The Blog

Welcome to my blog! This is where I will be sharing all my travel adventures, helpful tips, and hopefully inspiring experiences for you to enjoy and use to plan your own adventures. Whether you're happiest exploring your own backyard or across the globe, I hope you can use what you find here to help you plan and navigate your journey! And always remember that it's never too late to learn, to grow, to evolve, and to follow your passion!

“ You have a lot wrong with your back “ , not the words one wants to hear from an orthopedic surgeon. Yet satisfyingly validating after suffering for years and basically being told to suck it up, or keep using bandaid treatments rather than fixing the real issues. My diagnoses included 3 levels of unstable […]

Exploring Iceland after Spinal Fusion

Life after Spinal Fusion

So I’m starting this chapter with an oops and an apology! As most of you know, I’m quite new to this whole Blog, Gram thing … as well as being technologically challenged. So I had about half of this post written, photos added etc… and totally forgot to save it as a draft . I […]

Adventures in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

#1 The obvious gift choice is luggage right? I recently purchased this Amazon Basics underseat carry on bag and absolutely love it! It’s lightweight, holds a lot, easy to maneuver and it fits under an airplane seat…so for me it doubles as a foot rest…win/win! Available on Amazon Prime for under $60 with free shipping […]

10 Gifts for the Traveler on your List

Hello my friends! Before I work on the next destination piece, I thought I’d share what I’ve learned about packing over the years. Packing is a very personal thing and most is learned through trial and error. I will never claim to be a packing pro..but I have found some strategies that work for me. […]

My Packing Strategies

Hello my friends and welcome back! I am just back from an incredible trip to Italy and wanted to share with you while it’s all fresh in my mind . Italy has become an absolute favorite destination for me…the combination of ancient history, delicious food and wine, warm people and utter beauty everywhere is just […]

48 Hours in Milan

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