Los Angeles is a city people love to hate. Brimming with traffic, smog, and children clamoring to meet Mickey, many travelers choose to skip it altogether. But Los Angeles has plenty of attractions to make a visit worthwhile, even if you’d rather have each of your toenails removed than spend […]
Spanish moss-covered trees, historic B&Bs, and beautiful public squares—it’s not surprising Savannah is my favorite Southern city for a weekend escape. Living in Atlanta, Sam and I have been lucky to visit Savannah numerous times. And though the scenery is beautiful and the history is fascinating, there is one main reason we […]
Desperate to scratch our travel itch on the cheap, we chose Jekyll Island, one of Georgia’s four Golden Isles, for a budget-friendly getaway. There are lots of things to do on Jekyll Island for a fun weekend escape. Located only a 4.5-hour drive from Atlanta (and only 1.5 hours from […]
After months of spending every evening and weekend locked away in our home office frantically studying and writing research papers, Sam and I finally graduated from our master’s programs and were ready for a long-overdue weekend getaway. Despite living in America for the past 8 years, I had never visited […]