Tag: Weekend Trips

Destinations, Pennsylvania, Travel, USA

Steel City Escapes: A Weekend Travel Guide for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Skyline as seen at Grandview Overlook

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 …

Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Texas, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Winter Packing List for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Alyssa's hand holds a pair of brown boots and text overlay reads "Packing list: Dallas, TX"

At the beginning of March, Michael and I spent a grand total of 36 hours in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Today I’m sharing what I packed for that whirlwind trip—which I had to do quite differently than I usually would. Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth in the warmer months? You can also check out my summer …

Destinations, Texas, Travel, USA

36 Hours in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Alyssa stands outside of Trompo Tacos in Dallas

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 …

Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA, Washington, D.C.

Traveling Light: A Winter Packing List for Washington, D.C.

A graphic for the Washington, D.C. Packing List

Opening up my suitcase and sharing my packing list for a winter weekend in D.C. The last time I visited Washington, D.C., the weather was in the nineties and I nearly sweated through my tanks, dresses, and shorts. For a mid-January trip, the highs were barely above freezing, meaning there would be no easy packing …

Destinations, Travel, USA, Washington, D.C.

Travel Diary: Winter Weekend Getaway to Washington, D.C.

I may have been a little dramatic in my Instagram Stories while waiting to board my very delayed flight to Washington, D.C., but to be fair, by the time I boarded, we were already supposed to have landed. Normally losing a couple of hours of vacation time is merely a nuisance, but not highly impactful …

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, New York, Travel, USA

Christmas in New York

Alyssa in a warmly light room, though she is in the shadows

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 …

Destinations, New York, Travel, USA

A Three-Day Weekend in NYC

Alyssa and Michael smile for a photo in Central Park

I’ll begin this post by saying this was not your typical New York City trip. There was no Statue of Liberty involved, no shuffling through Times Square, no trip to the top of the Empire State Building, and only one museum. It was my umpteenth time visiting NYC over the past few years, so Michael …

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 …