New Orleans is filled with all kinds of businesses. One of my favorite things about New Orleans is the support for local anything. Whether it’s food, jewelry, clothing, or second hand stores in New Orleans, we are all about the small fry. It creates a sense of community and kinship that I think other larger cities often lack. When I …
New Orleans: Restaurants to Try There is nothing like New Orleans style cooking. However, it can get really old really fast if that’s all you’re eating in our beloved city of New Orleans. More and more, I am seeing non-traditional (and really great) options among the good old faithfuls we know so well. Personally, I love nothing more than to …
Knowing what my favorite travel items for a long flight are has taken me years to get down to a science. At this point in my extensive travels, I would say that I’m knowledgeable about items to take. There is nothing more that I hate than overpacking, although I *may* do it every time. For my carry on items, I …
Since I’ve become more immersed in the travel community worldwide, I have noticed how polarizing solo travel is to people. Some people think it’s utterly preposterous, and some can’t go a month without a solo trip. I’m of the mindset “you do you”…which is how I live most of my life and how my brain has come to work. It …
Carnival season can be short or it can be long, but no matter what, when January 6th hits, it’s time to break out that purple, green, and gold. January 6th is a big date for us here in New Orleans. It’s called a myriad of things: Epiphany, King’s Day, the start of the king cake diet, and the most wonderful …
When it comes to Paris, biting off more than you can chew on a trip is a recipe for disaster. I even wrote a blog on how to enjoy Paris at a slower pace because people try to fit in too much on any given visit. I’ve been to Paris several times, and I have definitely toured around most of …
I had no idea how much joy gifting a trip to New York City would bring me. Months later, I am still beaming with how happy I feel from the short two nights we were there. So many elements made it one of the most worthwhile trips I may have ever planned. What made it so? You’ll have to read on to …
Paris. Have you been? What comes to mind when you think about Paris? For me, it’s wine, croissants, clothing, and cafes. It is now, anyway. I hated Paris the first time I went. I was 20 years old, American, and dumb as rocks when it came to anything international. No one in my family had traveled internationally so I was …
Committing to Hawaii My first big trip post COVID. So much hung in those words and thoughts. What I knew I wanted: something that felt substantial, exotic. What I booked originally: the panhandle of Florida. The closer the trip got, however, the more upset I got about going to Florida for my weeklong holiday. When I saw my friend was …
Me in Paris in 2014Travel Feeds My Soul I can confidently say that traveling is one of my passions in life. I’ve tried a bunch of things: guitar, SCUBA diving, dance lessons, just to name a few. I always come back to travel as my #1 love. Taking several small trips and one or two larger trips in a year …
