For my third and final weekend that I would be staying in San Francisco, my mom was coming to visit, so I sent her a list of places I wanted to see so that she could pick how to spend her weekend. She settled on a Big Sur and Sonoma, so I started planning the … Continue reading San Francisco Day Trip – Monterey, Carmel & Big Sur
With an extended stay in the Bay Area of California, I knew that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to go out to Yosemite at some point during my stay. Details Yosemite National Park Yosemite is a National Park in the western Sierra Nevada in California. It was declared a national park in 1890 by … Continue reading San Francisco Day Trip – Yosemite
After soliciting things to see while visiting San Francisco, a trip to Santa Cruz came highly recommended, so I booked a rental car and started planning! Details Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is located south of San Francisco and is known for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, California’s oldest amusement park, which has been deemed a … Continue reading San Francisco Day Trip – Santa Cruz
I wouldn't say that I am usually an outdoorsy person unless the beach is involved, but all of my travels lately have gotten me to step outside of my comfort zone a bit so that I can see some of these incredible sights that our world has to offer. I set off early morning for … Continue reading San Francisco Day Trip – Muir Woods and Sausalito
Thinking back to August 2018, I found out that I was heading to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area for work for the duration of the year. After my first week in Milwaukee, I quickly learned that my assignment was based about 30 minutes outside of the city in a little town called Waukesha. And then I … Continue reading Adventures in Wisconsin
In the midst of one of the busiest jobs of my year, Brandon and I somehow managed to escape to London for a week for a much needed vacation and some time away together right before Thanksgiving.
So you've decided to go to Thailand and somehow, Chiang Mai made it onto your list of places to visit (great choice!). It's time to start planning, but where do you even begin? I was in your shoes up until the week before I traveled to Chiang Mai and had planned only one thing in … Continue reading The Perfect Chiang Mai Four Day Itinerary
As soon as I knew that I was going to Thailand, the first thing that I went to book was some sort of excursion that involved me meeting an elephant because who doesn't want to see an elephant up close and personal at least once in her life!?
If you are traveling to Chiang Mai in Thailand, prepare yourself for an abundance of delicious food for every meal! I'm not usually a very adventurous eater and was fully prepared to eat pad Thai for every meal, but I tried a lot of new dishes during my trip and I was not disappointed. I … Continue reading Must try foods in Chiang Mai!
As of this evening, I've been in India for a week and only have two days left before I leave. I've been reflecting on all of my experiences so far, many of which were fairly comical and probably had the locals saying to each other "dumb American."Â Unfortunately, I didn't find any guides on "How … Continue reading What to expect as a (young, female) tourist in India
