Creamy mango ice cream, granola-topped acai bowls, spicy ahi poke, slow-roasted pork, coconut coffee…even months later, I still haven’t fully recovered from Kauai’s epic food scene. Every now and then I’ll find myself with a monstrous craving for Chito’s breakfast…
Aloha, Paradise: Our Stay at Hanalei Bay Resort
I hear the gentle sound of light morning rain, birds chirping, and roosters crowing before I’m even fully awake. I open my eyes to find that the room is still dark, but when I pull myself out of bed and…
Enchanted by Kauai: Hawaii’s Garden Island
There’s just something about lush, overgrown landscapes and lost in time, blink-and-you’ll-miss-them towns that make me weak in the knees. I fell hard and fast for Isla de Ometepe in Nicaragua, and again for Palomino in Colombia, Ston in Croatia, and…
Dog-Friendly Guide to Sonoma County, CA
Rolling green hills, blue skies, free-flowing Zinfandels and Chardonnays, and…doggos? No, this isn’t heaven (although I suppose that depends on who you ask); this is Sonoma. Since adding our Cockapoo puppy Cooper to our little family in October of last year,…
Discovering Oakland: The Other City By the Bay
One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2018 was to do some more traveling stateside; specifically, I made it a goal to take a new weekend trip within California every month this year. Since moving to the West Coast last…
One Perfect Day in Shanghai Itinerary
Alright, before we get into the nitty gritty details of this itinerary, there’s something that needs to be said: one day in Shanghai is just not enough. Again, for those in the back: ONE DAY IN SHANGHAI IS NOT ENOUGH!!
My Top Travel Experiences of 2017
I’m going to begin this blog post with something I normally try my hardest to avoid: a cliché. The thing is, it’s just too true…2017 went by SO. FREAKING. FAST. Does anyone else feel that way? For me, I think…
Stories from Shanghai: The Best of the City in 4 Vignettes
I always promised myself I would never write one of those sad “it’s been awhile since my last post” posts…but, well, here we are. In my defense, it has been a busy few months. Between the start of the holiday…
How It Feels to Be Homesick for a Place That Isn’t Home
Three years ago, I was preparing to graduate from Clemson University and head off on my first “real” adult trip: two weeks in Thailand. Two years ago, I had just returned from my first ever solo trip to Germany, and…
Smitten with Shanghai: 35 Photos That Will Make You Want to Visit
It’s been two full days since I returned home from China, and I’m still reeling from the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes I experienced there. While this can easily be said about many countries, it’s certainly true in regard to China:…
