Recent Travels
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Tips for the (Amazing) Carlsbad Caverns
Remember the photos of caves you used to see in elementary school books? There were pictures of stalactites and stalagmites that looked fantastical. I never saw them in person but trusted that they existed somewhere in the world because my book told me so. Where exactly that location was, I couldn't tell you. But, let [...]
Taos Pueblo, NM
While in the Southwest we wanted to visit a pueblo. I last explored a pueblo in the Southwest when I was six years old. Brian and I quickly decided on Taos Pueblo because of it's proximity to Santa Fe and because it is one of the oldest continually inhabited communities in the United States, which [...]
Sliding at Slide Rock State Park + Tips
The first time I went to Arizona I was 6 years old. I remember being at the airport and stepping through the sliding doors and immediately the heat and dry air took my breath away. This Alaskan was NOT used to this weather. On that vacation, one of the top stops was Sedona and Slide [...]
The Pioneer Woman Mercantile
Starting about two years ago, exactly like clockwork, I would turn on Food Network at the start of my working-from-home 1pm lunch hour (I like lunching late) because The Pioneer Woman was on. Ree uses so much butter and sugar, how can her recipes not be enticing! I love baked goods so much and her show [...]
Key West Key Lime Pie Throwdown
I’m gonna be honest here: I’m not a huge pie person. Wait! Don’t go! I like pie just fine, but it’s highly unusual that it’s my first choice for dessert. But when it comes to cream pies—coconut, French silk, peanut butter, KEY LIME—I am 110% into pie. So, when Brian and I were down in [...]
Top Things to See at the MET: The MET Museum Highlights Tour
The MET Museum houses more than 2 million works of art. It's the largest museum in America and one of the largest in the world. To say it's overwhelming is an understatement. So if you're going to visit, you need a game plan. Basically, you're going to do a loop counter-clockwise on the ground floor, [...]
2023 Highlight
We had no idea we’d fall in love with Iceland quite as much as we did. Our time in Southern Iceland was the highlight of our trip!