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Haunted Tri State: A Road Trip

Whether or not you believe in the supernatural, it’s still fun to check out sites fabled to be haunted by a restless spirit or two. If you’re in the mood to visit some haunted places in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, here is a fun lineup: Starting out in Cincinnati (exclude stop number one if it’s too out of the way), work your way around these sites to see a few creepy places. Stay in the…

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Beaches Near Cincinnati: Best Swim Spots

If you’re like me and you love the water, living in a “landlocked” state can be frustrating. If you want a place to float around mindlessly on your unicorn tube, here's where to find that closest beach to Cincinnati you've been dreaming of. These lakes, within a 1-2 hour drive from Cincinnati, all have “public beaches”. This  means you can pack a beach chair, umbrella, and a cooler and pretend you’re in Florida for a…

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Cincinnati, Ohio- Things to Do

Growing up in Northern Kentucky and basically living by Cincinnati my whole life, I consider myself a “native” by default. I can be downtown in a fifteen minute drive, so I’ve spent my entire life enjoying the city and what it has offer! Whenever someone mentions they’ll be visiting Cincy, they always ask me “what should I do?” Here is my answer to that question! These tips will give you a good overview of the…

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🇮🇹 When was the last time you were on a plan 🇮🇹 When was the last time you were on a plane?

For me, it was two days after I took this photo in July 2019. 😭 I've traveled a few places in the US since then, but all by car. I never thought I'd miss all the annoyances of air travel, but here we are 🤷‍♀️

Fun fact time: 🎉🎉 ~2,000 years after it was built, the Pantheon's interior dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. 🤓 I learned about it in my art history class in college, and it's really epic to see in person!
🇨🇿 Have you ever had a trdelnik? 🍦 It was 🇨🇿 Have you ever had a trdelnik? 🍦 It was easily in my top 5 best desserts I've ever had 🤤 It's basically icecream inside a giant cone shape donut. My friend and I ate it as a meal on multiple occasions 😁 

If you ever head to Prague, save this post! 💙 It's easy to make a long day trip (or better, a weekend outing) to the medieval city of Cesky Krumlov. The whole town is a UNESCO world heritage site, and it has lots of delicious food and dessert 🍪

Have you been to the Czech Republic or heard of this place? 👇🏼 (PS we came here on a day tour through @viatortravel!)
🇯🇴 Do you secretly roll your eyes at instagr 🇯🇴 Do you secretly roll your eyes at instagrammers for hiking in dresses? 🤪 I'll be honest, I used to think they were crazy. Over time though, I realized that most don't actually hike in the dresses, they just change clothes at their destination.

Visiting Petra involves a lot of walking. 🚶‍♀️If you want to go up and see "The Monastery" it involves a hike with lots of dusty, sandy stairs (unless you're one of the people who rides the sad emaciated donkeys to avoid hiking 🥺). 

The outfit I have on in this photo was not practical for such activities; so, I was tricky. 😁

Under this flowy dress, I had on a t-shirt and hiking shorts. 🚶‍♀️ I kept the dress on over it for photos, but when I got too hot it was an easy fix! 

PS, Jordan recently opened up again to international tourism! Is this amazing country on your list?? 👇
💖 Do you celebrate Valentine's Day in any way? 💖 Do you celebrate Valentine's Day in any way? 👇 Even when I was single, I always still did. I think it's a nice reminder to stop and appreciate all the love that is around us- romantic or not!

This post though is a shout out though to John- the ultimate Instagram husband 😂. He rarely makes an appearance in my feed (even though he takes 90% of my photos 😊). 

We've had many great travel adventures over the years, starting with when we backpacked South America in 2009 after not even having dated for a year 🌎 

Love you and the life we've worked hard to create (even if I hate your sunglasses and think they've ruined most of our travel photos 😜)! 💖 Happy 12th Valentine's Day together!
Are you ever "too old" to build a snowman by yours Are you ever "too old" to build a snowman by yourself in your front yard while your neighbors judge you? 🤷‍♀️ I hope not...

If you want to get out and enjoy the snow, here's some local ideas! 

❄️ Go to Middle Creek Park and take a snowy hike (so scenic!)
❄️ Build a snowman ☃️
❄️ Go snow tubing/skiing at @perfectnorth 🎿
❄️ Sled in the bowl at @devoupark 🛷
❄️ Walk around @newportonthelevee + get delicious hot chocolate under the tent ☕
❄️ Visit the historic Dinsmore house (pictured) and hike around the grounds 🏠
❄️ Watch bison play in the snow at Big Bone Lick State Park 🐃
🇧🇬 Travel shoes! What are your favorite bran 🇧🇬 Travel shoes! What are your favorite brands? 

I have crazy wide feet, so it's hard for me to find shoes that are comfortable to walk around in all day. 😞 I also want to find shoes that look cute with dresses (and will look good in photos 🤪), but are also functional.

Over the years, through trial and error (and a lot of blisters!! 😭), I have come to the conclusion that these sandals (@stevemadden ) and @toms sandals are actually the best affordable options for support and style. 🥿👞 I'm crazy and I ended up buying 3 pairs of these same gold sandals 🤷‍♀️

What are your "go to" shoes when you want to be stylish but also not hurt your feet? 👇
Travel destinations, but make it cats 👉 Here's Travel destinations, but make it cats 👉 Here's what I mean 😂

🐱Purris, France
🐱MinneaPAWlis, MN
🐱CinciCATti, Ohio
🐱Meowdrid, Spain
🐱Meowi, Hawaii
🐱Kathmandu, Nepaw
🐱St. Paw, Meownisota
🐱Purrlin, Germeowny 

I just came up with those in 3 minutes.. is this a hidden talent??!

PS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY PRECIOUS BABY KITTIES CORA AND COLITA!!! 🥳🧁🍰🎁🎂🎈🎉 

I decided to do a photo shoot for them in my basement because they have been through a lot this year with a new baby invading their space, and well... I was bored 🤣

Any clever cat place names you can add to the list? I'm gonna make this a TikTok so I need material! 👇
❄️ Do you live in Cinci/NKy and are feeling st ❄️ Do you live in Cinci/NKy and are feeling stir crazy lately? 🤪 I feel ya. Freezing rain, dark at 5pm, and nothing to do cuz of cov!d. (PS swipe to the last photo to see Lorenzo's reaction to my photo shoots 🤣)

In an attempt to not lose my mind from lack of travel and socializing, 🤦🏽‍♀️ I came up with a list of things you can do in this cruddy weather (and most you can bring kids to) 👇

1) Go to the @cincyartmuseum, it's free and fun. Then get lunch somewhere in Mt. Adams 🎨

2) Hit up @newport_aquarium and then get fancy hot chocolate in a tent they have set up at @newportonthelevee ☕

3) Go for a "country drive" in Union, Kentucky. Then, stop at Big Bone Lick State Park and see real bison... for free. 🐃

4) Walk around the abandoned Cincinnati Mills Mall (as featured in my "reels" section). It's unique, fun, and perfectly legal. 🚶‍♀️

5) Explore the @americansignmuseum and get  some epic photos for the 'gram 📸

Any other fun and relatively easy activities to do in the cold? 👇
🇮🇹 Instagram versus reality 😂 Rome in Ju 🇮🇹 Instagram versus reality 😂

Rome in July (2019) was absolutely insane!! The only way I got this photo was to get there at 630am. 💁‍♀️

The video I took here was taken around noon the same day. Excuse the foggy film quality, it was hot 🥵

Where's the most crowded city you've been to? 👇

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