Tag: Zoos and Aquariums

Destinations, South Carolina, Travel, USA

Southern Charm: A Weekend Travel Guide for Columbia, South Carolina

Alyssa stands in front of an exhibit at Columbia Museum of Art

This Southern city is bursting at the seams with unique activities and incredible food.

Destinations, Travel, USA, West Virginia

Wild Adventures: Animal Encounters at Oglebay Good Zoo in Wheeling, West Virginia

A cute red panda named Amber at the encounter

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 …

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

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

Alyssa and Michael take a photo at the Washington Monument

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, Rhode Island, Travel, USA

Three-Day Winter Travel Guide to Providence, Rhode Island

Interior of the Providence Athenaeum

Last weekend Michael and I celebrated Christmas early by flying north for three days to Providence, Rhode Island. We selected Providence because the airfare was in our price range, the flight times worked with our schedule, hotel prices were reasonable, and we’d hoped to see snow (despite my family’s insistence that you always fly south in …

Destinations, Indiana, Travel, USA

Travel Diary: 36 Hours in Indianapolis, Indiana

Mass Ave

Back in March, Michael and I began looking for a cheap flight over my birthday weekend, just like we usually do when a special occasion approaches. Likewise, we didn’t have any particular place in mind, really, we just wanted to take off and go somewhere else. This post contains affiliate links and I may receive …