Tag: Summer Travel

Destinations, Florida, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Summer Packing List for Destin, Florida (30A)

A Basket Backpack with sunglasses and sandals

A real-life packing list for Destin, Florida (30A)

Destinations, Florida, Travel, USA

A Floridian’s Weekend Travel Guide for Destin, Florida (30A)

Two chairs on the beach in Miramar Beach

Destin, 30A, whatever you choose to call this area, here’s how to have a truly local experience.

Destinations, Mexico, Packing Lists, Style, Travel

A Carry-On Packing List for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

A cover photo that reads "Puerto Vallarta Packing List"

Typically I title the posts in my packing series “Traveling Light,” but I didn’t feel that was a fair statement to apply to my Puerto Vallarta packing list post. In fact, I could almost title this post “summer travel capsule” as it includes nearly all of my warm-weather items! This post contains affiliate links and …

Destinations, Mexico, Travel

A Vibrant Travel Guide for Five Days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Papel Picado hangs over the street in Puerto Vallarta

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 …

Destinations, Florida, Style, Travel, USA

Underwater Enchantment: A Day with Real Mermaids at Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs

A wide view of the waterpark at Weeki Wachee

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 …

Destinations, Tennessee, Travel, USA

Travel Guide for Four Days in Memphis, Tennessee

The Lorraine Motel

About a year before we visited Nashville, we visited Memphis, Tennessee (I imagine most people visit those two cities in the opposite order). This was back in July 2016, nearly nine months before we started this blog. I plan on sharing some of our past trips in this space this year; I hope you don’t mind!

Destinations, Missouri, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Summer Packing List for Kansas City, Missouri

A downward view of Alyssa toting her luggage

Over Labor Day weekend, Michael and I visited Kansas City, Missouri (you can read about what we did over the weekend here, here, and here) and had a blast! As I often do after returning from a trip, I (figuratively) open up my suitcase to share what I packed and wore each day. Attentive readers …

Destinations, Missouri, Travel, USA

Travel Diary: Three Days in Kansas City, Missouri, Part Three

View of a bridge on the Riverwalk Heritage Trail in Kansas City

This is the final installment in a three-part series recapping our trip to Kansas City. Missed the others? Start here. Our final day in Kansas City was a short one, and the fact that I’d come down with a cold put a further damper on the day (plus the end of a trip is always …

Destinations, Missouri, Travel, USA

Travel Diary: Three Days in Kansas City, Missouri, Part Two

Alyssa stands in an alley with video game graffiti

This is the second entry in a three-day recap of a trip to Kansas City, Missouri. Missed Day One? Find it here. DAY TWO MORNING Michael and I began our second day in Kansas City a little later than many of our travel days as Sunday mornings are pretty quiet in the city. But eventually, …

Destinations, Missouri, Travel, USA

Travel Diary: Three Days in Kansas City, Missouri, Part One

Alyssa runs toward a shuttlecock on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum

Recapping my first day in Kansas City, Missouri “Wait, it’s in Missouri?” Michael asked. “Yes,” I replied. “But it’s called Kansas City!” “Well, it’s in Kansas, too.” (This went on for several minutes before I finally caved and pulled out a map). Michael and I were searching for hotels for a Labor Day weekend trip, …