Getting on a plane

Our final leg of this amazing trip was FIJI! I cut a day off both Australia and New Zealand to be able to squeeze in Fiji. I mean why not! We were in the same time zone and it was only a three hour flight away! Adam surprisingly agreed and we were off! We flew Air New Zealand to Fiji and let me tell you our experience was quite different the second time around. First off let me start by saying I DO NOT CHECK BAGS – EVER. I pack in a carry-on everywhere I go. Even to Australia. It’s …

The second leg of our trip was off to Auckland, New Zealand. We flew from Sydney to Aukland on Air New Zealand and we chose the late flight to maximize our time! We stayed at a nearby airport hotel the first night called Naumi Auckland Airport Hotel. It was super affordable and very nice! For the rest of our time in New Zealand we stayed in an Airbnb a little outside the city. We were so impressed by the house and the view but I will say if we had to do it again we might chose to stay a …

A lot of people may think that traveling with their mother might be lame and most of her friends are always so surprised that her 29 year old daughter wants to travel across the world with her mother and PAY her own way but we are special. This isn’t our first mother-daughter trip either. We love traveling to new places and throwing a run in the mix makes it that much more fun! I started running back in 2012. It’s been an amazing outlet and I am so thankful it’s something I can share with my mom.  Flying to Dublin …

I would say I am a seasoned traveler. I’ve been traveling light with my bags packed my whole life, always ready to pick up and go somewhere new. Over the years I have perfected my list of top essential items that I HAVE to have to board a plane. 1. Carry-on luggage Anyone that knows me knows I do NOT check a bag when I fly. Not even when were flew to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji last year. I pack everything in a carry-on! I am not kidding when I say I travel light. My absolute favorite bag is …

Zermatt is probably the prettiest place I have ever been! I really wish we could have spent a lot more time here! Our stop in Zermatt was a part of our quick change trip that was originally Paris, but because of the protests and riots back in December 2019 we decided to pivot to Milan and Zermatt! The view was absolutely incredible and definitely a check off the bucket list. Our number one disappointment is that we didn’t bring our ski clothes! We both were kicking ourselves and now for sure need to go back to ski! We were completely …

Everyone says that Milan was their least favorite spot on their Italian vacation so I decided that I would make Milan my first and only Italian stop on this trip to Europe. I have never been to Italy before and of course I was dying to go but I wasn’t entirely sure what this specific trip would consist of. We had already booked our flights from the states to Frankfurt, Germany for our New Years vacation. {hint: always look at surrounding airports and alternative routes to find your best flights. We ended up flying from Lubbock, Texas connecting in Dallas …

For my 30th birthday last year, I decided we needed to plan an epic birthday trip! When I started my research, I wasn’t quite sure what our travels plans would be but I knew they would take us to Australia! Well, and of course if you travel 15+ hours and cross the international date line, then we had to include New Zealand too. After vigorous research and planning, I realized just how close Fiji is to New Zealand and so we had to add that one in there as well! We are 100% beach people and if the opportunity to …