April 2021 Packing in a Carry On: Yosemite National Park Or any National Park really! While I predicted that 2020 would be the year of National Parks, I think 2021 is going to be no different. I looked for a park that had a good …

March 2021 Maui, Hawaii Ahh Hawaii! The trip that was supposed to occur in April 2020 (covid), then October 2020 (Hawaii still closed for out of state travel), and then January 2021 (covid vaccine clinics started). After getting the vaccine clinic in a good spot, …

August 2020 Cooking in an Airbnb – Shopping List and Meal Ideas We decided before our trip to Alaska that we would not be eating out at restaurants. COVID mandates had just shut down indoor dining again so we just did not know what to …

July 2020 Planning and Preparation for the first trip post quarantine After four canceled trips, countless missed opportunities, and 17 weeks in quarantine, it was about time to break out and put one of the rough draft creations to use. Evaluating destinations was tricky – …

July 2020 Why Walt Disney World will no longer be my first trip post quarantine I wrote Why Walt Disney World may be my first trip post quarantine back in May – oh May you were so long ago – I was pretty confident that Disney …

June 2020 Rough Draft Itinerary: Singapore Due to the COVID quarantine, I am creating rough draft, “off the shelf” travel itineraries for when travel resumes normal operations so we do not waste any time getting out and exploring! As requested by you (yay!) for a …