Walking the Palmetto Trail On a recent trip to New Orleans, we decided to rent a car and drive to a swamp. We chose Barataria Preserve near New Orleans, part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, because of its uniqueness and that very little gets between you and the wildlife. While the park consists of several trails, we settled on the Palmetto Trail, a .9 mile Point-to-Point trail.[...]
While visiting Monterey, we decided to drive the 17-Mile Drive after a day driving through Big Sur. The 17-Mile Drive is located on Pebble Beach Resort land and requires a vehicle entry fee of $10.50 (as of Fall 2019). This fee can be reimbursed with a purchase in any Pebble Beach Resort restaurant. The drive is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Since we were coming up from[...]
Golden Gate Bridge seen from Battery Spencer We normally visit Southern California, so when we had to decide on a trip to use our Southwest flight vouchers with we decided to explore San Francisco to Big Sur spending 5-days exploring and enjoying everything both destinations. This itinerary is an exact replica of our 5-day, 5-night trip to San Francisco[...]
Big Sur is one of those places that should be on everyone's travel bucket list. While there are a lot of tourists, one still has a sense of peacefulness and solitude from the fast-paced chaos of the outside world. While on a recent trip to San Francisco, we visited Monterey for a couple of days and took a quick trip to Big Sur, California. Read on to see just how much you can fit into one[...]
On our most recent trip to NYC, we spent a lot of time in a cute little neighborhood named Nolita. Smack dab in the middle of some other great NYC neighborhoods such as Bowery, NoHo, SoHo, Chinatown and Little Italy, this Lower Manhattan neighborhood was in a perfect location to stay and explore.
On our second trip to New York City, we found ourselves staying in a very unique hotel in the Bowery neighborhood called Citizen M. It’s the world’s tallest modular hotel and packs in some serious comfort and style in 150 square feet.
A palm oasis surrounding Andreas Creek One evening during a trip to Palm Springs my in-laws drove up to meet up with us for a couple of hours and we decided to go on an easy hike to Andreas Canyon within Indian Canyons located on the outskirts of town. We had a full evening planned so we opted to take the easiest hike through the Andreas Trailhead. Surrou[...]