Category: Blog Posts
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Fall Long Weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains
My fiancé and I happen to have birthdays 4 days apart, so it’s a perfect excuse to take a long weekend trip. This year we chose to stay a bit closer to home and visit the central Virginia area. Having gone to law school in Richmond, I have been fortunate enough to spend a good […]
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My Travel Gear Wish List
As some of you may or may not know, a very important holiday is approaching: my birthday. In celebration of that momentous occasion (no, I will not admit how old I’ll be), I decided to come up with my ultimate travel wish list that all you other Libra babies could use as inspiration! I’ve included […]
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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
A year or so ago my (now) fiancé informed me that one of his close friends was planning a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic. He asked me if I wanted to go with him. “Say less,” I told him, and promptly began planning my tropical beachy wardrobe. The chosen resort was the Iberostar Selection […]
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Chicagoland
I spent last week at a work conference in Chicago, which is one of my favorite cities. Chicago, to me, is like a cleaner, more friendly version of New York City. There’s an incredible food scene, tons of cultural sights, great shopping, and a really beautiful skyline (especially if you’re looking at it from Lake […]
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Packing Tricks and Challenges
In my experience, there are two kinds of travelers: those who want to check a bag, and those who would rather pull their eyelashes out individually than check their luggage. I tend to fall into the latter category. It is usually a point of pride for me to fit all of my crap into a […]
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Springtime in California Wine Country
So I was supposed to be going to Portugal this spring. Flights were booked, AirBnbs were reserved, activities were bookmarked. Annnnnnnnd then omicron hit with a vengeance. My adventure friend and I made the tough choice to cancel the Portugal trip, but we were supposed to be celebrating her 40th birthday, so we decided to […]
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How I Plan a Trip
The first thing you should know about me is that I LOVE a good, organized itinerary. I am incredibly Type A. Nothing gives me more serotonin than checking a box or crossing something off a to-do list. I have based entire trips on my desire to go somewhere new so that I can scratch it […]
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Maine Itinerary: Portland and Bar Harbor
This post is a hybrid itinerary and blog, due mostly to the fact that our trip up to Maine last fall had some …. complications early on. I’m going to include what we intended to do as well as what we actually ended up doing. This just goes to show that even the best laid […]
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It’s Christmastime in the City: Specifically, Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland
Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE Christmas. I love the colorful lights. I love the music. I love the glittery decorations. Every year I look forward to several events and experiences, and I wanted to share a few of those with you. My first must-attend event is the Eastport Yacht Club Lighted Boat […]
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My Favorite Travel Reads
I have always been a big reader. When I was a kid, I would devour books voraciously and I looked forward to the Scholastic Book Fair for weeks. As an adult, books have served as massive inspiration for my adventures. For example, after reading Tony Bourdain’s “A Cook’s Tour”, I couldn’t wait to experience the […]
A Slice of Kate 