Everything I packed for a quick weekend getaway to Dunwoody, Georgia
Traveling Light: Packing List for a Weekend in Dunwoody, Georgia
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2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Her
Rounding up my top gifts for her for 2021
Journal | 12.14.19
Oh, hey. I promise I haven’t forgotten about this space – or you. It’s been a busy few weeks moving up here and getting acquainted with our new city, and it hasn’t necessarily been an easy or smooth transition. I was rear-ended a few days after we moved, and managed to throw out my back …
72 Hours in Madrid, Spain
When I shared with friends and family that Michael and I were traveling to Spain, many people excitedly asked, “Oh, are you going to Barcelona?!” Not a single person asked if we were going to Madrid. That seems absurd, doesn’t it? It is the capital of the country after all, and that should count for …
Touring the Triangle: A Long-Weekend Travel Guide for Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina
I nearly titled this post “Troubles in the Triangle,” because it was a rollercoaster of a trip. Not because anything really went wrong in the cities themselves, but because our flights home kept getting canceled, doubling our trip length. But despite moments of panic at the thought of incurring unexpected expenses and trying to handle …
Traveling Light: Minneapolis–Saint Paul Packing List
I can’t tell you how much of a relief it was to pack for the Twin Cities. With a record-breaking heat wave at home (we were already in triple-digit temperatures in May), the forecast in Minnesota (highs in the 70s, lows in the 50s) looked absolutely dreamy. Looking for more packing list inspiration? Discover what’s …
Summer Travel Style Wish List
Happy Summer! Weather-wise it’s felt like summer here since, oh, April or so – but now that the kids are out of school and the college students have returned to their hometowns for the next few months, my city has thinned out and I’m finally getting to enjoy a slower pace of life. I’ve never …
2019 Father’s Day Gift Guide
Quick PSA: Father’s Day is June 16 here in the U.S. and over fifty countries! With Memorial Day behind us, the month of May is all but gone; ready or not it’s time to look ahead to June. Father’s Day isn’t quite the major gift-giving holiday as Mother’s Day, but that doesn’t mean we should …
Day-Tripping: What it’s like to fly somewhere for the day and everything I packed for a day in New Orleans
In my last post, I shared what we did during our day in New Orleans, and since then I’ve received lots of questions about what it’s like to fly somewhere and back in one day. Even though Summer and its opportunities for extended vacations are approaching, so are the peak rates that many hotels and …
Traveling Light: A Packing List for an Alabama Road Trip
Everything I packed for a long winter road trip through Alabama.