Hey, travel bestie! This took me six months... I'm so excited to kick off 2025 by sharing something I've been working on for six months—my Serengeti safari travel planning guide! Maybe you've already gotten my FREE safari planning timeline and you're ready to take the next step and book your dream trip, but don't know where to start. I've got you! This 69-page guide is packed full of tips and tricks to get you through the planning and booking process and how to make the most of your bucket...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey, travel bestie! I’m so excited to launch my 2025 virtual Travel Reads Book Club! Since I can’t always be traveling (boo, right?) I’ve made it my goal to add more travel books to my reading lineup in 2025. I’m a big fan of travel fiction and travel memoirs and thought it would be fun to start a little virtual travel book club to bring you all along on this journey with me! I’ve chosen the books for the first three months so that you can reserve them from your local library (or snag them on...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey, travel bestie! I blinked and 2024 was over Am I the only one who feels like they've lived six lifetimes in the past 12 months? 2024 was a wild ride in so many ways with some of the highest highs and the lowest lows. Among those highs were trips to four new countries (Ireland, Kenya, Tanzania, and Qatar) and three new-to-me states (Tennessee, Arkansas, and Alabama). From eclipse trips in Arkansas and safaris in Tanzania to dune bashing in Qatar and Guinness tasting in Ireland, it was one...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey, travel bestie! Bring on the Christmas Cheer! I hate to admit it, but my Christmas spirit has been in short supply this year. So I booked an overnight getaway to St. Augustine, Florida to see their fantastic Christmas lights and do a little holiday market shopping! I stayed at the cutest little retro Florida motel, The Local, and the whole trip 100% helped my holiday cheer! (And I finished my Christmas shopping while I was there!) Get Festive! While I was in St. Augustine I couldn't...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey, travel bestie! You're never too old to try new things That's what I reminded myself on the first day of my (virtual) Italian class. Has it been easy? No. But I don't know that it's been any harder learning Italian in my 40s than it was learning Spanish in my teens. I will say that knowing (some) Spanish has been helpful because a lot of the vocabulary words share similar stems. It's also been fun to challenge my brain in a new and different way and since my class has no actual exams,...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey, travel bestie! Christmas is coming! No judgment to anyone who starts sooner, but I’m fully a “Christmas season starts after Thanksgiving” girl. I think it comes from my many years of working at magazines where we were photographing Christmas in July. Nothing like putting up and taking down Christmas trees a dozen times in the middle of the summer to put a damper on your Christmas spirit a little bit.But now that it’s Christmas season, I’m all about fun holiday activities! I’ve lived in...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey, travel bestie! Temps are dropping, it's time for a tropical escape! No matter the question, Hawaii is always the answer! But maybe you've never been and don't know which island to visit. Don't worry, I got you! I've been to all the major Hawaiian islands (Maui, Big Island, Oahu, Kauai, Lanai) and I've put together this quick quiz to help you figure out which of the islands you should visit! Take the Quiz! Once you know where to go, discover the best things to do in Hawaii! Shoot me a...
4 months ago • 1 min read