I'm a book-loving, travel-blogging, French-speaking Gryffindor who is unapologetically obsessed with her cats. Other labels that might also apply: Elearning developer. Nashvillian. Last sleeper. Zumba freak. Nerdfighter. Football widow. Cheap wine snob. Netflix addict.
Author: Ashley
Three Days in Santiago
The first stop on our grand South American adventure is Santiago! Home to nearly 7 million people, Santiago is one of the largest metropolises on the continent, with an urban sprawl to rival Los Angeles. The city has been in the news quite a bit over the last few months …
Getting to Chile
Our three-week South American adventure started off with a long, tiring, and at times hectic travel day. We had already flown with Skyler on two short domestic trips — Las Vegas and Florida — but had no idea how he would fare on an overnight international flight. He actually did …
South America Bound
We were supposed to be heading to Singapore for a 10 day Asian cruise taking us to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, ending in Hong Kong. But tomorrow we board a 10 hour flight in Houston that will take us to Santiago, Chile. How’d that happen? In September 2018, I accompanied …
Turning 35 and Quitting My Job
Last month I turned 35…. And I quit my job.* Tomorrow is my last day at the company that I helped build with my parents and the only job I’ve known for my entire adult life.** And after? Well, my family is going on a three-week South American adventure in …
Armchair Traveler: 2019 Round Up
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. —Dr. Seuss At the end of last year, I set some reading goals for 2019: Read 52+ books Increase the percentage of POC authors in my list (I can …
Learning to Travel with a Baby
I’ve done a terrible job of updating this blog in 2019, but with good reason: In March, I became a Mama to the sweetest little guy, and he’s been taking up pretty much all of my spare time. Skyler joined our family on a sunny afternoon, emerging in a pool …
Downtown Nashville with a Baby
This weekend was one of the rare ones where we didn’t have any plans. We woke up Saturday morning with nothing on the calendar, nowhere we had to be. I didn’t even have any laundry to do. So we got to sleep in, drink some coffee, and hang out with …
