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Gatlinburg: Top Things to Do

Living just a few hours away from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I’ve visited Gatlinburg, Tennessee at least twenty times. Thinking back on all these ventures, I’ve compiled my personal recommendations on the top things to do! These activities may all fit into one Gatlinburg trip, or you can spread them out over separate visits. I’ve gone down there for Bachelorette parties, with my family growing up, on my honeymoon, and for a college…

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Singer Island/Palm Beach: Things to Do

I’ve traveled a lot in my lifetime, but some places have had a bigger meaning or impact on my life than others. Singer Island, Florida is one of these locations that will always have a part of my heart! Growing up, my grandparents had a condo on this gorgeous island near West Palm Beach. Every summer we’d spend about two weeks there. Until I was 25, it was host to some of the absolute best…

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Santorini, Greece: 3 Day Itinerary

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With just a few days on Santorini, here is what I recommend! This is based on my girls trip here, which was arguably the best vacation of my life. There are loads more things to do, but this should be a good overview for any first timers! Don’t forget to check out my FULL GREECE ITINERARY blog that corresponds with this post! Map of the sites in this post: DAY 1- Arrive to Fira, Santorini…

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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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Floating Islands of Peru

If you find yourself visiting Lake Titicaca, the western hemisphere’s highest and largest lake, don’t miss these two unique islands! This day trip from Puno to the floating islands and Taquile was easily one of the most memorable parts of my 3 weeks in Peru! *Island Tour– From the Puno port, find one of many “island tour” options for the day (we went with “Edgar Adventures”). These involve going out on Lake Titicaca with a…

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Peru + Bolivia: Itinerary Ideas

Dreaming of visiting Peru and Bolivia, the ancient lands of the Inca, but not sure where to start? It can be overwhelming, but I am here to help! Right after I graduated college, I decided to take a 3 week backpacking trip to these amazing places. Most people may not have that kind of time, so luckily these itineraries can be chunked into smaller visits! Day 1- Arrive to Lima Lodging: Barranco's Backpackers Inn Day…

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Valencia: 2-3 Day Itinerary Ideas

Back in 2012 I found myself living in Valencia, Spain. Without realizing it, I slowly developed an itinerary for whenever friends and family would visit me. It ended up being perfect for any first time visitors to see the best of the city with just a few days. Whenever I hosted a visitor to “my” city, this is how I split it up!  My love for Valencia and the surrounding areas knows no bounds, so…

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Iceland Itinerary: 10-14 Days

Iceland, the land of ice and fire, has become a pretty huge deal lately. This isolated Scandinavian nation was “off the radar” for a while, but has recently seen explosive growth. Lately it seems like everybody is traveling here- and for good reason! I traveled to Iceland for a ten day road trip with my husband in August of 2016. The lack of traffic and easily navigable roads make this an ideal place to explore…

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Italy: Itinerary Ideas 10-14 Days

Italy is a big tourist hot spot in the global travel circuit, and I completely understand why! Fascinating architecture, a colorful history, and some of the world’s best food are just a few reasons why people are continually drawn to Italy! After spending sixteen days in Italy with my family, and coming back to the country three more times after that, I feel like I can safely say this is a quality itinerary! This schedule…

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Cuba Itinerary: 10 Days

I traveled a lot this past year, but nothing has sparked more interest from people than my trip to Cuba. In this post I'm going to explain where we went, how we got around, and what all you should do to have the perfect Cuba itinerary! For details on how you can independently travel to Cuba as a U.S. Citizen, check out my other post! Here’s my detailed 10 Day Itinerary: Day 1: Havana - Cuba’s…

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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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