enjoying the finer things in life, mostly at a discount
I am all about Fall, but at the same time, I want to soak up the last few weeks of warm weather here in Chicago. If I am going to be stuck inside for a few months, I might as well spend as much time as possible outside right now. I mentioned in my last…
I wasn’t going to write a full blog post on hiking Fira to Oia at first, but realized I needed to once I started writing about it during my 3 Days in Santorini post. I had so much information I wanted to share that was way too long for a subsection of a post. Keep…
For other articles related to our Santorini trip, you can read about how we paid for our 18-day trip to Europe, my recommendations for 24 hours in Athens or my in-depth review of hiking from Fira to Oia. Visiting Santorini has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. I’ve always…
A lot of people told us we only need one day in Athens, but we loved Athens. We spent about 36 hours in Athens and could have easily spent more time there. I loved getting off the beaten path and exploring the neighborhood streets of Plaka. We discovered cool nooks, restaurants, stores and had a…
One of my goals in 2022 has been to explore more of Chicago. I’ve been living here with my husband, Hart, for about 3.5 years. I’ve certainly done my fair share of exploring, but I feel like there is still so much to discover. I love fully immersing myself into different neighborhoods. There are more…
Background After spending time searching for the location of our honeymoon, we settled on Hilton Moorea. I am a Hilton loyalist so it was an easy decision. There are only two Hiltons in French Polynesia. The Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa and the Conrad Bora Bora Nui. We opted for the Hilton Moorea because…
We had our dream honeymoon to Moorea in French Polynesia in June 2021. I’ve always dreamed of staying in an overwater bungalow, and, fortunately, Hart did too! It was the perfect honeymoon for us. We planned our trip for June 2020, however we postponed it along with our wedding to June 2021 due to the…
I am originally from San Francisco, but I am a SoCal girl at heart. I love being in Southern California soaking in the sun. Hart loves surfing and being in San Diego, so we’ve made it a point to escape the Chicago winter for San Diego every year. It has become one of our favorite…
I’ve talked about our trip to Universal Orlando in-depth, but I wanted to break out The Wizarding World of Harry Potter into its own post. I mean it’s THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER. It may be giving Disney a run for their money as “the most magical place on Earth.” We specifically planned our…
I just got back from the best trip to Universal Studios Orlando. I’ve been wanting to go to Harry Potter World for as long as I can remember and so Hart got us tickets as a Christmas present. I hadn’t been to Universal Orlando, or any Universal park for that matter before so it was…
