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BEST OF PROVIDENCE | A Guide to Our Top 6 Favorites

Back when I was living in SF a coworker-friend of mine decided to up her life and move to Providence. At the time I found this confusing — why would anyone leave SF to live in tiny Providence, I wondered. Now I get it. Providence is full of art, architecture, great food/restaurants by lots of up-and-coming chefs, and historic buildings. Quaint without being too overly gentrified (yet). Intellectual without being overly pretentious. A college town without the Animal House vibe. It reminded me a lot of my Austin from back in the day — the one that was quirky-cool and pre-tech-y dbag.

At just over 7 hrs from the DC area it’s not necessarily the closest place to get to for a weekend getaway, but it’s not unbearable either. Here are just a few of our favorites (in no particular order) from our weekend in Providence. Continue Reading

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BEST OF ALASKA | Top 10 Favorite Destinations, Experiences And Places To Eat

Alaska week has finally come to an end! Is everyone as relieved as I am? I’m not sure what is more shocking — the amount of photos I took or that I actually blogged more than two days in a row. Now I realize why I sort of just stopped midway through blogging.

WHEW!

As laborious as it was to go through all my photos it has been fun (at least for me) looking back and remembering our trip to Alaska. All this blogging has reminded me why I keep taking photos and why I post them here: it’s nice to have a space to store our memories because I’m sure I would lose them if I didn’t write them down.

To sum up our Alaska trip, here are our Top 10 favorite destinations, experiences, and places to eat: Continue Reading