Click for more posts from our Midwest road trip! I hadn’t heard of Custer State Park until I started planning the itinerary for our Midwest road trip. I knew there had to be more to do in the Black Hills of South Dakota than Mount Rushmore. With over 71,000 acres of trails, scenic roads, and…
Click for more posts from our Midwest road trip! Mount Rushmore is one of those iconic American landmarks you hear about growing up. The problem is, it isn’t easily accessible from most parts of the country. When we started planning our Midwest road trip, I initially thought maybe it wasn’t worth driving 27 hours just…
Click for more posts from our Midwest road trip! Badlands National Park is like another world. The change in topography is especially drastic after driving through the flatness of the Great Plains for a majority of eastern South Dakota. After stopping at Fallingwater in Pennsylvania and visiting family in Indianapolis, Badlands National Park was the…
Click for more posts from our Midwest road trip! I admittedly hadn’t heard of Fallingwater until this year. My husband and I had a week of vacation and decided to do a road trip since we didn’t feel safe flying during the pandemic. Our ultimate goal was Mount Rushmore but we made a few stops…
This July, we planned to fly to California for a wedding in Napa. After the wedding, I had the perfect Highway 1 itinerary all ready to go with stops in Big Sur, Santa Barbara, and LA. Thanks to COVID-19, the wedding was moved to next year, Ventana Big Sur canceled our reservation, and we generally…
Back in March right before COVID shutdowns, my husband and I spent three days in San Diego. A highlight of the trip was our hike to Potato Chip Rock. Potato Chip Rock is an aptly named natural rock formation at the summit of Mt. Woodson in nearby Poway. It’s more of a Pringle than a…
Greece is a great place to visit because the landscape is so varied. You can spend your time island hopping, visiting ancient ruins, or even driving through the mountains. Did you know Greece had mountains? I certainly didn’t before visiting! Some highlights include visiting the Acropolis in Athens, seeing the ancient temple at Delphi, touring…
After COVID-19 put a damper on most of 2020, we started going a little stir crazy. I’ve been working from home since March which means most days, I don’t see anything but the inside of my two-bedroom apartment. In June, we decided to drive from Boston to Lake George, New York for a weekend getaway.…
Back in March, my husband and I were lucky enough to visit my sister in San Diego the weekend before things with COVID-19 really hit the fan. We had no idea this would be our last air travel for the foreseeable future. If you’ve never visited San Diego, there’s a ton to do inside and…
Click here for more from our Croatia vacation series! Visiting Croatia is a dream. From the blue waters of Plitvice Lakes to the old city centers of Split, Dubrovnik, and Hvar, there’s something for everyone in Croatia. You can check out our full Croatia itinerary here, but for now, here are 15 photos that will…
