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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 …
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 …
Ask a Floridian if they’ve visited St. Augustine before, and odds are, they’ll say yes. The subject of Florida History is studied state-wide during the fourth grade, and many Florida students cap their studies with a trip to the oldest city in the continental United States. It’s also a place Michael and I have visited …
I’ve always found packing for cities with a more “classic” style (say, Rome, Paris, or almost any Southern U.S. city) easier than packing to visit “cool” cities (New York, London, or San Francisco all come to mind) since my wardrobe is very low-key and contains very few “trendy” items. Still, I find I feel more …
Part of me 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 …
Birthdays in recent years have followed the same formula as many of my other trips: find a deal on airfare, book 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 …
I know, I’m from Florida, and chances are you’ve probably made me and all of my fellow citizens the punchline of a joke at some point. Yes, we’re aware of it, and quite frankly, we totally get it. We see news stories that make us cringe on a weekly basis. To be honest, neither Michael …
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 …
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 …
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