8 of My Favorite Travel Essentials
8 of the best travel essentials for extended travel, hikers and staying active on the road!
A taste of history with a side of sunshine in St Augustine, FL
On Nov 16th, we flew from Austin to Florida to escape winter, spend time with family for the holidays, but also explore on our own. Though we did visit with family in Stuart, Fort Lauderdale, and Port Orange, the next few posts will be mostly about the places we explored on our own, starting with St Augustine, FL. I’ve found that we experience places a lot differently when we are on our own. And the adventure continues! After spending time…
9 Reasons to Visit Rincon, PR
Reasons to Visit Rincon, PR I’m going to try and keep this Throwback Thursday short and sweet, but I’m sure it is going to be difficult. On a ski trip with a friend and her friends, we met Tommy, who owned a condo in Rincon, PR. He kept telling us how great it was, and we started to think we should visit. In April 2010, we went with our good friends, the DeVitas and had an awesome time. The following…
5 Tips for Airbnb Hosts from a Frequent Guest
For those of you who missed it, a few weeks ago I shared 5 Tips for Staying with Airbnb, and now here are some tips for airbnb hosts. Disclaimer: This is only from the point of view from my experience as a guest. I have not hosted yet, but we have considered it for when we have a home! 1. Communication This is probably the most important. I don’t mean just communication while you have guests staying there. It is…
Weird Things in Texas!
Many of you know that we visited Texas for about 2 months. Houston was the first month, which I have already written about, and Austin. Austin was such a super cool place, and you will see many posts about Austin to come, but I wanted to do something fun since I got to Texas, and write about the WEIRD things in Texas! Starting from day 1 in Houston, we saw a few things that made us say, “Only in Texas!”…