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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

Two days in Carolina Beach was enough for the trip to feel like a real reset. We kept it simple: boardwalk time, state park trails, fireworks, and a few food stops worth squeezing in.

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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 quiet, swampy, and easy to underestimate at first. Then the boardwalks and muddy trails slow you down enough to notice the huge trees and stillness.

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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 time in Providence, Rhode Island.

DomesticOctober 20, 2023

Discovering the Heart of History: A Stroll Through Providence, Rhode Island

We came to Providence for a wedding and found a city worth lingering in. Rainy coffee stops, old-hotel glamour, riverfront wandering, and museum time gave the weekend more shape than expected.

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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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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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Sunrise over North Myrtle Beach with the shoreline and Cherry Grove Pier.

DomesticFebruary 4, 2023

North Myrtle Beach, SC

North Myrtle Beach stayed simple in the best way. The weekend moved at shoreline speed, from Cherry Grove Pier sunrises to beach bikes, seafood, and a little shag dancing.

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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

Wake Forest made an easy nearby day when we did not need anything too complicated. Coffee and local shops paired nicely with a reservoir loop, breweries, and dinner near the historic center.

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

North CarolinaOctober 20, 2022

Peak color pulled us toward the High Country, but the weekend ended up being more than leaf-peeping. West Jefferson wandering, a few easy hikes, and relaxed food-and-drink stops filled in the mountain time.

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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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