Visiting Cabrillo National Monument was a highlight of my trip to San Diego, and I had too much to say to confine it to a paragraph in my San Diego post! If you're in the area, this is an incredible stop that you won't want to miss, and even if you're not, you can still enjoy… Continue reading All About Cabrillo National Monument
As soon as I found out that a total solar eclipse was going to happen two days after my birthday this year, I knew that I wanted a birthday weekend in the path of totality! And, fortunately, one of my best friends lives in Cleveland, Ohio, which meant that I could make this dream a… Continue reading Cleveland, OH: Art, Cherry Blossoms, and the Eclipse!
In returning to school for my master's degree, one thing I was very excited about was the return of spring break and an essentially guaranteed free week to travel! Because this has already been a long and busy semester, we didn't want to go too crazy with the itinerary and opted instead for a close-to-home… Continue reading Spring Break along the C&O Canal – Cumberland, Harpers Ferry, and more!
Small towns are some of my favorite places to visit! Some, like Grafton, used to be a bit bigger than they are today, while others have always been picturesque little towns. Because I love day-trips, small towns make for perfect destinations, and while I absolutely want to share these places, they don't always need a… Continue reading A Short Guide to Grafton, WV
Despite living in Arizona for the better part of four years, I never actually made it to California, so I was incredibly excited to tag along to my partner's conference to visit San Diego. This was a working vacation for us since he was attending the conference and I was doing remote work, but we still… Continue reading Working Vacation in San Diego, CA
Morgantown is one of the largest cities in West Virginia, but it's one that I didn't think much about until moving to this part of the state. Even for the first year that I was here, I still avoided Morgantown because I was so afraid of driving in it! In the last couple of years,… Continue reading A Weekend in Morgantown, WV
I loved living in Tucson, Arizona when I was in college, and I was excited to return for a few days in 2023. Ostensibly, I was attending a conference, but the more exciting part of this was getting to bring my partner with me and showing him all the places I loved in this city! What's interesting… Continue reading A Working Vacation in Tucson
I have a tendency to get restless in the winter. While I love being cozy at home, after a while that tends to turn into cabin fever. Also, I get cold. And I only enjoy the cold for short amounts of time. So, when I'm able to, I love a winter trip to somewhere warm (touring the University of… Continue reading Snowbird Road Trip: Virginia, South Carolina, & Georgia
Although I grew up in Charleston, West Virginia, I had never been to the larger and more well-known Charleston (South Carolina) until very recently. The end of 2023 was packed with a lot of travel and visiting family for me, but a highlight of all this running around was our South Carolina adventure where we… Continue reading A Winter Visit to Charleston, SC
I visited Pittsburgh a few times as a child, usually for field trips to the Carnegie Museums, and I remember thinking that it was a magnificent city. Admittedly, I was not really familiar with it at all, but the magic of going through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and having the city materialize always felt a… Continue reading How to Spend a Weekend in Pittsburgh, PA
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