Women in hats and shawls brush shoulders with women in glitter paint and beads. Four stars and dive bars share the same block. You can get your fortune read on the steps of a Catholic church, and we spent part of Christmas Day drinking with Texan Republicans in a pirate bar festooned with pride flags. Ah, New Orleans. How I love you.
Read moreFrequent business travelers–do you want to take your family to Walt Disney World? Well then do I have some good news for you! It is entirely possible to do the mouse on miles and points. It’s actually really easy. You just have to know how. Fortunately for you, I’ve been business traveling my way to Walt Disney World for years. Here are all of my secrets. You’re welcome.
Read moreI know that I typically present myself as a rather sarcastic bourbon-drinking, cold-black-hearted kind of a person. But then there’s Christmas time! And then there’s theme parks! And then there’s Harry Potter! And then there is ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED! And then I start smiling and using all of the exclamation points!!!
Read morePeople are all like: what do you MEAN you don’t have a next trip planned*, Tracy? That does not mesh with my understanding of your place in the world or, more specifically, the place in the world to which I have assigned you. You are traveler girl and will forever be traveler girl in my mind.
Read moreUnlike every other blogger who has ever gone anywhere, this is not the story of a press trip. I planned and paid for my visit to Sedona on my own. And I did so on a budget. Here’s how you can, too.
Read moreWhen I sat down to plan a manatee-themed trip to Florida, I couldn’t find a clear guide on how to go about it. And when I can’t find clear guides, I write them. Thus, I bring to you my super clear guide on how to plan a manatee-themed trip to Florida. Enjoy!
Read moreWhen I travel, I have two desires which are constantly at war with each other: the desire to travel light and the desire to capture quality images. Typically the latter desire wins. I took my dSLR and an extra lens with me on my personal-item-only trip to South Dakota; it took up exactly half of of my total luggage space. While I will choose a camera over an extra pair of shoes every time, I can’t help but wish there was a better way.
Read moreLet’s get to the point: is LuLaRoe good for travel? Hell no. If you found this post by googling ‘LuLaRoe for travel’, I’m going to urge you to close out of all of the Pinterest and Facebook tabs that I know you have open and back slowly away from your computer.
Read moreDo you want to plan a Disney trip for your family but have no idea where to start? Are you overwhelmed by the sheer mass of information available online or by the inches-thick Disney planning guides? Are you a busy parent who just wants to plan a magical vacation for your kids, but is too busy raising them to actually plan it? Fear not! You’ve come to the right place.
Read moreWhen planning my 2017 travels, I was all a-flutter about the prospect of a late-spring pilgrimage to one of America’s crown jewels: Yellowstone National Park. It was the first national park and to this day remains one of the most-visited. And this year, I was going to visit Yellowstone. Yes. Yes I was.
Note my use of past-tense verbs.
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