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“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”

Anita Desai

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Sunflowers and wildflowers blooming at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh beneath a blue evening sky.

North CarolinaApril 17, 2026

More Than Sunflowers: Why We Keep Coming Back to Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park

Sunflowers may get the headline, but Dorothea Dix Park keeps drawing us back for skyline views, trolls, dog-watching, community events, and easy afternoons outside in Raleigh.

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Featured image from our Channel Islands excursion.

DomesticDecember 31, 2025

From Freeways to Foxes: A Channel Islands Excursion

After a work conference in Anaheim, we took the ferry to Santa Cruz Island, spotted island foxes, and stayed overnight.

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Featured image from our Blue Ridge wedding and wine country weekends.

North CarolinaNovember 10, 2025

Wine Country to Wedding Bells: A Blue Ridge Celebration

This Blue Ridge weekend had celebration built in. Hendersonville vineyards, Triple Falls, Asheville meals, and a mountaintop wedding all gave us reasons to linger.

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Sunrise over Carolina Beach with the shoreline and pier in view.

North CarolinaJuly 6, 2025

A Quick Summer Escape: 2 Days in Carolina Beach, NC

We hiked the Flytrap and Sugarloaf trails, picked up biscuits, and watched fireworks from our hotel balcony.

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Featured image from our European adventure through Bavaria, Venice, and Prague.

GlobalNovember 3, 2024

Alpine Peaks, Bavarian Castles, Venetian Music and Prague Spires: A European Adventure

This Europe route moved quickly from Switzerland to Bavaria, Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague. What kept it from feeling like a checklist was the family time running through the middle of it.

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Featured image from our holiday trip to Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens.

DomesticJuly 27, 2024

Christmas in July: Exploring Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens During the Holidays

Colonial Williamsburg gave the weekend its quieter holiday mood, all wreaths and candles against brick streets. Busch Gardens Christmas Town brought the brighter, louder sparkle.

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Featured image from our time exploring Lexington, Kentucky.

DomesticJuly 2, 2024

Exploring Lexington, Kentucky: A Perfect Blend of Work and Fun

Lexington had enough room around the workday to become its own little getaway. The UK Arboretum, downtown murals, good meals, and the Distillery District made the extra time count.

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Featured image from our visit to Congaree National Park.

DomesticMarch 15, 2024

Embracing the Underrated Swamp: Congaree National Park

Congaree is worth visiting if you know what kind of national park it is: quiet boardwalks, swamp trails, huge trees, muddy paths, and a slower South Carolina weekend around Sumter.

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Featured image from our whirlwind weekend in Manhattan.

DomesticNovember 18, 2023

Manhattan Marvels: A Whirlwind Weekend of Parks, Plays, and Unforgettable Moments

This Manhattan weekend had the good kind of too much. Central Park was at peak fall, the High Line made a perfect morning walk, and the theater nights kept us going after our feet were done.

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Featured image from our Great Smoky Mountains backpacking trip.

DomesticNovember 5, 2023

A Hike to Remember: Our Adventures in the Great Smoky Mountains

Several days on the Appalachian Trail through the Smokies asked a lot of our legs and our packs. The fall weather kept changing, but the views are what stayed with us after the harder miles.

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Featured image from our Shenandoah National Park trip.

DomesticJuly 8, 2023

Exploring Nature’s Treasures: A Memorable Journey through Shenandoah National Park

Luray made Shenandoah easy to settle into for five days. Skyline Drive, short hikes, and Blue Ridge views did most of the talking.

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Featured image from our Patagonia W Trek.

GlobalMay 15, 2023

Journeying through Patagonia’s W-Trek: A Trekker’s Dream Come True

Our W Trek guide covers the travel days, the climbs, and the glaciers we saw in Torres del Paine.

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Manta ray statue outside the Florida Aquarium in Tampa.

DomesticFebruary 26, 2023

A Long Weekend in Tampa, Florida

Cheap February flights pointed us toward Tampa, where a simple warm-weather weekend stretched from river walks and museum time to a proper Cubano and a dose of Busch Gardens chaos.

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Aerial view of downtown Wake Forest and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus.

North CarolinaNovember 8, 2022

Spending A Day In Wake Forest, NC

We spent the morning over coffee and in the shops, walked the reservoir loop, and stayed for dinner near downtown Wake Forest.

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Aerial view of fall color across the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina's High Country.

North CarolinaOctober 20, 2022

A High Country Long Weekend

We drove the Blue Ridge Parkway at peak color, hiked at Julian Price Memorial Park, and spent a day in West Jefferson.

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Colorful oversized chair sculpture in downtown Raleigh with a seated visitor.

North CarolinaOctober 11, 2022

An October Week in Raleigh, NC

October in Raleigh showed up in the small ways we like most. A normal week can feel full here when it moves from Oakwood walks and Capitol views to music downtown, museum grounds, and weekend trails close to home.

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Pullen Park entrance sign in Raleigh under an evening sky.

North CarolinaOctober 3, 2022

A “Short Little Walk” to Pullen Park

What started as a "short little walk" stretched into one of those unexpectedly great Raleigh evenings, with Pullen Park as the midpoint and Trophy pizza as the reward.

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