With only 40 days until I make my way across the pond for my vacation in Italy, I am in full planning mode. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I am definitely a planner (and some might even say an over planner). While I love going with the flow just as much as… Continue reading An Italian Itinerary
While I’m by no means an expert at planning vacations, I have been practicing for close to twenty years. Even though I don’t really remember it this way, if you ask our mom on our 2nd trip to Williamsburg, VA (and the first vacation where I was old enough to read) I managed to get my… Continue reading Planning your Perfect Vacation Part 1 : How to Start
One of our favorite parts of celebrating the 4th of July (other than great food & outfits) is going to see fireworks shows. Whether it’s a small show at a local high school, fireworks after a baseball game, or a large show there is just something magical about watching the sky light up in beautiful… Continue reading Where to find the Best 4th of July Firework Shows
San Francisco is one of my favorite cities to visit. It’s got just about everything I look for in a vacation destination: history, great food & drink, and gorgeous architecture & views. With as much as there is to see, do, drink, and eat in San Francisco and the surrounding area, it was hard to narrow… Continue reading Vacation Here: San Francisco
Although I didn’t visit New York City as a tourist until I was nearly 20, I’ve definitely made up for it since. While NYC is huge and there are a million things to see. After years of practice, I think I finally have nailed down what to show friends and family who are visiting that only… Continue reading The Daily Soiree’s Guide to 36 Hours in NYC
While I absolutely love the beach, I am not one of those people who can sit on the beach for hours on end and not get bored. That’s why I was so excited when my friend invited a few of us to her parent’s house on Sanibel Island two years ago. After some quick research, I… Continue reading Beach Getaways: Sanibel & Captiva Islands
I love getting to travel for conferences, especially when they are in cities I’ve never traveled to. It can be challenging, however, to find enough time between meetings and events to get to actually experience something other than the hotel and convention center. And let’s be honest, there isn’t a huge difference between a Hilton… Continue reading Making the Most out of Conference Travel: Austin
If you’re a loyal Hilton customer, chances are at least once when you’ve called about a reservation you’ve been offered 500 points for listening to an offer by Hilton Grand Vacations. In late February after a long day at work, I called to extend a hotel stay in Austin and was selected to receive this offer.… Continue reading Hilton Grand Vacation Offer: Is it Worth It?
As I start to plan my trip to Italy this fall, I can’t believe its been almost 7 years since I was last in Europe. In 2008, I studied abroad at Ecole Centrale Paris for four weeks in May and June. The best thing about the program was how seriously they took making sure we… Continue reading Springtime in Paris: Memories from Studying Abroad
If you have been keeping up with the blog, you are probably very up to date on our road trip to Charleston, Savannah, & Myrtle Beach last week. While the entire trip was amazing, there were definitely some parts that we would do over in a heart beat, others that seeing once was enough but we’d… Continue reading The Road Taken: Highlights from our Spring Break Road Trip to the South
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