Last summer, for a milestone birthday I planned an epic trip to Alaska, my 50th state to visit. This was a big trip for me and I had specific items I wanted to make happen: These desires narrowed our options and drove our itinerary. It also demanded a level of research I rarely put into a trip. Therefore, I’ve added…
We just got back from our second Disney trip with small kids (2 and 5). I have additional thoughts now so instead of a new post, I’m just going to update this one. I’m going to start this post off with a disclaimer: I am from a theme park family. Since I’ve married into a non-theme park family I have…
I’m from a family of cruisers. While my five cruises on three different cruise lines pale in comparison to my mom’s 20ish cruises, it has given me some knowledge about cruising. I’ve tried to make this post as comprehensive as possible for a first-time cruiser. Given the length, I indexed the post so you can jump around. Also, this post…
London is probably my favorite city in the world. I say probably because I haven’t visited all the major cities to be sure. I studied abroad in London and have visited multiple times since my very first trip abroad more than 20 years ago. London is what a friend of mine calls a “Tuesday City.” There’s always something going on,…
We’re just back from 4 nights in Jamaica at a Beaches all-inclusive resort. Of course, right after we booked our trip Club Med ran a sale and we could have saved $2,000 staying there (in the Dominican Republic) instead. That got us thinking – was it worth it to go to Beaches over a different resort? TL;DR: It depends. I’d…
This post is the second in my series of skiing posts ranking resorts (Vermont was the first). New York is home to the most ski resorts of any state in the U.S. Somehow, we’ve only skied two. That’s because over the years, Hunter Mountain – the closest big mountain as my husband will say – became our home mountain. We…
This is a post I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Our daughter was 7 months old when we bought our first camper and 9 months for her first trip. Three seasons later, we’ve learned a lot and are still learning. I hope to keep this updated as we go along. None of this is sponsored and is all just…
Holland Ridge is Insta-famous. Every spring, the influencers descend on this central Jersey farm for idyllic photos of row upon row of tulips. It is truly beautiful. It’s not as amazing as visiting Keukenhof Gardens in Holland, but for a farm in New Jersey, it’s pretty solid. During the Spring Festival, the tulips bloom and the farm is mobbed by…
This post is the start of something I’ve wanted to do since I started this blog. Skiing is my absolute favorite winter activity! I started skiing in my 20s, and I’m lucky enough to have skied a ton of mountains in a short period of time. This is the first of what I hope will be a series of posts…
This post will be a bit different from others. We just bought a place in the Catskills and are renting it out on AirBnb (check it out!). As we spend more time in the area, I plan to update this post. For now, I wanted to have a one-stop shop for all of our recommendations for hiking, swimming, and eating…
Adventures Await 