I’m of the mindset that a visit to a national park is always a good idea, so when a friend of mine was presenting at a conference in Seattle during the fall of 2022 and she and her husband had decided to extend their trip, we started tossing around ideas of where we should go …
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A friend from college wished me a happy birthday and then not so casually added, “Also, I’m probably moving to Germany, so you should come visit me in Mérida before I leave!” Done, and done. You don’t have to ask me twice! Erika grew up in Mexico, but she and I met in a painting …
I love Colorado for many of the same reasons that I love living in Alaska. Whether you are looking for outdoor adventure or hoping to spend some time in a vibrant city, Colorado has them both! Here’s how we spent a week in Denver, Vail, Boulder, and Rocky Mountain National Park during the summer of …
Spring of 2023 gave me my first opportunity to visit Texas: the National Art Education Association conference was happening in San Antonio! While spring in Alaska can be beautiful, it is also frequently met with impatience on my part. It’s a great time to enjoy the snow in the sunshine, but while most other areas …
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Chena! Just kidding, but isn’t that the first thing everybody says when you mention Fairbanks? “Oooh you just have to go to Chena Hot Springs!” While I don’t totally disagree, there is so much more to interior Alaska that is worth visiting! Fairbanks is located more or less in the geographic center of Alaska, which, …
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2022 was probably my busiest year of travel yet! Below are my five favorite destinations of the year, plus five highlight experiences and a collection of photos from each trip. 5 Favorite Destinations of 2022 5 Highlight Experiences of 2022 January East Coast & Pittsburgh Cabo, Mexico February Seward Alyeska March Las Vegas Cali Fairbanks …
“Your daughter must sell drugs. With all these trips she goes on? No way is she doing all that on a teacher salary.” As my mother relayed this sentiment to me from one of her coworkers, all I could do was laugh. Of course I’m not doing all this traveling on just a teacher’s salary! …
Each year as fall in Alaska gets progressively colder and darker by the day, I find myself daydreaming about warmer, sunnier locales. Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of fun to be had in Alaska during the winter, but it can also just feel like a lot. One year I decided to head …
I first visited Nashville three years ago during July of 2017 with my best friend from high school, Jess. It was the main destination of a 10-day road trip, and we had such a good time that I’ve been back twice since! A while back I wrote a post dedicated solely to my Nashville favorites …
I’m not a big one for travel “repeats.” Truthfully for the longest time I was appalled at the idea. Why would I go back to somewhere I had already been, when there were still so many other places to see? Well, Nashville broke me of that mindset- big time! The first time I visited Nashville …