Full-time marketer, based in Minneapolis. Part-time writer, based in my basement.
If you're anything like me, now's the time you are planning your 2020 trips and celebrating the new year by booking a flight (#newyearsameme). If you need a quick fix, here are some fun weekend trips I love. Falmouth or Martha's Vineyard / Cape Cod, Massachusetts When we visited Cape Cod, we opted for the [...]
After a fun holiday trip to Texas, I (Rachel's friend Alyssa – hi!) wanted to share our day in Waco. Here’s what we enjoyed as well as some tips to make your trip even better than ours! We started off by putting our names in at Magnolia Table. I would definitely recommend doing this right [...]
Hello, KC... One of my new favorite spots for a weekend adventure! I probably only gained about 15 pounds in the three day span I was here, but I can say every bite and drink was WORTH IT. I can't wait to go back and explore more. While I was here for a work trip, [...]
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I don't want to start every national park post with a "this was better than I expected" mantra, but the Badlands blew me away. We only booked a day exploring this well-known national park because we thought the Black Hills/Custer State Park (our final destination) would be more our pace – but it was all [...]
My husband and I sit in the quaint Band Box Diner in the Elliot Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. We’re enjoying delicious burgers and fries while reminiscing about our summer in Boston, when we lived in the heart of Beantown, visiting every beach town on the map. Elliot Park is our time capsule, opening up memories [...]
I was excited about going to the Black Hills just to get out of the city for a while, actually surprising myself with how much I appreciated the park. South Dakota is so underrated. We took a days' detour through the Badlands (more on that coming soon!) and then set up camp in Custer State [...]
Now that we're a few weeks into 2017, I've gotten a sense of what the year is looking like. Like me, you may have learned more about what your year will bring – weddings, family vacations, weekends with friends and more.The year gets so busy so quickly and vacation days are limited, so now is a [...]
If you caught a travel bug in college, you’re not alone. Ever since I had the opportunity to study abroad and take trips with friends, I wanted to know how I could see the most of the world. Weekend trips with friends were always planned; we wanted to see everything we could for the least [...]
Rachel Enerson 