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Hey there! After sharing the full budget breakdown from our Southern road trip, I wanted to make a separate post talking about something I think people are often way too embarrassed to ask: 👉 “How do people actually afford trips like this?” And honestly? Most of the time, it’s not
Hey friends! After wrapping up the Southern Series and sharing all of the adventures, chaos, amazing food, accidental overspending, and lessons learned along the way, I wanted to use this next post to talk about something a little more practical: 👉 the actual budget. Because let’s be honest, road trips
Hey friends! So. The Southern Series is officially done! Yay! Therefore, I wanted to use this next post to talk about it overall and what our feelings are with how it transpired. Were we totally satisfied with how everything went? Did we have any regrets or make poor decisions along
Hey friends!! Today marks the last blog post of the Southern Series! So sad! ☹️ But also makes room for talking about other series from our past and for those that are coming soon to our future! Yay for new things! 🥳 So stick around to hear about our last
Hey friends! We’ve got two more days to go in the Southern Series! So today we’re going to dive into Asheville, NC and onto wild and wonderful West Virginia! Woop woop! Hear about where we had an amazing breakfast, how we liked the Biltmore Estate, and where we ended up
Heyyyooooo! Today was a bit of a chill day which was kind of needed after a bunch of traveling! Which is funny, since I always think I’d like to spend more days away, but after a whole bunch of inconsistent schedules and running around, it always feels refreshing to get
This day started out just as beautiful as the one before. Still shacked up at the Seafarer Beach Resort, we slept in til sunrise, started packing up our things, and took one last stroll down the beach before heading out to see Siesta Key, the world famous beach nearby that
Day 12 started with pure awesomeness. *Finally* a beach where we could just relax immediately and take in the sights without being overwhelmed or tripping over a thousand peoples’ things. 😬 Manasota Key Beach was one of our favorite places we’ve been, and once again, this was completely on a
So! Here we are at Day 11 already! The Southern Series has just a few days to go, so thanks for sticking with me! 🥰 This day started out fabulous, after a perfect night of sleep and a cozy, clean, and safe place to stay. We never booked Airbnbs before
Well even though we were woken up in the middle of the night with a fire alarm (there was no fire, friends), we still managed to get a good nights sleep with the super comfy bed and dark, quiet room. So, we got up around sunrise and made our way
