View from walking around Chicago streets on and near the Magnificent Mile I recently spent the weekend in Chicago and stayed near the Magnificent Mile and was struck by just how much of a walking city Chicago is. Despite the “windy city” name holding true, the streets of Chicago offer a fun and vibrant downtown area [...]
Photo Tour Friday
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 [...]
One of my favorite things about living in San Diego are the gorgeous sunsets I can watch take place over the ocean – my most favorite way to watch the sky change colors. Last weekend Tom and I spent the weekend inside working, studying, and trying to get over a cold. As the sun started to get lower [...]
Fall Leaves in New Hampshire: Perfect for driving through on a blustery day. Since the first day of Fall is tomorrow, I thought I’d honor my favorite season with some photos of a leaf drive I did through New Hampshire with my sister, Coley. The Fall leaves in New Hampshire were just starting to get [...]
Walking Through Downtown Boston Buildings I love Boston. My sister lives there and tells me if I actually lived there I’d hate it because it rains all the time and it’s busy and fast-paced and basically completely opposite from San Diego. But I don’t believe her. I mean, Boston is still by the ocean, it [...]
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 [...]
Muir Woods: Spending the Day by – and in – Big Trees It’s the end of the week and the beginning of a 3-day weekend! Anyone else excited and have some fun plans for the holiday? One great thing to do over 3-day weekends is check out some of America’s gorgeous National Parks, such as [...]
Have you heard of Bacina Lakes, Croatia? If not, I’m not surprised. It is in an often overlooked part of the Dalmatian coast, located nearly exactly in between Split and Dubrovnik. The only reason I know of the area is because my great-grandma was born there. I had a chance of visiting there with my [...]
Walking Along the Dubrovnik Wall The walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia is located on the Adriatic Sea. Part of the charm of this old European city is walking along the top of Dubrovnik’s wall that circles its inner alleyways and courtyards. After circling the city on the wall and taking in the views of terracotta [...]
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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