Family Vacation: Corolla, North Carolina

Over the last few years, my family started taking vacations down to the beaches of North Carolina. Apparently when you live in the cold and land-locked state of Wisconsin, you get the urge to travel south and get some Vitamin D! Luckily for me, we’re always invited to tag […]

Memorial Day Staycation in Washington, DC

For the past few Memorial Day weekends, a small group of my friends gathered in Folly Beach, South Carolina to reunite and celebrate a “grown up spring break” of sorts. Sadly, due to busy personal travel schedules, budgets, and timing, Grown Up Spring Break 2015 in […]

Here we come, Iceland, Sweden & Denmark

One day during my typical travel blog reading, I stumbled upon the flight deal of all flight deals. Washington, DC to Reykjavik. Yes, the airline was a not-so-luxurious budget liner and the deals were eligible for the fall – over 10 months away. But flights were $99 […]

Weekend Trip: DC to the Coast

Upon moving to DC one of my first purchases was this handy “Day Trips from Washington DC” book. I was completely new to the city and couldn’t wait to explore. Four years later, I am still checking new sights and towns off my DC Bucket List. Take “Delmarva” (Delaware […]

Fallcation in Wisconsin

What’s better than being surprised? Planning one yourself. In October Sam & I secretly flew to the midwest to surprise my Mom for her birthday. She had zero idea we were coming and was completely shocked. Mission Surprise: Success. Sam was so excited for the […]

Playing Tourist at Home in DC

May through August, Washington, DC is overrun with tourists from around the world. During the summer months, DC locals avoid the most famous tourist attractions like the plague, avoiding the battle for a parking space or another outrageously long line. With the fall season officially […]

Scenes from Seaside, Florida

Last week the whole Reid family (minus Devan, who is currently residing down under,) joined up in sunny Seaside, Florida to celebrate my cousin’s wedding and enjoy a mini-vacay. It was everyone’s first trip to Seaside, but we all quickly fell for the charming small town, […]