Planning Our 2022 Anniversary (Road) Trip to Austin, Texas
We figured our next trip would be for our anniversary. But there was one potential kink - the “last rodeo” I’m attending in Austin just had the dates finalized, and they conflicted with the weekend we were tentatively planning on traveling.
Best Way to See Grand Turk
The Turks and Caicos Islands have been a hot destination over the last year. This Caribbean country is made up of a multiple sets of islands, all unique in their own way.
Grand Turk is the island that houses both cruisers and avid divers. This small island is only 7 miles of total area to explore, but that does not mean there isn’t plenty to do.
Planning A Solo Trip in Florida
wrote recently about how I’m dreaming about our next vacation. And while we have a few things planned already for 2022, I’m adding one more trip to the list: a solo trip.
What it’s like Cruising During Another Pandemic Spike
Well, here we are again, another spike in this never-ending pandemic. Omicron has caused issues in multiple areas of travel, but no one has gotten as much heat as the cruise industry. Right before the new year the CDC released a statement that no one, even fully vaccinated and boosted individuals should cruise, citing an increase in transmissibility of the omicron variant as well as every cruise line having positive cases on board. This news came on the same day I arrived back in Miami from a post-Christmas cruise.
Update: the Last Rodeo in Austin, Texas
When I last talked about planning for my friend Chelsea’s bachelorette party in Austin, Texas, the only thing we really had planned was the location! Since my bachelorette party was on a cruise (which I’d highly recommend), I didn’t realize all that goes into planning the different stays and activities. Now, these are the excursions we have planned...
2022 Travel Plans: Part 1
Happy New Year Everyone!! I absolutely love this time of year as we get to start with a clean slate and look forward to what the next 12 months has to offer. I’m personally excited for 2022 with some fun trips already plans and some more in the works. Here is what I have to look forward to so far and I would love all your recommendations!
Top 10 Highlights from Dublin, Ireland
Dublin is one of my favorite places to visit. Tyler and I celebrated NYE 2018 there, after we spent the holidays making our way through Brussels, Amsterdam, and Paris. Dublin served as our home base on our 2019 girls' trip to Ireland, allowing us to easily access other cities around the country. And of course, we have plans to return there this March, bringing our son on his first international trip. But when I think of Dublin, I first think of my first trip there in December 2016. We spent a week in the city, and it won me over for life. These are the top 10 highlights from that trip...
A Year in Review
Wow! Can you believe we are at the end of another year?!
While this was another crazy year, we did start to see some light from 2020. Travel started to open up as vaccines became more available but that also provided a ton of new hurdles with testing, vaccination records, and constant rule changes because of COVID. But as we continue to evolve with our ever-changing world, travel has too as well. And I am excited for all the adventures I had in 2021 and even more excited for what’s to come in 2022. Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Katie’s 2021 Travel Wrap Up
2020 taught us a lot, but 2021 even more, despite it being the quietest year for travel I've had in a long time. In January of this year, we had our son - and if road tripping while pregnant was tricky, taking any sort of trip with the baby hit a whole new level. I made just three major trips this year...
A Childhood Christmas Tradition
Growing up one of my favorite parts about Christmas was actually the day after. Every year my cousin Katie and I would go to Busch Gardens as our Christmas present. It was one of my favorite traditions because we got to spend all day jus the two of us roaming around the park until it closed.