Travel

I absolutely love traveling and exploring new areas, as well as my own hometown. This page highlights some of the places I’ve been and loved!

For travel posts in Orlando and Florida, please see the Orlando & Florida page.

United States

Colorado

  • Boulder and Denver

Activities: Snowshoeing

Restaurants: Wild Bangkok (Denver), Salt (Boulder)

colorado snowshoeing

Georgia

  • Atlanta

Activities: Georgia Aquarium/ Scuba Diving with Whale Sharks Restaurants: Two Urban Licks & Woodfire Grill

Hotel: Ritz Carlton, Atlanta

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  • Jekyll Island

Activities: Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Kayaking, Bike Rental & Summer Waves Water Park

Restaurants: Fins & Latitude 31

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Hawaii

  • Oahu

Activities: Diamond Head Hike, Kailua Beach, Rock Jumping at Waimea Beach, Waimea Falls, Pearl Harbor, Koko Head Crater Hike, Honolulu Museum of Art, Shangri La, Wild Side Specialty Tours (Snorkeling with dolphins!), Hawaii Food and Wine Festival

Restaurants: House Without a Key, Matsumoto’s Shave Ice, Michel’s, Leonard’s Malasadas, Rum Fire, Romy’s Shrimp Truck 

Hotel: Outrigger Luana Waikiki

Waimea Falls

Illinois

  • Chicago

Activities: Howl at the Moon, The Baton Club, Hangge Uppe

Restaurants: Sushi Samba, Petterino’s, Scoozi! 

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New York

  • New York City

Activities: Physique 57, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway), Café Wha?, SoulCycle

Restaurants: La Esquina, The Smith, Little Brown, Tortilla Flats 

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Pennsylvania

  • Gettysburg

Activities: Gettysburg Battlefield, Hauser Estate Winery, Exploring Downtown Gettysburg, Boyd’s Bears

Restaurants: Mr. G’s Ice Cream, Ernie’s Texas Lunch

South America

Peru

Machu Picchu Vacation

Ecuador

Europe

Italy

florence duomo

Switzerland

mount pilatus

France

England

london

Extras

Cruise to the Bahamas

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Mexico