Travel

We have lived in Orlando, Florida now for over 9 months and we've had many adventures discovering our new state. One of our favorite places to go is the Canaveral National Seashore.

Everyone we talk to says that the water on the Gulf side of Florida is the absolute best. We have to agree! There is just something about that beautiful aqua blue water.

The three questions John and I get asked all the time are, "How do you come up with all of these fun ideas?" "Do you ever work?" and "How do you afford to do all of this?"

Our obsession with national parks started with Yellowstone. There's something special about this place that we experienced almost immediately upon arrival. It feels old. It feels important.

What the heck is in South Dakota? That was my immediate response when John asked me if he could book us a trip there for Memorial Day weekend. He had been wanting to go for a while, so even though it wasn't exactly the trip I had imagined (I was thinking Moab for Arches National…

Rocky Mountain National Park is where we first fell in love with hiking. Our first time experiencing RMNP was in winter and it was with some of our favorite people.

The second question John and I get asked the most is, "Do you ever work?" Of course this question is usually a joke, but sometimes people are like, "But seriously, do you?" The answer is a little complicated.

Acadia National Park was one of our first national park experiences. This trip was way before we realized our love for the national parks system, so we want to go back and experience it again one day.

One of our favorite things to do together is to go antique shopping. I often browse for things related to travel and national parks. The last antique place we went to was Orange Tree Antiques Mall and while we were there I found this booth with piles of postcards.

After traveling across 33+ states and living in 6+ cities, I often get asked where I am originally from. When I say "Picayune, Mississippi" their response is usually "Uhhhhhh..." I always have to follow up with "it's about 50 miles from New Orleans."

When planning our annual family summer vacation this year we knew we wanted to go somewhere we hadn't been before. We also wanted something with a mix of history, outdoor adventure and city life.

Our first four years of marriage have been busy with moving and traveling. We have lived in many wonderful places so far and have traveled to so many states. We often get asked from friends and family "What's next?", "When are you going to settle down?" and "When are you going to buy a house?"…

The third question John and I get asked the most is, “How do you afford to do all of this?” There is actually a ton of different vlogs, blogs and accounts dedicated to this exact question. It's a popular topic among travel bloggers and everyone's answer is different.

No one likes a delayed or canceled flight no matter what your schedule is. It's never fun getting that email explaining your new flight time is one hour later, two hours later or even canceled. What about when your flight is canceled and has been rescheduled in five days?!

We had been living in Colorado for almost two years and I would bring up attempting our first fourteener at least once a month to Cory. Her usual response was "Thanks, but no thanks" and I would spend the rest of the conversation trying to convince her it wouldn't be that bad. Quick definition a…

John and I have been Disney Annual Passholders (we have the Platinum Plus Pass) since we moved to Orlando and we recently renewed our passes for this year. Being a Passholder has a lot of perks and we 100% think it's worth it! Usually when Disney opens a new park they do some type of…

We knew when researching what to do in Quebec we wanted something outdoorsy. We love our national parks so why not look at Canadian national parks?

If you haven't driven up the highest paved road in North America yet, then you need to stop reading this, book your flight and rental car and go right now! I'm kidding, definitely read this first before doing all that.