Mexico
CANCUN: THE LAZY MAN’S DREAM VACATION As I’m sure all my loyal and beautiful readers (hi, mom) already know, COVID, in 2020 alone, caused us to have to cancel England, Wales, Belgium, Miami, Kauai….and probably more, since at that point, we just gave up trying to travel or looking for flights. We didn’t leave the
Portland
PORTLAND: AMERICA’S GHOST TOWN (DURING COVID) DAY 1 : WAIT…DAD TRAVELS?! When I received a phone call from dear old pops asking if I wanted to go to Portland, I was certain it was a prank. After all, since I’ve been married (almost a decade, which is nuts), my wife has NEVER seen him take a
Bryce Canyon
BRYCE CANYON: A NOT-SO-HIDDEN GEM Utah sucks. Mormons are weird. There’s nothing to do. There’s no nightlife, according to the 2017 Golden State Warriors. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. To that I say: Whatever. I hate the winter, so yeah, for me Utah sucks for 5 months a year. Outside of that though, Utah bloody
Grand Canyon
THE GRAND CANYON: IT’S PRETTY DANG GRAND Back in the day when I lived in New Zealand for 2 years, I remember some rando kid asked me if I’d seen the Grand Canyon. When I said no he asked why not, and I really didn’t have a reason except that my family didn’t travel. (Then
Miami
Miami: How the patriots broke my heart (but still won the super bowl) WE’RE ON TO CINCINNATTI MIAMI Mallory: One who is unlucky or unfortunate. No, really, that’s what my last name means, and I have the burned down house in New Zealand to prove it. And yet…my NFL team of choice was so
Zion National Park
ZION NATIONAL PARK: OPEN DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN? Yes, and it’s free and it’s awesome so go NOW! I’m a diva for warm weather. So sue me. So when Caitlin and I found cheap hotels for Saint George, Utah for this weekend, we didn’t have to be convinced. And yes, I realize the entire
New York City
New York City? Zoo York City. So here I am, 8 years after our foray into the Big Apple, trying to write a recap. Yeah, this is gonna go greeeeeeeeeeat… I DON’T REMEMBER A LOT OF NYC BUT HERE’S WHAT I DO REMEMBER: I had been to NYC once, right after high school, for a
Maui
The Flight The Car Groceries Li Hing And Malasadas The Apartment Day 1: Haycraft Beach Park…turtles! Snorkel Mask Fog Solution The Violent Nightmare Of My Sickness Begins Missing Maui Day 2: North Beaches And Honolua Bay, Haleakala Highway Day 3: Ululani’s Shave Ice And Maui Farmers Market Cove Park People Watching 808 Street Grindz Food
Kauai
CHILLIN OUT MAXIN RELAXIN ON KAUAI WE LIKE ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OK? When people ask what our favorite Hawaiian island is, it’s so hard to choose. I mean, I vomited my way through Maui but what I saw was great. Oahu is amazing and you can never go wrong. And the Big Island, particularly walking
Big Island
The Flight To Kona Stay In Kona Snow In Hawaii?! The Airport: Slow Down The Apartment Ali’i Drive Day 2 On Big Island: Punaluu State Park Da Poke Shack Magic Sands Beach Park Haupia Cheesecake From Kta Grocery Day 3: Hello Hilo: Waterfalls And Lava Saddle Road Rainbow Falls Boiling Pots Hilo Town Zoo? Free?