obsessed with local travel & sustainability
I love that 2023 is going to start on a Sunday. It just feels like the year is going to start off right. As many of you know, I am big list maker – bucket lists, to-do lists, grocery lists, you name it; I love the dopamine you get from crossing an item off. So …
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Hey you! Happy New Year – a new year that brings a new installment of local adventures! I realized I’ve been writing about local travel a bunch without ever defining it. For me, local travel is anywhere within PA (where I live) and the surrounding tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT). Mostly, if it’s under 5 …
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Looking to plan a trip to Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park? Want the inside scoop? I just solo road tripped there last weekend! It was my first time in the park, and I’d love to share my experience! I was super excited to visit since everyone on the Internet will tell you fall in SNP is …
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I think so many times traveling gets shoehorned into the definition of some out of reach construct that takes a colossal amount of time and money and can only be achieved by going to some far off destination. Even Oxford Dictionary defines travel as going from one place to another, typically over a large distance. …
With the holidays coming up, I thought I would create a list of the best gifts for travel lovers (whether you buy them for yourself or others 😉). This year has been hard for traveling but there are still ways to celebrate the joy of traveling. I love giving gifts and seeing the reactions of …
Everyone knows traveling can be exhausting. There’s nothing like a pick me up playlist to lift your spirits. In fact, in my last post I named a good playlist as one of the top 5 most essential things to have with you while traveling. I have three go-to playlists depending on what kind of traveling …
When traveling alone packing becomes Priority #1 because if you forget it, there’s no one to fall back on. You could Google the basic travel essentials until the end of time so here are five “off the beaten path” items every solo traveler needs. Tripod – for pictures to show everyone when you get home. …
*disclaimer please make sure to do research on area specific COVID-19 policies before traveling I just got back from hiking Acadia National Park and I’m probably not the first to tell you, it is a beautiful work of nature. I took a day trip up from southern Maine and hiked Bubble Rock, Jordan Pond and …
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