In 2018, I spent a semester in France, and lived in the city of Aix-en-Provence. ("Aix" by the way is pronounced just by saying the letter "X.") While I loved traveling around France and other parts of Europe during that trip, Aix was my hometown, and I got to know it pretty well in my… Continue reading A Guide to Aix-en-Provence, France
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
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'm the kind of person who likes to live vicariously through other people's adventures while also planning my own. (If you read this blog regularly, you probably know what I mean!) Not long ago, my aunt Kristi posted this video on her YouTube channel about a hike she did just outside of Wytheville, Virginia. On… Continue reading One Day around Wytheville, VA
I've loved visiting Dolly Sods Wilderness for years, and I was very excited to go on my first ever backpacking trip here and explore more of this beautiful area. Growing up, I would usually visit with my family on fall trips around Monongahela National Forest where we would also stop at places like Green Bank… Continue reading Backpacking in Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV
Having grown up an hour away from the New River Gorge, I've been there several times and love the area, so I was excited when I learned it was officially becoming a National Park. Because I really enjoyed writing my posts about National Parks like Saguaro and Carlsbad, I decided to do a nice long… Continue reading All About New River Gorge National Park
In my freshman year of college, my mom and I began planning a post-graduation road trip through Colorado. The itineraries varied; my first idea was a two-week exploration of the entire state, which was kind of a lot. Ultimately, I spent four days in Colorado - three with my family and one bonus day on… Continue reading Colorado Road Trip: Denver, Pikes Peak, and Sand Dunes NP
Walking down gravel steps on a hemlock-lined trail into the gorge at Hocking Hills State Park, I felt a bit like Alice entering Wonderland, leaving the familiar world at the top for the shadowed magnificence at the base of the gorge where vibrant green ferns and rocky sandstone walls encased the most beautiful part of… Continue reading Hidden Gems: Hocking Hills State Park
Despite living in West Virginia for most of my life, I had never actually visited the state's Eastern Panhandle until summer 2020. Our day around the Berkeley Springs area was actually part of a longer road trip; I was taking an exam in Martinsburg, which is close by, and we were visiting family friends in… Continue reading One Day Around Berkeley Springs, WV
Wonderlust Wanderings 