In My Spontaneous Era
ast week was a whirlwind. As many of you know Taylor Swift made her Eras Tour stop in Tampa Thursday – Saturday. Like every other Swiftie I signed up for the verified fan sale and participated in The Great War with Ticketmaster. While I was unsuccessful in getting tickets firsthand I was still determined to go. And with the concert buzz all over social media, my FOMO was at an all time high.
Cost Breakout: 5-Day Anniversary Trip to Toronto, Canada
Now that we’ve returned from Scandinavia - more to come on that soon! - we’re setting our sights on planning our upcoming anniversary trip. This encouraged me to actually log our expenses from our 2022 anniversary trip to Toronto, Canada. We dug deep into our credit card statements, and I was finally able to recycle the receipts. Here’s how our costs broke down, and approximately what we’d plan to budget for our 2023 anniversary trip.
Scottsdale Food Recs
One of my absolute favorite things is when a friend asks for travel recommendations. I love sharing my love of travel and the great experiences I have had across the world. And most of all I love sharing the food I ate while traveling.
Bacalar Lagoon
On my most recent cruise, we visited a new port; Costa Maya, Mexico. While this is a popular cruise port this was my first time ever visiting. While the port itself offers your typical dolphin tours, beach breaks, and Mayan ruins, we were interested in a visit to Bacalar Lagoon.
March 2023 Highlights from Tampa Bay
We may be preparing to leave for Sweden shortly, but it got me thinking about what a great month we had exploring locally here in the Tampa Bay area. Having a toddler has definitely forced us to get creative with our weekend plans, and we've uncovered some awesome new places in the process. Here are a few from just this past month...
Go Beyond with Captain Kate
If you don’t know the ever popular Captain Kate from Tik Tok or Instagram you are certainly missing out.
Review: A Half Day at Dinosaur World
Our son saw that T-Rex outside Dinosaur World, and it spoke to him. Our drive home was filled with requests for "more dinosaurs." We knew we'd be making the trip back very soon. So we did a little research...
Planning for Sweden, Estonia, and Finland
I can hardly believe that we are leaving for Scandinavia this month! When we went to New Zealand in November, we had the luxury of being there for close to two weeks, so we were able to space out a lot of our activities. That is definitely not the case for this trip. Similar to when I went on a girls’ trip with my mom and sister, we will have six days to cover three countries. That’s right, three countries! Because of that, we’ve had to be very strategic in our planning. Here’s what’s on the books...
Guest Post: Day Trip to Miami on the Brightline
One of the best things to happen to South Florida is the Brightline. You can go from downtown West Palm Beach to the heart of Miami in just over an hour. Even better, Brightline will be extending up to Orlando before the year is over and will eventually make its way over to Tampa. I can’t wait to take a train up to visit Mickey!
The Tampa Edition
One of the newest hotels making its way to one of the hottest locations in the country, The Tampa Edition feels a bit like high scale New York mixed with a Miami Vibe.