Travel

I absolutely love traveling and exploring new areas. This page highlights some of the places I’ve been and loved and some of my travel tips!

For blog-related travel and coverage from various blog press trips, please see the Blog Travel page.

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

To see my most recent travel adventures, click here!

Travel Tips

• Road Trip Tips for Traveling with a Baby
• Traveling with a Baby for the First Time 
• Tips for Packing Everything in a Carry-On Suitcase
• Travel Essentials
• What to Pack for a Trip to Europe

United States

(States are listed in alphabetical order.)

Colorado

• Boulder and Denver

Activities: Snowshoeing

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

• Winter Park

Wedding Weekend: Rehearsal dinner at Doc’s, Wedding on top of a mountain, Wedding reception 

Georgia

• Atlanta

Activities: Ponce City Market, Georgia Aquarium/ Scuba Diving with Whale Sharks

Restaurants: Antico Pizza, Two Urban Licks, Woodfire Grill

Hotel: Ritz Carlton, Atlanta

• Savannah

Day One: Leslie’s Bachelorette Party (Dinner at Garibaldi’s, Savannah Smiles Dueling Piano Bar)

Day Two: Leslie’s Bachelorette Party II (Brunch at B.Matthew’s Eatery, Boos & Brews Pub Tour, Dancing at Rocks on the Roof)

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

New York

• New York City

Activities: SantaCon, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway), Café Wha?, Bryant Park, Hudson Lodge, Comedy Cellar, Rolf’s

Fitness Activities: Physique 57, Uplift NYC, SoulCycle

Restaurants: La Esquina, The Smith, Little Brown, Tortilla Flats, Hudson Clearwater, Craft 

Nevada

• Las Vegas: Las Vegas Bachelorette Party: Day One, Las Vegas Bachelorette Party: Day Two

North Carolina

• Asheville: The Biltmore Estate, Catawba Falls Hike + Exploring Downtown Asheville, Navitat Zip Lining, Asheville, Montreat and Black Mountain Vacation Highlights
• Boone and Banner Elk: Family Mountain Vacation Day 1 & 2, Hiking Carver’s Gap + Trout Fishing, Hiking Moses Cone Manner + The Woolly Worm Festival 
• Davidson, North Carolina Dining Guide

Pennsylvania

• Gettysburg

Activities: Gettysburg Battlefield, Hauser Estate Winery, Exploring Downtown Gettysburg, Boyd’s Bears, Some of Our Favorite Gettysburg Places

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

South America

Peru

• Cusco: Qoricancha, Saqsaywaman, Tambomachay & Q’enko
• The Sacred Valley
• Machu Picchu

Ecuador

• Galapagos Islands: Black Turtle Cove, Santiago Island & Espumilla Beach, Scuba Diving
• Quito
• Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu Travel Questions

Europe

Italy

• Rome: Day One, Day Two
• Florence: Day One
• Venice: Day One

Switzerland

• Lucerne: Day One Day Two: Part One, Part Two

France

• Paris: Day One, Day Two

England

• London: Day One, Day Two: Part One, Part Two

Extras

• What to Pack for a Trip to Europe
• Europe Trip Q&A
• Italy Top 10
• Europe: Your Guide

Bahamas

• Carnival Sensation Cruise: Day One
• Birthday Booze Cruise in Nassau
• Formal Night
• Final Day on the Carnival Sensation

Mexico

• Cozumel