Today’s #FriFotos theme is “Chairs” (FriFotos is a weekly Twitter forum that chooses a different theme – often travel-related – each week and on Fridays Twitter users tweet a picture related to the theme with the hashtag #FriFotos). I had to participate today since I do have a favorite chair from my travels: the Wine [...]
California
Hearst Castle Pools: A Swimmer’s Paradise The Hearst Castle is a huge mansion that William Randolph Hearst built in the hills of central California, a short distance off the Pacific coast but secluded well from the outside world. After his death, the Hearst family donated the estate and thousands of acres of surrounding land to [...]
My sister, Coley, is visiting me right now. Woo-hoo for sisters! She’s going to Cambodia once she leaves here for a month. Boo-hoo for not bringing me with her (she’s going for work). She’s been here multiple times before, but I’ve never taken her to my favorite area of California – Santa Ynez wine country. [...]
A One Day in a City Itinerary: One Day in Napa If you have one day in Napa, there are four main things you should do. Taste wine Rent a car if you have a designated driver or hire a driver if you don’t. Don’t drink so much wine that you don’t remember your one [...]
One Day in Napa Valley, I ate at these restaurants… Napa Valley is known for its wines – just about everyone knows that. However, a lesser known allure of Napa is its abundance of top-notch restaurants. During a recent weekend getaway to Napa with Tom, I sampled an array of Napa’s cuisine and picked my [...]
5 Ways Camping as a Couple Brings You Closer The first time Tom and I tried to go camping during a PCH road trip, it began pouring down rain the night we were going to camp and Tom decided he did not want the first time camping with his very-unsavvy-when-it comes-to-camping girlfriend (i.e. me) to [...]
Spending Quality Time With Memorable Wine at Raymond Vineyards Thanks to awesome wine expert Dave of The Napa Wine Project, Tom and I heard about the innovative and modern Raymond Winery in Napa Valley and got to partake in a blending experience for the day, which was one of the most fun activities I have [...]
I'm a travel marketer and travel writer. My husband, Tom, is getting his MBA and never stops studying. We have two cats. We have a mortgage. We have a passion for traveling. We have limited vacation time and funds.
Our friends and family wonder how we travel so much.
Here's how I balance it all and maximize travel time and getting the most out of a destination when time is short.
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