Destinations

How do you sum up a city? How do you convey the sense of an entire place, made up of so many people and buildings and cultures? How do you explain how …

During our month in the Hague, we took a few side day trips to other Dutch cities: Groningen, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Netherlands is a small country. Slightly less than twice the …

In March, the husband and I took a much-needed 8 day vacation to Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico as part of a non-simultaneous home exchange. This was meant to be a true vacation, which …

Greetings from the road! Literally. I’m typing this from the front seat of the car as justin drives us to Plymouth Rock. Today is Day 6 of our 24 day road trip …

If you missed my first update about our 3-week northeast road trip, you can check it out here. The second one was American History themed and you can read it here. Greetings …

Justin and I recently completed a 23-day road trip around the northeast United States and Canada. (Check out the previous posts: Update 1 • Update 2 • Update 3 • Update 4) …

It’s taken me a long time to get this blog done, so I apologize for the delay. Buenos Aires was my favorite stop on our South American adventure and is a city …

Playa del Carmen was an excellent place to spend a full month. I’m pretty sure some of our friends and family thought we were nuts to spend a month anywhere. So I …

Two weeks in Verdun: How our family of three spent 15 days in a charming neighborhood outside of Montreal, Quebec. Curious what our family of three did during our two-week stay in …

This past summer, we spent a quiet week relaxing in Beachwalk Resort, Michigan City, Indiana (that’s not confusing, is it?) If you’ve never witnessed the beauty of a Lake Michigan beach, then …

We have become quite the fan of the long weekend. Instead of using all of your PTO on one or two long vacations per year, why not spread it out so you …

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 …

On the hunt for a little fun in Huntsville, Alabama When Skyler was 3.5, we took a little family getaway to Huntsville. Before the trip, we made our ABC list of preferences …

I like to document things, so Justin helped make a list of every single bar or restaurant where we ate or drank during the period between May 25 – June 15. Have …

When Justin’s mom, Rhonda, came to visit, we wanted to play tourists in our own town and show her around a bit, checking out some sites she may not have seen on …

One of my favorite ways to pass a sunny afternoon in Nashville is to play tourist in my own town and remind myself of all the beauty, tastes and fun that our …

After a week on the cruise ship, I was ready to get off the boat.  Why hadn’t we gotten off sooner, you ask? I’ll take the blame for this one. The three …

My 10th grade American history professor was a black Pentecostal preacher, so lectures were often lively but even the most engaging teacher can’t force 15 year olds to care about what happened …

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 …

A highlight of our South American cruise was seeing penguins in their natural habitat in the Falkland Islands. I can’t say that, prior to this trip, I’d ever given the Falklands much …