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Hi, it’s me! Long time no see! I promise I haven’t forgotten about my blog. I’m just in the trenches of motherhood right now. Ya know, the days where you have to microwave your coffee three or four times before you finally finish it? You can’t remember the last time you washed your hair? And…
Since I’ve had so many people ask me how I plan and book my trips, I’ve decided it’s time to finally write a blog post on it! While there is absolutely nothing wrong with using a travel agent, I personally prefer to do my own research and book everything myself. Mainly because, well, I LIKE…
First off, I want to say happy International Women’s Day to all the ladies out there! Women are so powerful and I hope you all know that. Whether you don’t want children or you have fifteen already, whether you had a c-section or an all-natural birth, whether you are a surrogate or gave your baby…
Seven-year-old Tara would FREAK out if she knew that at 25, I finally got to visit Rome and live out my Lizzie McGuire Movie dreams (okay, minus the riding around on a motorcycle with an Italian guy and performing a concert in front of hundreds of people who think you’re actually somebody else). BUT, did…
Positano…a beautiful little corner on the west coast of Italy, tucked into the mountains with cliffside views of the blue-green Tyrrhenian Sea. Picture gelato and lemon sorbet around every turn, seafood and pasta to your heart’s desire, and colorful Vespas zipping through the streets. AKA, perfection. The Amalfi Coast (and Italy in general) have been…
Arguably, one of my favorite things about traveling is doing the research beforehand on the location that I’m going to. I LOVE to read about new places and figure out an “itinerary” for each trip. Trust me, I also like spontaneity; but I loathe wasting time figuring out what to do, where to go, or…
When I told people that we were going to Egypt on a father/daughter scuba diving trip, I got a lot of weird looks. Why? Well, because most people associate Egypt with the Sahara Desert, pyramids, and camels…not the ocean. But, if you look at the map, Egypt is more than that; it’s actually connected to…
There are so many interesting places in Egypt, that I’ll admit it was very difficult to pick the next stop after Cairo on this trip! Do we see the salt water lakes of Siwa? Head down to Aswan for the Nubian Village & Abu Simbel? Decisions decisions… After researching things to do and studying the…
History has always been one of my favorite subjects to study. I loved to learn about ancient civilizations from years ago, gobbling up as much information as I could about the Mayans, Aztecs, Native Americans, Romans, etc. But Egyptian history has always particularly intrigued me. I have always been fascinated by their culture, everything from…