Last weekend, my husband and I decided to seize the holiday weekend and take a quick road trip together. We both have been super busy and have travel coming up, so we welcomed the thought of getting to spend time together in a relaxing setting. Having done so many road trips around California, I started looking for a place we'd never been to before. I wound up finding a place we had never even heard of called Idyllwild. Located a few hours from busy San Diego life, Idyllwild is a little town nestled in the mountains with a population of under 4,000 people. It sounded like the perfect getaway spot! Where to Stay. After doing some research, I booked us a suite at The Grand Idyllwild Lodge. Described as the boutique luxury lodge, the hotel has a modern but woodsy kind of feel to ... [Read More]
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Visiting Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher {Travel Recap}
Hello, hello! Today is my last recap from my trip last month to Ireland. So far I've talked about my favorite attractions & fun in Dublin and my Dublin vegetarian eating guide... and today I'm back with a recap of my visit to the Cliffs of Moher! Funny enough, I'm putting together this travel post as I'm currently 40,000 feet in the air en route to NYC. I'm heading east to my home state of New Jersey for lots of wedding festivities: I'm attending 2 friends' weddings this weekend and a bachelorette party the following weekend, and also have some bridesmaids dress shopping from my brother's upcoming wedding planned. Of course, there will be lots of family time as well. I usually try to see my parents and the rest of my east coast-based family every couple of months, but I'm ... [Read More]
Where to Eat Vegetarian in Dublin [Travel Recap]
Hello, hello! Last week I talked about my favorite adventures in Dublin on my recent trip to Ireland, and today I'm back to share a guide to vegetarian eating in Dublin. I initially didn't have very high expectations for plant-based eating in Ireland because I know that the traditional Irish diet is very meat-and-potatoes-ish, and also because of my previous experiences in meat heavy European countries like Austria and Germany. But when I started doing research on eating vegetarian in Dublin, I found that healthy eating in general is becoming more popular in Ireland. I did not have a problem coming up with a list of restaurants to potentially dine at, and I thought that I'd share some recommendations for where to eat veg in Dublin. Here are my favorite meals that I ... [Read More]
5 Ways I Save Money While Traveling
Hello, and Happy Monday! How was your weekend? The highlight of my weekend was visiting Temecula wine country with my hubby. I just love the vineyards right before harvest - lots of grapes ready to be picked and made into wine! This is a short workweek for me - really short. I'm in the office today, and then tomorrow I'm flying 12 hours to Ireland for vacation for the rest of the week! I'm sure today will be a busy Monday full of wrapping up work things and packing, and I also have my Fantasy Football Draft this evening (Woohoo for the start of football season being upon us!). I truly love to travel. I love everything about a trip - from the planning and booking aspect of it, to exploring, adventuring, and experiencing, and even the coming back home and getting back to ... [Read More]