A few months ago, the Mister and I spent the weekend in Santa Barbara. It was our first trip actually staying there in the 7 years we've been traveling together and that is probably because I always thought the town was a little commercial and "old people-ish", meaning if I wanted to go shopping at ... Read more
Portland’s Best Donuts
If you missed it, the Mister and I visited Portland, Oregon in early October where I attended the Hello Sessions conference, we visited Cannon Beach, and hiked to see Multnomah Falls. And we also learned that Portland loves its food! Portland celebrates food with tasty food carts, several awesome ... Read more
San Francisco: Camera Obscura, Cliff House, and the Sutro Baths
After giving a milkshake demo at my Mixbook and Milkshakes event in Palo Alto earlier this month, the Mister and I spent the weekend in San Francisco, exploring some areas we hadn't visited before including the Camera Obscura at the Cliff House, and the Sutro Bath Ruins. I don't remember how I ... Read more
Portland, Oregon: A City Guide
My hotel stay in Portland was sponsored by Embassy Suites by Hilton, but all opinions are 100% mine alone. A few weeks ago, the Mister and I went up to Portland so I could attend the Hello Sessions creative conference and see some of my blogging friends in real life! We also took a drive up to ... Read more
Portland, Oregon: Day Trip to Multnomah Falls
After we drove back to Portland from Seattle via Cannon Beach, we still had our rental car, so the next day we made a little day trip out to Multnomah Falls which is about a half hour drive east of Portland and SO PRETTY! I had done a little research the night before we drove out there, so I knew ... Read more
Portland, Oregon: Side Trip to Cannon Beach
A couple weeks ago, the Mister and I went up to Portland to I could attend a blog conference and then we drove up to Seattle to visit with a bunch of friends. But rather than drive back to Portland via the boring 5 highway, we took the scenic route and stopped for a late lunch in Cannon Beach! The ... Read more
Portland: Voodoo Donuts
Last week, the Mister and I went to Portland and of course we stopped by Voodoo Donuts once or twice three or four times! The first time was just for a little midnight snack since the donut shop is open 24 hours and it was located just a hop, skip, and a jump around the corner from our hotel. We ... Read more
A Palm Springs Door Tour
Have you heard of doortraits? Aka portraits of doors? The #doortraits hashtag on Instagram is full of beautiful, beautiful doors! Most are beautiful European doors, but I think the modern Palm Springs doors are just as lovely. So when we were in Palm Springs earlier this month, I HAD to go find ... Read more
Memphis City Guide
The Mister and I were invited to a wedding in the middle of Indiana and since we'd already driven through Indiana before and there was nothing to do, I refused to simply go to Indiana. So we tacked some time onto the trip with a few days in Nashville (you can check out my Nashville city guides, ... Read more
Nashville City Guide, Part 2
Did you check out Part 1 of my Nashville City Guide? It includes tips for where to stay, where to eat, and where to shop. And below I'm sharing my tips on What to Do and What to Hear including making your own letterpress print at the Hatch Show Print tour and your own record at Third Man Records. ... Read more
