Tag: Winter Travel

Charlotte, Destinations, Food, North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel, USA

Checking In: A Romantic Staycation at The Dunhill Hotel in Charlotte, NC

…and why you should book it for your next stay in Charlotte, NC – whether you’re a local or from out of town.

Destinations, Food, North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel, USA

Pit-Stop Paradise: A BBQ-Filled Day Trip Guide to Lexington, North Carolina

Alyssa stands in front of the Lexington Courthouse, shielding her eyes from the sun

Continuing our efforts to visit at least one destination in the Southeastern U.S. each month, Michael and I decided to make the quick trip up to Lexington, North Carolina, one Saturday in early February. This wasn’t our first visit to the small, Piedmont town just south of Winston-Salem. We made the trek almost exactly one …

Destinations, North Carolina, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: Winter Packing List for Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Alyssa stands in front of a shop in downtown Blowing Rock

If you’re new around here, I like to share my packing list for just about every destination I visit. I know that before I started traveling regularly, I found the whole packing thing to be quite a mystery. I found my way through trial and error, but I like to think of this series as …

Destinations, Food, North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel

Winter Travel Guide for Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Snow. That’s just one of the many reasons that Michael and I chose to move to North Carolina in 2019. For snow. But like, occasional snow. Just often enough that we would feel excited when it snowed, but not so often that it would hinder our daily life. And while it finally snowed a few …

Alabama, Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Packing List for an Alabama Road Trip

A photo of the Alabama Theatre. The marquee reads ALABAMA

Everything I packed for a long winter road trip through Alabama.

Alabama, Destinations, Travel, USA

24 Hours in Montgomery, Alabama

view of Alabama capital from the street in montgomery

My visit to Montgomery felt like a whole lot of “hurry up and wait.” Michael and I arrived in the early afternoon from Birmingham, located about an hour north of the state’s capital. We headed downtown and paid for a metered spot near the Civil Rights Memorial. My first impression of the city’s downtown area …

Alabama, Destinations, Food, Restaurants, Travel, USA

How to Spend a Sunday Night in Birmingham, Alabama

Photo of historic Alabama theatre in Birmingham, with large ALABAMA sign

“Sunday night in Birmingham” reads an entry in my Google search history. Michael and I were visiting the city for a single night as part of a very quick road trip through the Yellowhammer State, and our visit just so happened to fall on Sunday. With a visit to Scottsboro and Huntsville already under our …

Alabama, Destinations, Travel, USA

The Ultimate Journey: Discovering the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama

A model rocket in the Rocket Garden at the US Space and Rocket Center

Although the main draw for my trip to this corner of Alabama was a visit to Unclaimed Baggage in nearby Scottsboro, it would have been an utter shame to skip over the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama – a visit enhanced by yet another fairly recent trip to the Kennedy Space Center …

Alabama, Destinations, Travel, USA

Where Lost Luggage Goes: What it’s Like to Visit to Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama

Krystal standing in front of sign at Unclaimed Baggage Entrance

“How can the airline just lose my bag?” I have no idea how often this phrase gets uttered, but after a recent visit to Unclaimed Baggage in tiny Scottsboro, Alabama, I suspect it happens a lot. Sorry, what? Unclaimed Baggage? Yep – Unclaimed Baggage is an entire store dedicated to selling items left in unclaimed …

Destinations, North Carolina, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: Winter Packing List for Asheville, North Carolina

standing in Asheville airport

A real-life packing list for five nights in Asheville, North Carolina (during the winter!)