hen given the chance to travel anywhere (which is always, admit it--we're a pretty privileged bunch), you’ll most likely find a Caribbean resort scraping the sandy bottom of my travel wish list. It's not that I dislike the Caribbean—I mean, it's not as far down as rural Arkansas--I’m just not a beach vacation kinda taker and I’m FO SHO not the kind of traveler (or human) that … [Read More...]
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Exploring the 700 (!!!) Islands of The Bahamas
hortly after landing in The Bahamas and having my dreams of tending tiki bar until the end of time dashed (The Bahamas passport stamp blatantly states “EMPLOYMENT … [Read More...]
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What to Pack for Mexico City (+ What to Just Buy There)
hat to pack for Mexico City, hmm? Well, obviously three bikinis and your “suns out, guns out” muscle tee because Mexico, right? PSYCH! It’s that kind of naïveté, I … [Read More...]
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15 Essential Mexico City Experiences for the Best Trip Ever
just did something I’ve never done before. No, it’s not eat grasshoppers again. No, it’s not injure myself while attempting lucha wrestling moves again. The completely new and surprising thing I did: I just visited the same country back to back. In less than … [Read More...]
Do This, Not That // Tips For Flying Budget Airlines
ey, I’ve done it too. I’ve been sucked in by the allure of getting something that used to cost $500 for just $50. It’s human nature. Like yielding to a buy one, get one free sale regardless of how badly you actually need two battery-powered ear hair trimmers. … [Read More...]
Show Me the Monet! // On a Day Trip to Giverny
ne thing I always tell people to do when visiting Paris, France is… leave it. Just get out. *Gasp* What’s wrong with me!? Have I got Nutella for brains or something!? Alright, alright, calm down. Paris is what it is (magic and romantic and crawling with … [Read More...]
9 Reasons a Long Weekend in Cincinnati Should Be Your Next Trip
put off spending a long weekend in Cincinnati for a long time. I didn’t know (or had ever heard) anything about it and didn’t want to risk wasting a weekend. I needed to be 100% convinced a weekend in Cincinnati was going to be worth it—not like that time I … [Read More...]
Day Trip to Luxembourg // To Take or Not to Take?
hree is my magic number. Wherever I go, and for however long I’m gone, I always try to fit three countries into a trip. New countries, to me, are like Pringles—I really can’t have just one… (entire can all at once). I need more, MORE! And that’s the magic of … [Read More...]
4 Cities in 4 Days in Belgium, Oh My!
elgium is sometimes a tricky place to explain to people who haven’t experienced it for themselves. I personally don’t know anyone with a burning desire to go there; and it’s probably on very few bucket lists. Being in Belgium is a fantastic, lovely, pleasant … [Read More...]
10 Ways to Spend a Day in Ybor City, Tampa
’m all about landing in Florida and heading straight for a piña colada by the beach… which is probably how I managed to live in the Tampa Bay area for a year and a half and never spend a day in Ybor City. I mean, really, how much do you know about your own … [Read More...]
Czeching Out the Best of Prague in 3 Days
very good thing you’ve heard about Prague is true. Any bad thing you’ve heard was probably spoken by someone who drinks too much that you shouldn’t associate with anyway. Prague is an enchanting fairy tale village where beer is cheaper than water and every … [Read More...]
The Best 5-Day London Itinerary For First-Time Visitors
ondon had never been on my radar. It was as much a stranger to me as everything else I couldn’t care less about: Star Trek, pho, pacifiers, what sorority you were in. I basically ended up going just to say I’d been and because hearing “OMG of all the places … [Read More...]
Do This, Not That // 3 Days in Mexico City
or my 3 days in Mexico City, I almost completely improvised the whole thing. And if my stacks of manila folders and excess of Excel spreadsheets could talk, well, first they'd tell you I need to get out more. Then they'd shout at the top of their lungs that … [Read More...]
9 Reasons You Should Visit Chucalissa Indian Village Already!
f you’ve lived in Memphis, Tennessee all your life you’ve doubtlessly seen the sign for Chucalissa Indian Village on I-55 about a gazillion times. But before you could consider what you were seeing and what this so-called Indian village was all about, chances … [Read More...]
