Category: travel
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My favorite travel influencers
Kara and Nate Kara and Nate are my OG travel influencers. I’ve been following their adventures for years. Kara’s personality and love for life and food keep you smiling throughout their videos. She could literally make friends anywhere! I love that they are willing to try any crazy adventure. Since they now have more than…
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My 4 step travel planning guide
Choose a Destination/Book a flight This is an interesting phase for me. I can be so incredibly random with my choices sometimes. Often my trips are planned around events, festivals, certain times of year to avoid being a grumpy butt in hot weather, Ed Sheeran concerts…the list goes on. The beautiful part of social media…
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Kentucky Derby
When I was in college, I worked as a waitress at a harness race track. Every year, the busiest day of the year was Derby Day. People got all dressed up, wore fancy hats, drank a lot, and spent a lot. It was a huge party. I knew that someday I would get to the…
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The Last Great Race…The Iditarod
Alaska, The Last Frontier, is also home to the Last Great Race, the Iditarod. The Iditarod is a 1000 mile sled dog race held the first Sunday in March from Willow to Nome every year. Teams are comprised of 14 fluff nuggets, a musher and all the gear they will need to trek through remote…
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First time to London–all alone
Why wouldn’t you take advantage of combining two of your favorite things? In this case, I stumbled upon one ticket for Ed Sheeran’s Divide Tour. The catch was, it was in London. Well heck, I’ve always wanted to visit London, screw it, ‘lesgo. I flew Norwegian Airline to London Gatwick Airport. At this time in…
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Travel Booking Lessons Learned….
I used to have a strong desire to be a travel agent. One of the reasons I love travel so much is the planning process. I love fitting all the pieces together. I have helped so many people “just for fun” plan their trips. I spend hours on TripAdvisor, Google Flights and YouTube. My phone…
