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A Weekend on Amelia Island

Amelia Island is located about 45 minutes north of Jacksonville, Florida, and it's the perfect secluded beach town. While Amelia Island is home to a few upscale hotels, the island is mostly residential and still has a lot of untouched natural Florida beauty to discover. With its proximity to Fernandina Beach, visitors to Amelia Island also have the luxury of exploring a quaint beachside town filled with amazing seafood, cute shops, and an active nightlife.

10 Great Eats in Tampa, Florida

As I’ve mentioned previously, I definitely make an effort to eat locally when I travel. For my recent visits to Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina, I did some extensive research to find great local restaurants. So this year, I applied that same goal to eating at home. Since Tampa is so close, I also included it in my research! These are the top 10 Tampa-local restaurants that I really enjoyed in the last year or so.

Girls’ Trip: 6 Days, 3 Countries

When my sister was graduating from college in 2018, I wanted to get her a really great gift. I ran a few ideas by my mom, like buying her graduation photos, but I found the ultimate gift in a Scott’s Cheap Flights email - cheap flights to London. At $431 a piece, I was able to not only purchase a ticket for my sister, but one for my mom and myself as well. We were going on a girls’ trip!

10 Great Eats in St. Pete, Florida

Since quarantine started, I’ve actively tried to eat locally at home. Yes, it’s easier to just order Domino’s than actually evaluate restaurants, but not only does eating locally often yield better food - you also get to support a small business. So where should you eat in St. Petersburg, Florida? These are the top 10 local restaurants that I enjoyed in the last year.

The Best Hidden Secret in Nashville

Located about 30 minutes outside of downtown Nashville, The Loveless Café is a famous southern-style restaurant that was previously a local motel from the 1950s. In 2004, local Nashville natives bought the property and renovated it to what we know and love today: The Loveless Café.

48 Hours in Amsterdam

Based on our scheduling, we only had 48 hours to spend in Amsterdam before we headed to Paris, France, for two days. This is absolutely not enough time to take in either city, but after getting a taste of all that Amsterdam has to offer, it inspired us to make a future return trip. If you only have a short time to spend in the capital of the Netherlands, these are my recommendations to make the most of your stay.

The Super Bowl is Coming to Tampa

Now that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the first to ever play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, Tampa is looking to be even more exciting leading up to game day. Although it’s highly unlikely you will snag a ticket to one of the hottest events of the year, we have rounded up some of our must-dos if you are planning a trip to Tampa in time for the big game.

Tampa Must-Eat: Harry Waugh Dessert Room

Dining at Bern’s is an experience you don’t want to miss out on. However, that experience 1) generally requires making a reservation weeks, if not months, in advance, and 2) can get quite expensive, especially if you’re enjoying some of that amazing wine collection. Fortunately, there’s a way to get a taste of Bern’s Steak House without securing a reservation in advance or breaking the bank: the Harry Waugh Dessert Room.

Our 10-Day Iceland and Ring Road Itinerary

My first road trip as an adult was actually in Iceland, and nothing can quite compare to that adventure! In March 2018, a small group of us decided to meet up in Reykjavik to tackle Ring Road (Route 1) in a camper van. With a lot of planning (and a lot of last-minute plan changes), we were able to see a ton of the country in just 10 days.