US Travel
I Did the Alaska Airlines Milk Run - Flight AS65
I've written a bit about some aviation-focused trips I've done. The milk run is a pretty interesting flight that Alaska does (well, technically it's multiple flights) that's mostly responsible for cargo, as well as being the only flights in and out of
The Big Island, Hawaii - Turtles, Coffee, and Lava 🌺🌴🌊🐢
It's taken me until the age of 33 to visit our country's 50th state, Hawaii. Well, technically, I had an overnight layover in Honolulu around 1 month prior (read more about why here), but this trip to the Big Island was my first chance at really
Pictures from Boston – My First Time Here
Continuing to work through the backlog of my travels last year – I can't believe it's already May, geez. Tagged along with my wife to Boston on one of her work trips. It was my first time there and I left a huge fan – it's definitely a cool city.
My Year in Hyatt Stays 2024
A Hyatt Globalist's journey through 21 properties in 2024, from Chicago to Singapore. Top stays include Park Hyatt Siem Reap, Parisi Udvar Budapest, and Andaz Singapore, with luxury perks and cultural immersion across four continents.
Pictures from Our First Time in Portland, OR 🌲
First time in Portland (actually, Oregon as a whole). We have some friends East of Portland in Hood River so we made the drive to visit them for a day. The whole Columbia River Gorge area on the drive out was absolutely stunning. Being our first time in Portland we
My Year of Flying in 2024 ✈️
2024 was by far the most I've ever flown in a single year, and not sure I'll ever break the pure mileage either (looking like I'm on pace to break 60 flights in 2025, but not miles). I made an effort last year to
A Brooklyn View of New York City 🍎
The first time we visited New York was almost a decade ago for a wedding, spending our long weekend essentially solely in Manhattan. Manhattan serves its purpose for a first-time visitor to NYC, but we were more interested in spending less time in the tourist traps, and more time around
First Time in Seattle – a Short, Long Weekend
Moving out West a couple of years ago means we have an entirely new set of destinations a short flight away – gone are the days of exclusively flying to the South and Northeast for a long weekend. We decided Labor Day would be a good chance to sneak out of
A Day Trip to Pinnacles National Park
Pinnacles National Park is one of the country's newest with the area formerly known as Pinnacles National Monument making the switch over in 2013, signed by President Obama. Only a 2.5-3 hour drive from the Bay Area, this park is well-known in Northern California. It was our
A Day's Drive in Big Sur, California 🐙
‼️I'm going to try and write a little more often, including posts about shorter trips or overall quicker things we do. I've tended to just stick to larger out-of-state or international trips to blog about but looking back I've only done about 30-40 posts
Way Up North: Traveling to Del Norte County
Del Norte County is California's northernmost county, is it worth traveling to?
Alaska Trip 2022 – Coastal Classic Train & Aurora Borealis
It's been a minute since I've posted any sort of travel related stuff. With COVID still lingering and us spending our first year in California we haven't really had the desire to do a whole lot outside of our new state. My family does