Planning your dream vaca can be overwhelming. There’s so much pressure to plan the perfect trip. I don’t know about you but if I’m spending my hard earned time and money on a trip it better be a damn good time. I’ve always enjoyed planning my vacation. In fact, sometimes it’s my favorite part of…
Any kind of trip is amazing, but a trip with your best friends is on a whole other level. I don’t think there’s anything better for the soul than spending an uninterrupted weekend just hanging out with your girls. If you’re anything like me and my friends, then you know sometimes life gets in the way of spending time together. A weekend together can give everyone a chance to reconnect and escape from every day life for a bit. Who knows, you might even find out something new about one another!
Ok, so it’s my job to keep people healthy. I’m a nurse practitioner, so really, that’s what I do all day, every day. So this is why I cringe every time I fly in a circulated-air, confined-space, just-sneezed-all-over-my-tray-table, airplane. Gross. Don’t get me wrong, I fly all the time. Flying is obviously a great time…
The Blue Lagoon is probably one of Iceland’s most famous attractions. The Lagoon is a geothermal spa with amazing milky-blue water that is filled to the brim with minerals. Located in the middle of a lava field, you can get a real sense of Iceland’s beauty while visiting. We visited the Lagoon at the end…
I’ll be honest- I’m a little technology challenged. I’m the old school girl with the giant planner and the paper grocery lists. I balance my checkbook and read books printed on actual paper. There are a couple of times, however, when technology makes things a heck of a lot easier. Traveling is one of those…
Austin, Texas is one of my happy places. To tell you the truth, the first time I went to Austin was on a whim. My friends and I were looking for a cheap spring break vacation and stumbled upon an inexpensive vacation package. We didn’t know much about Austin but we figured any place south would be better than March in Ohio. Little did I know, not only was I about to have a great trip but also an experience that, to this day, keeps bringing me back.
If you’re anything like me then your vacation packing routine usually goes something like this: Ok, so I might have once been (and sometimes currently am) an over-packer. An over-achieving packer some (me) might call it. I’ve really worked hard over the years to rein in my packing. It wasn’t easy. It still sometimes gives…
If you’ve read any of my other posts, you know that I have a sick obsession with planning my next vacation. This is why I have a love-hate relationship with tour companies. Despite the fact that they’re convenient, money-saving and just so dang easy, I have a hard time giving up my rights to planning my trip. Luckily, I have had some great tour experiences that have taught me that you don’t have to give up all of your planning when you take a guided tour. Let my fellow plan-aholics rejoice- if you do it the right way, taking a European tour can actually make your planning EASIER and thus all the more enjoyable.
I’m not one who’s big on self praise. However, I am willing to crown myself Queen of the Long Weekend Vacation. Because of my schedule, sometimes a long weekend is all I can cram in to get my travel fix. And I’m ok with that. We all need a little break sometimes, and a three or four day trip is usually all you need.
With the whole wide world in front of you, picking a place to visit can be overwhelming! Beach? Mountains? City? The possibilities are endless. Luckily, just by answering a few questions you can narrow down your options to just a few, setting yourself up for the best vacation ever.
