Tag: travel

  • {Efficient Packing} Traveling for 21 days with only carry-on luggage

    {Efficient Packing} Traveling for 21 days with only carry-on luggage

    When I recently mentioned to someone that I packed a carry-on suitcase for a 5 country, 3+ week trip, they were incredulous. But it’s true! I spent nearly a month in Spain, Morocco, Italy, France and Hungary with just a backpack and a carry-on sized rolling suitcase. Here are my must-haves for efficient packing and…

  • A Weekend in Livermore Valley Wine Country

    A Weekend in Livermore Valley Wine Country

    Since moving to New York I like to say that seven years in San Francisco made me a wine snob. Wine Country is certainly one of the things I miss the most about the Bay Area. While Napa is the most well known wine destination in California, there are actually SEVERAL wine regions! One I recently discovered is…

  • Happy 2014!

    Happy 2014!

    {Images via NinerBakes, Pinterest} HAPPY NEW YEAR! And ps: I’m still alive. I’m very much looking forward to getting back on the blog. The past 6 weeks were so crazy I felt like I had zero time for anything. The week before Thanksgiving my brother was in town. Then I solo-hosted 8 people for Thanksgiving…

  • Traveling light: plan ahead

    It can be stressful to have to decide in advance what to wear every single day of a trip, but it’s far better to do that in the comfort of your home than to find yourself dissatisfied with your choices and stressed out mid-trip. Earlier I presented step 1 and step 2 of my strategy…