Heading from Cinque Terre towards Tuscany, I knew that I would need to change trains in Florence, and so I planned for a mini layover to quench my love and passion for Florence. Why do I love Florence so much, you might wonder? Well, I can’t quite put my finger on it, but all I […]
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Riding the Rails in Cinque Terre
I’ve got to be honest, I woke up this morning and my legs are still burning from all of my hiking yesterday. As a result, I am feeling especially grateful that today I will see the rest of Cinque Terre by train (even if I wanted to hike it I couldn’t – the last 2 […]
Hiking Cinque Terre
Now that I am finally sitting, I can say that I am happily writing this post back at La Tortuga, enjoying my glass of wine and spuntini (snacks). But to be honest, my whole body is kind of aching. After a seriously rough night of sleep (I woke up at 3 a.m. and couldn’t fall […]
Ciao Italy
So my next adventure has begun! Those of you who follow me on Instagram have been hearing me drop hints about jetting back to Italy, and now I’m here! But where in Italy, you might be wondering? Well, currently I am on a train on my way from Milan to Cinque Terre, and it is […]
Travel Essentials Update
Home from our week in Florida with my fam, it is safe to say that I gave my new travel purchases a nice test-drive before I get ready to pack my bags for Italy. Although most of them were a success, I am so glad that I was able to try these out for a […]
The Best Fish Taco
Before Ryan and I moved to San Diego, I remember my Mom telling us about how much my Uncle Mike, who lived in California at the time, loved fish tacos. Yuck! Fish tacos?!? (That was seriously my reaction.) Even though I loved all things fish, this Midwestern girl couldn’t quite wrap her head around the […]
Free Your Mind
A few weeks ago I heard about an article titled “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind.” I instantly became intrigued with just the title alone, so I Googled it and found myself fixated on my computer screen, reading through all of the questions and answering them to myself. The second I finished, I called […]
Meditation
My Mom has been participating in the Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra Meditation series for some time now. She forwards us all a reminder email with a sweet note encouraging us to join in and feel the positive effects of meditation and mindfulness. Well, I’ve been a bit of a naughty daughter up until now […]
Spring Break Travel Essentials
With our family Spring Break trip just around the corner, and Italy quickly thereafter, I have been in full-on packing and prepping mode. So what am I packing for Spring Break, you might be wondering? As much as I would love say that I can’t wait to be in my brand new bikini poolside, sipping […]
#wits16
On Saturday we drove up to Irvine for the Women in Travel Summit hosted by Wanderful. I have never been to a blogger conference before, so I think that I went in hopeful for a fun day and a few good tips, but not with the expectation to have my socks blown off. Obviously I […]