Island life is great. The drinks are a flowin and the apps are a comin. The one downside (or upside, depending on how you look at it) is that shipping food to islands is expensive, so sometimes eating out is cheaper and more cost efficient than going to the grocery store! For me, that’s a … Continue reading
The first time I heard about Belize was on an episode of House Hunters or something like that on HGTV, which is just constantly on in the background at my apartment. A couple was trying to buy THEIR OWN ISLAND for like half a million dollars, which I found incredible that you, like, don’t have … Continue reading
When I was considering what to do for my BORING, boring birthday — 26 is absolutely nothing special — I thought wine not go to wine country? In fact, I’ve gone to wine country every November (ahem, Fredericksburg and Dripping Springs guides here!) and I don’t plan on missing that tradition moving forward! Read about … Continue reading
Not sure how it took me this long to make it to France, but I finally did earlier this year for the first time! Going through pictures, tickets, maps and odd souvenirs is really making the nostalgia kick-in. But here I am, writing about my week of adventures in Paris! Here are 10 things that … Continue reading
This past weekend, I made a point to opt out of all the consumerist trends and commune with nature. Changing up my Sunday brunch routine, I headed up north to Sam Houston National Forest to prove a point that wilderness activities are easily accessible to Houstonians, and I’m capable of doing the nature thing. Getting … Continue reading
It’s surprisingly rare that I find myself in the Austin area, considering it’s a 2.5-hour drive. It’s not so surprising that when I go, I drink a lot. Although, lately in my old age it’s been more about the breweries and surrounding wine country rather than my college visits to Sixth Street or Rainey Street — … Continue reading
Planning a trip to Napa Valley is the most overwhelming trip I’ve ever had to plan. First of all, there are like a ZILLION wineries to go to with varying different things to offer: seated tastings, tours, tours followed by tastings, tours while tasting out of the barrels, etc., so you want to get some … Continue reading
My favorite city in the world — besides Houston, of course — is San Francisco. I love its character, its weather and how many fun things you can do there — from riding a historic cable car to eating your weight in chocolate. Here’s my guide to how to spend a day in San Fran. … Continue reading
If you’ve like many people, you’ve probably only ever heard of Catalonia in the context of Barcelona. It’s a semi-autonomous state of Spain with its own language and customs. And while Natalie and I have both gone to Barcelona (read our recaps here and here), there is so much more to the region! In addition … Continue reading
There’s not many countries which you can cover in 24 hours. Yet, oddly enough Luxemburg exists and doesn’t need much more time than that to see all the sites. Earlier this month, I found some fabulously cheap flights on Escape Houston (subscribe to their emails ASAP if you haven’t already), and used Luxemburg as a … Continue reading