Girls Weekend in Chattanooga, TN

Location: Chattanooga, TN Dates: MLK Weekend, January 2019 Weather: 31-56º and rainy/snowy The Plan: My two best friends from college and I made an agreement when we graduated to do at least one girls weekend a year to a place none of us had visited before. Well, 2019 is the fifth year since graduation, and …

Blue Lagoon, Iceland

The Blue Lagoon is probably one of the most iconic places in Iceland and for good reason. The steam rising off the icy-blue geothermal lagoon juxtaposed by the surrounding volcanic field makes you feel like you've stepped onto another planet. This sentiment is only furthered once you get in lagoon and are surrounded by people in …

Silfa Fissure Dive and Lava Tubes

  One of the coolest things I've ever done is snorkel the Silfra Fissure in Iceland. The Fissure is an underwater crack or opening between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. We booked our day trip through Dive Silfra. Our guide, Louis, picked us and four other travelers up at our hotel to drive us …

Mountain Biking Haleakalā National Park

  This was the most planning intensive of all our Maui excursions. Mitch and I both love mountain biking and after researching Haleakalā National Park, we decided to combine the two into one excursion. This was not logistically easy, because the mountain bike trails on the volcano are located on sacred land, prohibiting any commercial tours …