This post is sponsored by Great Lakes Gelatin. All unbiased opinions below are 100% mine – I used this product long before they offered to sponsor this post! Sticking to your macros and getting in your micros when you’re not at home is hard. Carbs and fats are so easy to come by. Just stop into…
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Resort Recap: Secrets Aura Cozumel
Every October for the past three years, the hubs and I pick a weekend and jet off to Cozumel, Mexico to stay at Secrets Aura. The location makes for a quick trip we can accomplish over a long weekend, the amenities meet our needs, and the price really can’t be beat. I mean, what more…
Review: Marriott’s Delta Hotels Brand
One look at my travel logs or Instagram feed makes it pretty obvious – I’m a Marriott loyalist. So, when I had a chance to book a stay in their (relatively) new Delta Hotels brand of properties on a recent business trip, I took it. Marriott opened its first Delta Hotel in the US in…
The Basics of Flying With Food
It’s October and I’ve already flown nearly 90,000 miles aboard 75+ flights – and the travel isn’t letting up anytime soon. When I’m on the road that much, eating out every meal really isn’t sustainable. It’s hard to guesstimate my macros and my sodium intake soars. Traveling with my own food from home has become…
Must-have Camera Accessories for Travel
I’m still in awe of the trip we were fortunate enough to spend three weeks in Africa for our honeymoon. Capturing every moment while we were there, not knowing when or if we’d get to go again, was so important to us. But, we had to deal with a HUGE weight constraint. 30 pounds a…
Restaurant Guide: Macaroni Grill
Here’s my regular dilemma: I’m traveling through an airport around dinner time. I’m not in Atlanta or Dulles (you win the food game, ATL and IAD!). I could grab a grilled chicken sandwich from a fast food restaurant, but I really want dinner. A sit down, waste time while waiting on a delayed flight dinner. Chicago O’Hare…
Saving on a Dream Safari in Africa
One thing that became abundantly clear when we started booking our trip to Kenya is that African safaris don’t come cheap! Since it was our honeymoon, we were already planning to splurge a little (and we saved more than $40k by trading points and miles – more on that in a later post!) – but…
Riviera Spa Before a Long-haul Flight
Long-haul trips can do a number on your body. Poor blood flow from crowded seats and minimal movement for 18 hours can lead to blood clots. Dry air leaves your body – including your skin – very dehydrated. The increased concentration of people in a small area exposes you to more germs than you might…
Making the Most of Short Trips
As most people who travel a lot for work will tell you, it’s rare that you often get to see places beyond the airport, conference rooms, and the Marriott hotel you’re staying at. I’ve been fortunate to travel some amazing places in the last few years – Abu Dhabi, Cape Town, Leon, Singapore – and…
Earning the Southwest Companion Pass
The Mister and I are lucky to travel a lot for work and build up status across multiple frequent flyer programs. Still, the Southwest Companion Pass remains the greatest – and most valuable – airline perk we’ve earned. The Companion Pass enables the earner to designate one “companion” that will then fly free anytime they’re…
Four days in Hungary: Wine country
During our brief four days in Hungary, we opted to rent a car and spend a day in Tokaj, a wine production region located about 3 hours northeast of Budapest. (You can read the recap of Budapest, and find our full itinerary, here.) Tokaj is a region comprised of 27 towns and villages spread over the…
Four days in Hungary: Budapest
When you hear “European holiday”, most people think Paris, London, or Barcelona. We, however, are not those people. Constantly in search of new adventures, we were fortunate enough to find ourselves wandering the busy streets of Budapest, Hungary earlier this year, Rick Steve’s guidebook in hand. Budapest offers a fascinating contrast between the old world…