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How to Spend the Perfect Summer Weekend in Bend, Oregon

Bend, Oregon is a town I have heard so much about yet somehow managed to avoid visiting until recently. Located in the Central Oregon High …

There are cities across the states that people rave about, and most of them or on my to-visit list, like NYC, Las Vegas, and New …

Day 4 of my cross-country roadtrip was the first day I finally got to meet up with a friend! I took a small detour while …

I ended Day 3 of my cross-country roadtrip in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If you’ve been following along on my drive, you know I only planned …

Day 2 of my cross-country roadtrip had me driving from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Amarillo, Texas. Scenically, this was not the most exciting drive as …

I knew at the end of 2018 that I was going to make a big change at the start of 2019. In January I quit …

I have always wanted to visit New Orleans. There is this sense of magic and intrigue that surrounded the city and I wanted to experience …

When I moved to the South, I had a list of places I wanted to visit, and naturally New Orleans was on the top of …

Before my trip to New Orleans, I had seen wild alligators twice in my life – once at Hilton Head Island and once in Charleston, …

I’ll be honest – Arkansas has never been at the top of my must-visit list. Sure, I’ve seen pictures of the rich green Ozark Mountains, …