Texas Tulips San Antonio is now open! I’m a huge flower fanatic and I’ll travel large distances to see beautiful blooms blossoming. But if you don’t have it in your budget to visit Holland this spring to see the tulips in bloom, you can now visit beautiful fields just down the road in Texas! Hop … Continue reading
Wondering where the best ski trips for Texans are? Whether you learned to ski before you walked or are a brand new newbie (like me), there’s plenty of easy ways to get onto the mountain and frolic in the snow quickly from Texas. For those living in Texas, skiing may not be a part of … Continue reading
United just launched a direct flight to the Reno-Tahoe airport from Houston, so you can now reach this desert city year round. I spent three days exploring Reno, Carson City and Tahoe and feel so invigorated from my times in the mountains and on the lake shores. This Weekend Guide to Reno-Tahoe contains highlights from … Continue reading
Hiking in Banff is a magical experience. The views (and altitude) will take your breath away. The trails and turquoise glacier lakes will transport you to another place and time. Banff is brimming with history and Rocky mountain adventures! I was there for 6 days and 5 nights. While my legs ultimately got tired of … Continue reading
It has come to my attention that a few of my friends have never been to NYC. It’s crazy to me, but I know I should have realized. I got to live there for a few months after college and it was a formative experience full of ruined shoes, long subway rides, and amazing food. … Continue reading
When planning for a quick trip to Portland as a part of a wine weekend in Oregon (read more here!), I thought I was woefully short of knit caps and flannel to fit in with the aesthetic of the city made known by Portlandia. Turns out, hipster and cool Portland is super accessible to lil … Continue reading
Oregon might be pretty low on your list for wine weekends, but by the end of this blog post, I’m positive I’ll have changed your mind! For this year’s annual wine weekend, we headed to the Pacific Northwest for a weekend full of gorgeous nature views, delicious foods and surprisingly awesome wine. Portland is just … Continue reading
I spent this last weekend living it up in the vibrant city of Atlanta. I wasn’t planning on blogging about this trip (sometimes bloggers like to take a vacay for the sake of vacay too) but then my friend turned out to be SUCH a good tour guide and ambassador for her city, I couldn’t … Continue reading
Every time I visit Chicago, I come back with a few extra pounds as a souvenir! I’m not even that mad about it… from deep dish and hot dogs to beer and brunch, the Windy City has a lot to offer in terms of calories! When you’re not eating, check out this weekend guide to … Continue reading
I spent a pretty quick, chill weekend in Denver, Colorado, and it’s only now looking back on my three days there that I realize — dang, I did a lot. I was visiting a couple friends and didn’t do my homework on the Mile High City, but thankfully my friends played tour guide and I … Continue reading