An Epic Kauai Travel Guide

Nepali Coast view from helicopter

Sorry Kauaians โ€” Iโ€™m going to let the secret out: Kauai is a canโ€™t miss destination in the Hawaiian island experience.ย  Before traveling to the โ€œGarden Isle,โ€ I had previously visited Maui (one of the more popular picks), and could not have imagined a more mesmerizing island escape.ย  While Mauiโ€™s fame is well deserved, Kauaiโ€™s…

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Weekend Guide to Santa Barbara With Kids

Santa Barbara and Monterey

In the fall of 2019, we had a long weekend vacation booked in Napa with our 17 month old; however, the devastating fires at the time forced us to cancel our trip.ย  In just a few short days, I completely revamped our itinerary to instead visit Santa Barbara.ย  We ended up falling in love with…

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Travel Guide Sicily’s East Coast: Syracuse and Taormina

Sicily

Sicily somewhat reminds me of the Texas of Italy.ย  They are a proud people โ€” boastful of both their Italian heritage, and their own Sicilian micro-culture and land (think Texas pride, or โ€œTexas forever,โ€ for those Friday Night Lights fans).ย  They identify themselves as Sicilian first, Italian second.ย  And even though Sicilians share a deeply-rooted…

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