I don’t buy a new wardrobe for every trip. I’d rather save that money for plan tickets or experiences. This isn’t a list of things I bought last month and got excited about. A lot of it has been in my suitcase for years. The Away bag is past the five-year mark. The shoes have […]

Last year planned a trip with a group of friends to celebrate my 40th birthday. Having a January birthday, I decided to lean into the winter weather theme. If we’re being honest, I grew up in the Southeast, so snow is always exciting to me. During my research, these were my priorities: The big names […]

You don’t need to ski to have a great time in Garmisch-Partenkirchen during the winter months. Last January I planned a trip there for a group of friends, and half of us never clicked into a ski binding. We still filled every day: frozen gorges, the top of Germany, snowy lake loops, painted houses, and […]
