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: Step foot in Alaska before my birthday Be in Alaska for my birthday Couple a cruise with a week on land Go to Glacier Bay…
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…
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…
One of my goals for this site is to have mountain guides for all the ski resorts we visit. This season is so different I feel like it merits its own posts. Here are my takeaways from a day at Hunter Mountain, NY. TL;DR – Lift lines and bathrooms were the riskiest parts of the day, but once on a…
#staylocal Editor’s Note: I wrote this post in April 2020 as the world waited at home for vaccines. It still covers that, but I also plan to keep it updated with information about NJ state parks since I collected most information here. It was originally titled “Redefining Adventures in the Age of COVID.” Since March, my travel plans, like those…
Hiking the Inca Trail is one of those bucket list items, or at least it was for me. I finally got to do it in 2016. The timing worked out well and I was between jobs for the trip, offering me a rare opportunity to disconnect and be fully present while traveling. I absolutely loved Peru! From the bustling cities…
