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This is the home of some of my favorite destinations, travel tips and my random travel perspectives to help inspire you for your next trip as well as help you gain perspective about the impact travel can have!

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Family, Fun & Foodies in Western NC

My family just finished up a weekend in Maggie Valley, NC. I have been dying to try out the newly opened Catalooche Ranch for a few reasons. First, the property is part of the Relais & Chateaux hotel collection which focuses on small, family owned properties with food and wine at the center (yes please!) […]

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New York City Girls Trip Travel Guide

I just had the most incredible girls trip to New York City with three of the greatest travel buddies I know! I am so lucky to have a great group of women around me who love to travel and this marks our 5th annual fall girls trip. We’ve been to Asheville, NC, Blue Ridge, GA, […]

Girls Trips, Travel Inspiration, Travel Tips

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Thoughts from Laura  – Traveling is About Connection

I was reflecting this week during a killer bootcamp workout (I tend to get introspective during a workout to take my mind off the pain ☺)about the importance of connections and community. As I was suffering through a 45 second station thinking to myself that I’m done and I want to go home, the group […]

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5 Tips for Packing in a Carry-on for a Family of 5 for 10 Days

My family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids) just wrapped up a 10-night trip to France and managed to pack everything in 5 carry-on bags. There is already so much margin for error on a trip with kids, so we really wanted to eliminate the opportunity to have our bags lost by carrying everything […]

Family Travel, Travel Tips

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5 Perspectives I Gained from Traveling in France with Kids

I recently traveled to Paris, France as well as many towns in the Normandy region with my husband and three kids. I had so many moments throughout our 10 days there that made me really reflect on what to expect (and not expect) when traveling. I think so often in my head that things should […]

Family Travel, Travel Inspiration

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