This Fall, my husband and I visited Belgium for the first time. It was also the first time we went somewhere based exclusively on the price of the tickets – Belgium had never been on our lists, but when we found it was cheaper to go there than Chicago, we were quick to buy. Upon … More Fav Destination: Bruges
As you know, I am lucky enough to call Colorado home. And although I love to travel, I really prefer to stay home during the summer and save my out-of-town adventures for the shoulder seasons and wintertime. If you haven’t ever experienced a Colorado summer, you are missing out! Perfect sunny days, just hot enough, … More My 2017 Colorado Summer(y)
To be perfectly honest, just a few days ago I really didn’t care about the total solar eclipse that was coming up on August 21, 2017. I couldn’t imagine it, didn’t know much about it, and was happy to stay home and experience the 95% version we would have in Fort Collins, Colorado. But – … More Total Eclipse of 2017: My Trek to Totality
A few years ago I went to Costa Rica to visit a friend, and we spent 5 days on the Caribbean side, almost down at the border with Panama, in a sweet little cabin tucked into the rainforest. Korrigan Lodge is located near Punta Uva, just 20 minutes south of the hippy tourist town of … More Fav Lodging: Korrigan Lodge in Costa Rica
I’ve lived in Fort Collins, Colorado on and off since 1992, when I was just a kid, and it’s safe to say it’s changed quite a bit since then. As a college town that has matured, I would describe our restaurant scene as casual and standard – lots of options, but nothing that is too … More My 10 Favorite Restaurants in Fort Collins
While visiting Michigan last week, my friends and I traveled up to Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Mackinac is a very touristy destination – it’s a small picturesque island in the Great Lakes accessible only by ferry. Some of the highlights of the island include the lack of cars (quite a novelty!), the Victorian buildings … More Travel Fail: How to have a horse fall on you and NOT have it ruin your vacation
San Antonio has had a special place in my heart ever since I decided to spend my 4 glorious years of undergrad there at Trinity University. So although I haven’t spent much time there in the last several years (don’t make me count how long it’s been since undergrad – I feel old enough as … More Fav Destination: San Antonio, Texas
OK let me preface this by saying this did not ruin Iceland for me and we still had a great time. However, turns out that Iceland is aptly named in March. Brrr! My husband and I were headed to Glasgow, and decided to do the layover in Rejykjavik deal on Iceland Air. So we landed … More Travel Fail: Iceland in March
There’s something about flowers, trees, and lush green plant life that just revives me. In fact, in Japan they have a saying called shinrin-yoku, which means ‘forest-bathing’, and is believed to have significant health benefits. So perhaps there is something to my need for all things green… Of course, we are mid-way through a landscaping … More 10 Botanic Gardens I Love
So I’m a pretty thorough planner. I even plan my birthday parties down to the hour, and have a purse big enough to hold all the stuff I *might* need. And this is to prevent the exact thing that happened to me on our trip to Chile last year. Spoiler alert: I made it to … More Travel Fail: That one time, when I forgot my passport…
