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Highlighting all the reasons why you should consider spending a weekend in New Haven, Connecticut After more than thirty years on this earth, I finally experienced my first inaugural flight. With flights departing from Greenville, Raleigh, and Wilmington, Avelo Airlines has been circling Charlotte for what feels like forever. In May 2024, the budget carrier …
Spend a weekend in the Sandhills! Explore the towns of Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Carthage, and Pinehurst with this weekend travel guide.
“Oh, do you golf?” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that in the weeks leading up to a recent trip to Pinehurst, well, I could probably afford to buy a set of clubs and hire an instructor. No, sorry, to answer your question, I don’t golf (but I am flattered you …
Carowinds, a thrilling amusement park situated on the border of North and South Carolina, is celebrating 50 years of fun in 2023. In addition to the park’s usual heart-pounding roller coasters, family-friendly attractions, and a splashing-good water park, Carowinds is upping the ante this year with a flurry of new park additions and a calendar …
Sharing everything I packed in my backpack for a Spring weekend in Cleveland, Ohio
Sharing a weekend getaway guide to Cleveland’s best cultural attractions, new and innovative restaurants, and chic boutiques – with a side of rock ‘n’ roll, of course.
Opening up my suitcase to share my real-life packing list for a Spring weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Last month, Michael and I flew North to Milwaukee for my birthday. Despite seemingly everyone’s hesitations, I found an energetic city full of great food, cool art, and ample opportunity to simply get out and explore on foot. …
Sharing a weekend getaway guide for an under-the-radar destination: Milwaukee, Wisconsin I didn’t need to hear anyone’s opinion on whether or not Milwaukee felt like an appropriate place to celebrate a birthday – I could see it written on their faces, clear as day, or hear it in the upspeak of their response: “That’s… different?” …
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 – …