Visiting a re-envisioned version of a place that you have been visiting your entire life is most likely going to entail some unrealistically high expectations and a potential let down.  To set the stage, my family and I are lucky enough to own a home in Cashiers, North Carolina. I spent years and years visiting […]

A long weekend at Triple Creek Ranch in Montana Ironically enough, I am quite a homebody. As much thrill as visiting far away places gives me, I am never more at peace than when I am in my own home. So that said, no matter how amazing the trip, it is rare that I am […]

I certainly did not plan to go back to Costa Rica again within a year of our first trip, however a family destination wedding was hard to say no to. It also did not hurt that we seriously looked at staying at Casa Chameleon in Las Catalinas for our honeymoon a year earlier- where the […]

My husband is lucky for a multitude of reasons. To start, he has a wife in the travel industry who often gifts him trips to celebrate big milestones. He also has a wife who is open/willing to find out what kind of fishing is available on said trips, sometimes even planning the trips around it.  […]

Nayara Springs and Nayara Tented Camp  Trey and I were forced to postpone our honeymoon, like so many others were during the pandemic. We also had to pivot many more ways, including the destination. After planning for a trip to Africa, we chose to go to Costa Rica. Ironically enough, we chose to go to […]

Working in the travel industry, we are lucky enough to be able to go on something called a “FAM” trip sometimes. The term refers to a familiarization trip that allows us to better get to know a destination or hotel so that we can sell it to clients.  While this can often be a treat, […]