Travel Guides & Diaries

Travel is one of my greatest passions, and I love sharing my adventures with you. Welcome to the hub for my Travel Guides, Restaurant Guides, Travel Diaries, and other recaps.

Travel and Restaurant Guides are comprehensive reviews to an area that I have visited for a longer vacation, worked with a tourism board for a press trip, or places I've lived! Travel Diaries are photo-journal style recaps of my shorter personal travels.

TRAVEL TIPS:

My Best Budget Travel Tips - 2019

Travel in the Time of Coronavirus - 2020

My Experience Flying During COVID-19 - 2020

US TRAVEL:

FLORIDA

TRAVEL DIARY: Orlando / Disney Spring Break - 2016

TRAVEL GUIDE: Things To Do in Orlando (That Aren't Disney) - 2023

TRAVEL GUIDE: 5 Great Restaurants in Orlando, FL - 2023

TRAVEL DIARY: 48 Hours in St. Peterburg, FL - 2023

GEORGIA

TRAVEL DIARY: Atlanta Weekend for Her Campus Fashion Week - 2015

KENTUCKY

TRAVEL DIARY: Visiting Churchill Downs - 2015
TRAVEL DIARY: A Visit to Old Friends Farm in Kentucky - 2017
TRAVEL GUIDE: Restaurants in Georgetown, KY. - 2017
TRAVEL GUIDE: A Holiday Weekend in Georgetown, KY - 2017

MAINE

TRAVEL GUIDE: Visiting the Kennebunks in the Winter - 2017
TRAVEL GUIDE: Maine's Best Hidden Gems for Shopping - 2017
TRAVEL GUIDE: Visiting Peaks Island - 2019
TRAVEL GUIDE: Ultimate Guide to Kennebunk & Kennebunkport Maine - 2020

TRAVEL DIARY: Summer 2020 Maine Trip - 2020

TRAVEL DIARY: Maine's Prettiest Views at Quill Hill - 2020

TRAVEL GUIDE: 5 Days in Maine - First Timer's Itinerary - 2023

MASSACHUSETTS

TRAVEL DIARY: Cape Ann Getaway - 2015
TRAVEL DIARY: What to do in Boston at the Holidays - 2015

NEW YORK
TRAVEL GUIDE: 24 Hours in Lake Placid - 2017

TRAVEL DIARY: NYFW 2019 Vlog - 2019

TRAVEL DIARY: NYFW Day 1 - 2019

TRAVEL DIARY: NYFW Days 2 + 3 - 2019
TRAVEL DIARY: Ultimate NYC Bucket List - 2020
TRAVEL DIARY: NYC Girls' Trip on a Budget - 2020

NEVADA
TRAVEL DIARY: Las Vegas Trip Part 1 - 2013
TRAVEL DIARY: Las Vegas Trip Part 2 - 2013
TRAVEL DIARY: Las Vegas Trip 2013 Part 3 - 2013
RESTAURANT GUIDE: Eating for Cheap on the Las Vegas Strip - 2016
TRAVEL DIARY: Britney Spears Concert Recap - 2016

NORTH CAROLINA

TRAVEL DIARY: Fall Break in Asheville - 2015
HOTEL GUIDE: Le Meridien Uptown Charlotte - 2016
TRAVEL GUIDE: Girls' Trip to Charlotte: Where to Eat, Stay and Play - 2019
TRAVEL GUIDE: The Best Restaurants & Nightlife in Charlotte, NC - 2019
TRAVEL GUIDE: Where to Stay in Charlotte, NC - 2019

HOTEL GUIDE: The Captain's Quarters & Granvile Queen Inns in Edenton, NC - 2022

TRAVEL GUIDE: Charming and Historic Edenton, NC - 2022

TRAVEL GUIDE: Greensboro, NC - 2023

PUERTO RICO:

HOTEL GUIDE: The Caribe Hilton in San Juan, PR

TRAVEL GUIDE: San Juan, PR

SOUTH CAROLINA
TRAVEL DIARY: Myrtle Beach Birthday Trip - 2015
TRAVEL DIARY: Charleston SC Travel Diary Part 1 - 2019
TRAVEL DIARY: Charleston SC Travel Diary Part 2 - 2019
TRAVEL DIARY: Columbia - 2020

TENNESSEE
TRAVEL DIARY: Gatlinburg - 2013
TRAVEL DIARY: Nashville - 2019
PACKING GUIDE: Spring in Nashville - 2019

My First CMA Week in Nashville - 2021

TRAVEL DIARY: Nashville Bachelorette Party - 2023

TEXAS
TRAVEL DIARY: The Woodlands / Galveston - 2018

TRAVEL DIARY: The Woodlands / Galveston -2021

VERMONT
TRAVEL GUIDE: Ultimate Travel Guide to Summer in Vermont - 2018

VIRGINIA

TRAVEL GUIDE: Virginia's Shenandoah Valley - 2015

TRAVEL DIARY: Hike at Virginia's Natural Bridge - 2015

HOTEL GUIDE: Girls' Weekend at The Graduate Richmond - 2018
RESTAURANT GUIDE: Great Restaurants in Roanoke - 2018
TRAVEL GUIDE: Summer Getaway in Roanoke - 2018
RESTAURANT GUIDE: Best Eats in Fredericksburg - 2018
TRAVEL GUIDE: Winter Weekend in Fredericksburg - 2018
TRAVEL GUIDE: Outdoor Fun in the Alleghany Highlands - 2019
HOTEL GUIDE: Why You Should Stay at Hilton Norfolk The Main - 2019
TRAVEL GUIDE: NEON District Mural Guide in Norfolk - 2019
TRAVEL GUIDE: What to See & Do in Norfolk - 2019
HOTEL GUIDE: Richmond's History & Luxury at The Jefferson Hotel - 2020
TRAVEL GUIDE: Mathews, VA + The Middle Peninsula -2020

TRAVEL GUIDE: Weekend in Winchester - 2020

TRAVEL GUIDE: Ultimate Guide to Richmond - 2021

TRAVEL DIARY: Is Virginia Beach Off-Season Worth It - 2021

TRAVEL DIARY: 5 Instagrammable Murals in Charlottesville - 2021

TRAVEL GUIDE: Ultimate Guide to Charlottesville - 2021

TRAVEL GUIDE - Charlottesville Bachelorette Party Guide - 2021

HOTEL GUIDE - Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville - 2023

TRAVEL GUIDE - The Best Airbnbs / Short-term Rentals in Virginia Beach with Transcendent Stays - 2024

My Charlottesville, VA interview on the Like a Local Podcast

VIRGINIA WINERIES
12 Ridges Winery

Afton Mountain Vineyards
Barboursville Vineyards
Chestnut Oak Vineyard

Glass House Winery