Cost Breakout: Weekend at Disney Springs
Our son is officially three years old! To celebrate, we decided to go away for the weekend and introduce him to the magic of Disney. We didn’t visit any of the parks this time (he’ll get to experience those next month in Tokyo), but we had a ton of fun at Disney Springs. Here’s how we spent our money over the two days in Orlando...
2024 Travel Outlook
It's another new year and another opportunity for some epic trips. I already have some solids plans and a million ideas. Hopefully this helps inspire you to get out and explore in 2024!
Passport Application Update + Timeline for January 2024
Now, timelines have varied significantly for passport applications over the last couple years, but in our case, expedited processing was truly expedited - especially over the holidays! This is what both the adult and child application timelines looked like for us...
Megan’s 2023 Travel Recap
This is one of my favorite posts to do every year. Looking back on all the fun had, new places I’ve checked off the bucket list, and reminiscing on all the memories made. Here is a quick snapshot of my 2023 year in travel!
Katie’s Top 3 Winter Wonderlands
Now that it’s officially winter in the Northern Hemisphere, I’ve been thinking about some of my favorite cold weather spots! Obviously, a lot of folks like to travel to Florida to warm up in the winter, but as a Floridian? That’s not quite as exciting. In fact, I prefer to travel somewhere cold and make the most of the season. If you’re looking for a wintery wonderland, these are my top recommendations...
Planning Our Family Trip to Japan
We leave for our trip to Japan in just about two months now, and with our daughter’s passport appointment later this week, we’re really in full-on planning mode! Fortunately, I think we’ve got a lot of our logistics in a good spot. Here’s what we have figured out so far for the two weeks we’ll be in Japan…
Katie’s 2023 Travel Recap
Of course, as we look ahead to new trips and locations, it’s good to remember the ones we’ve taken as well. It can be easy to get caught up in the places I didn’t go, but I was actually surprised by just how many trips I managed to take, now that I’m looking back on it! Some of which I’d already forgotten about... To recap, here’s where the year took me:
Tampa Bay Area Holiday Bars
Happy Thanksgiving to all! While you are enjoying indulging in your favorite holiday foods its also time to start thinking about all the holiday activities coming up here in Tampa. One of my favorite ways to get into the holiday spirit is to visit many of the Holiday Pop Up bars across the Tampa Bay area.
Preparing for Our Newborn’s Passport – Before She’s Born
I feel as if I officially hit countdown mode for our trip to Japan in the spring and realized all that we have left to do for it! I woke up at 4am and realized we’re getting close to crunch time as far as getting our newborn’s passport. Unfortunately, it’s not necessarily something I can move on immediately, seeing as she hasn’t been born yet…
Chicago Itinerary Highlights
Chicago has been on my bucket list for a while. I was actually supposed to go in July of 2020 to see the Rays play the Cubs, however a global pandemic and no fans at MLB games put a stop to that trip.