italy’s Cinque Terre, Part Two: Vernazza to Corniglia
In Monday’s post, I shared my experience hiking from Monterosso to Vernazza in Italy’s Cinque Terre, and today I’ll pick things back up with the second day of hiking: between the towns of Vernazza and Corniglia. Michael and I actually started our hike in our “hometown” for the night, Manarola. We hiked around the marina …
Hiking Italy’s Cinque Terre, Part One: Monterosso to Vernazza
When we were planning our trip to Italy, I had one stipulation: “We have to stay in one of the Cinque Terre towns.”