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Highlights from New York City

I used to have an annual conference in NYC, and that didn’t include the multiple times a year I was going to visit clients. I figured out early on how to turn these trips into “bleisure” ones, and I had various explorations with coworkers and friends as we discovered all the city had to offer. These are some of the highlights...

Family Vacation: Our 9-Day Ireland Itinerary

We booked the flight tickets to Ireland last year, and despite putting together (refundable) plans, I wasn’t entirely sure we’d get to go. Despite running into some hiccups with our original hotel reservation, we made it happen. We packed up our things, grabbed the passports, and headed out. After some flight delays and a mad dash to the second leg of our flight, we made it to DUB early in the morning, ready to take on the day...

Must Visit: Kinsale, Ireland

We had the most wonderful time in Ireland! While we had several stops in our trip - Dublin, Rosscarbery, Cork, etc. - the one that stood out the most was Kinsale. A little town right on the coast of the “Wild Atlantic Way,” we included Kinsale in our trip planning because it had come so highly recommended by my friend Clo, who lives in Cork. We trusted her judgment, and ended up booking two nights there. It wasn’t enough! Here’s what you’ll love about Kinsale...

Have Cookie, Will Travel: Crumbl Cookies Spotlight

Over the years I lived in Gainesville, I was spoiled by Midnight Cookies’ big, warm cookies with decadent flavors, and Crumbl brought just that thing back into my life. The cookies were so good, when Liz and I got to Colorado, I insisted we fit in a Crumbl visit in between our snow tubing and ice castle-ing. Here's what you need to know...

Solo Trip Recap: Osprey and Venice, Florida

Had I heard of Osprey before? No. But considering the price came out to under $100 per night, I figured it was worth exploring, especially because it was close to Sarasota, one of my first thoughts on where I’d go, as well as right next to Venice, which I’ve only heard good things about. Early Friday afternoon, I gassed up the car and headed south. Here’s what I did...

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...

4 Days in Edinburgh, Scotland

Two years ago today, I was traveling with Tyler and his parents to Edinburgh. We were stoked to be spending our holidays in Scotland, after spending the Christmas before in Belgium. We arrived at Gatwick early in the morning on December 22 and had brunch at Giraffe before getting on the train to Edinburgh…