Looking for the perfect place for a ski weekend in Colorado? Head to Copper Mountain for a weekend holiday. It’s affordable, not as crowded as other ski resorts and the terrain is expansive and suitable for all levels. For Christmas this year, we decided to stay local. After spending the last five Christmases spanning three …
BottleRock Festival. Wine country, legendary artists, incredible food and unique drinks, and the first weekend of summer. What more could you ask for? BottleRock Festival is an annual music festival in Napa Valley, which happens each Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-27). Past headliners have included: OutKast, Foster the People, Imagine Dragons, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, …
For the last five years, every Christmas has had an element of travel. When I reflect back on my last five Christmas holiday seasons, I feel so much joy. My passion for travel and adventure and spending time with Nick, have been the most central themes in my life. Since I met Nick in 2017, …
I’ve been dying to go back to Austin since the summer of 2019 when I first visited. The only thing I could think was love at first sight. It was truly heavenly. For Thanksgiving, I knew I could get a few days off around work and jumped at the opportunity to head back and visit …
“Returning Home from Abroad: Tears and a Big Reunion” is part of a month-long series I am doing on my readjustment into the US after living in New Zealand for 2 years during Covid-19. I had a pretty big weekend. I moved continents and countries. I left New Zealand and went long-distance with my boyfriend …
This weekend, I headed out to Aspiring National Park for a much-anticipated backpacking trip. I have been wanting to go camping in the backcountry since arriving in New Zealand, which was unfortunately in winter. Due to my strange hospitality job schedule and the excessive amounts of winter rain, I never got around to it. But …
Certain places have a distinct and lingering smell: New York notoriously smells like garbage, Fez, Morocco smells like leather tanneries (dead animals), and Rotorua, New Zealand smells like sulfur. At first, I could barely smell the sulfuric odor, but the closer we got to the hot pools the more pungent the odor. As Nick and …
On Sunday afternoon, we drove out to Kariotahi Beach. It was so stunning. The sun was beginning to set and the green hills contrasted the blue ocean, which contrasted the black sand. It was remarkable (and freezing!). We drove out along the beach and ventured both north and south with our car on the sand. …
Hi! I’m Tonery, a recent Bard College graduate who has found her way to the beautiful North African country of Tunisia. I am currently working as the Coordinator for a U.S. Department of State funded cultural space and lending library called the American Corner in Tunis, Tunisia’s capital. My job is as exciting as it …
Half Dome is the ultimate Yosemite day hike – the one you can’t die without doing, and the one you’re most likely to die while doing. Yosemite Day Hikes Last week, Nick, Ben and I hiked Half Dome. Half Dome is a dome-shaped rock in Yosemite National Park- famous for its unique shape and its …