We were so excited to check Japan off our travel bucket list in 2024 and we were fortunate enough to go there with some friends! We also decided to go to Japan with a tour group, Go Ahead. While we are big fans of guided trips, there are some things we don’t get control over,
Rick and I recently went on a whirlwind trip through Europe, starting in Paris and ending in Dublin. Paris wasn’t part of the original itinerary but as soon as it became clear we could add it on and start our trip a few days early, we started looking at hotels in Paris to plan our
I’ve been dying to get back to Venice, Italy and walk around one of my favorite cities with Rick so it was lucky for us that the opportunity to return to Venice happened much sooner than I anticipated. We had found a European cruise that fit the dates we already had off from work to
We recently went to Quebec City with my family and it was really neat seeing this mini Europe up in Canada! We got lucky that our family paid for the trip and thus booked us in a pretty sweet hotel! My family booked our stay at the four-star Le Saint Pierre Auberge and it was
Last July Rick and I went to Las Vegas, as we do, but this time we brought friends along for the ride. It was a wonderful time and weekend filled with good friends, good food, and plenty of good drinks. Then, a few months later I found myself back in Las Vegas with some friends
Rick and I have family and friends that love getting married in Mexico! We were just there in February for a family wedding and as soon as the invitations arrived, we knew we were going. The all-inclusive resort my family member picked was the Playacar Palace in the Riviera Maya. The hilarious thing was as
One of our travel resolutions of 2022 was to use our credit card points for a weekend away and we settled on New York City. Once we had flights booked it was time to find a great place to stay. On our trip to New York City in early December 2022, we wanted to stay
We recently enjoyed a holiday weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico as it’s such a cool travel destination and it’s only a six-hour drive from home for us — making it a great choice for a quick weekend getaway. We opted to stay at the Eldorado hotel for our weekend as it was a nice
In April, Rick and I went to Lisbon with my family for our first big family European getaway in years! Lisbon has been on my parents’ travel bucket list for a long time and when they asked if we wanted to come along to we were not going to say no. My mom found a
Back in February, I had the chance for a quick weekend getaway in San Francisco and thanks to my credit card points I scored our hotel for free. I booked two nights at the Galleria Park, just on the edge of the Financial District. My sister had actually stayed at the hotel on a previous