We spent a great week on the west coast exploring three amazing cities: Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon (more posts to come!). We took a bus from Vancouver, where we had been for a conference, to Seattle. We rented a car to have the freedom to explore the city and later take [...]
During the COVID-19 Pandemic our travels were put to a halt, we were fortunate enough to be able to plan a get-away to California in between multiple state lockdowns in November 2020 to spend some time in Napa Valley and San Francisco. A couple weeks after our trip the state shut down again, so our [...]
While planning your first trip to Napa it is best to research the wineries prior to visiting. There are hundreds of wineries to choose from, so this seems like an impossible task. We all had friends who made suggestions based on their favorite wineries in the area, and as you would guess, they all had [...]
Day 1 On our first morning of the road trip we woke up early to start our 6 hour drive from Florida to Charleston, South Carolina. Our first planned stop was to visit the Angel Oak, which is about 30 minutes outside of Charleston. This is thought to be one of the oldest things in [...]
Boston is such a historic and beautiful city. We spent a long weekend here with some of our friends over Labor Day one September. The food was amazing, the weather was great, and the company was even better. Day 1 Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum (11 min walk from the hotel). This was a [...]
As a huge history nerd I had always wanted to visit America's first nation’s capital city. So much of our history began in Philadelphia, including the signing of the Declaration of Independence, so I was eager to visit. Finally one autumn, I booked us flights and we spent a long weekend in the "City of [...]
St. Augustine, Florida is not only the oldest city in Florida, but the oldest European-settled city in the United States. This is also one of the first places that sparked my travel interests as a child as it was the first historic family vacation we took (as Floridians, we typically visited Orlando and Disney World). [...]
So you found yourself with a day or two in Chicago and you want to fill your free time with some fun stuff and great food- you've come to the right place! I have a variety of activities that you can add to your Windy-City list, read the full Chicago post for more details and [...]
"Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given me something to live for." - Louis Armstrong We are fortunate to be able to travel quite a bit, many of our travels are induced by work and research conferences [...]
"Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor." -Edgar Allan Poe After spending some time in Washington D.C. we took the 45-minute train ride from D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland. Since then, I have spoken to so many people about this trip, and [...]
Postcards and Airplanes 