Coming up with exciting blog post ideas is often easier said than done. Every blogger will likely struggle with this at some stage in their blogging journey–it’s a completely normal experience, but frustrating all the same. For this reason, I…
8 Reasons to Add Leavenworth, Washington to Your Winter Travel Bucket List
Looking for the perfect destination to add to your winter travel bucket list? Allow me to introduce you to Leavenworth, a small city in central Washington that’s the stuff Christmas dreams are made of. Here are just a few of…
Uncommon Gifts That Are Actually Worth Giving This Year
With the passing of each holiday gift-giving season, I find myself becoming a more and more discerning gift giver. A simple gift card won’t do (where’s the love in that?) and as much as I know most people in my…
Westfalia Camping on Maui: What You Need to Know
When I discovered the possibility of camping on Maui in a Volkswagen Westfalia, my eyes lit up like a child on Christmas morning. I’d been to Maui many times before, but I’d never had the opportunity to experience the island…
Month in Review: November 2017
Man, so much was crammed into November that it absolutely FLEW by! At the start of the month, we were still recovering from our incredible trip to Hawaii, but we had so many other exciting things on the horizon that…
6 Maui Experiences You Never Knew You Wanted to Have
If you’ve visited Maui before, you’ve probably done many of the most popular activities. You’ve snorkeled the best snorkel spots, hit the best Lahaina happy hours, driven the epic road to Hana, and taken in a sunset while enjoying a…
The Beauty of Returning to a Place You Know and Love
I love revisiting a place I have already been. Even better if I can do so in new company. If I didn’t much care for the place on the first visit, it gives me a second chance to discover it…
You Can’t Outrun Your Pain: Why Travel Isn’t the Answer to Trauma
In loving memory of Michael Allen Davis. Writing has always been a cathartic process for me. My explorations on this blog have carried me through some of the most trying, confusing, and heartbreaking of times over the years. But there…
Poignant Quotes from The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
Every time I wander into a bookstore, I leave with a stack of four or five books. Double that number if it’s a used bookstore! It’s a sickness, really, but a sickness I am happy to live with. Over the…
There is Freedom in the Now
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have” –Eckhart Tolle Time, it seems, is a prison of our own creation. We are always waiting for something. Waiting until we are in a new place. Waiting for an…
