I’m flying out to Paris next week (eek!). Normally, I only bring carry-on luggage, so space is a premium. I also don’t want my personal item jammed, so I can easily grab what I need in flight without digging around in my bag. Everything on this list meets my top two priorities for travel-day essentials: […]

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 […]
