Bookish Wonders: Recounting the Highlights of My 2023 Reading Challenge
Hello, my darling adventurous bookworms! 🤓 As another year comes to a close, I couldn’t resist taking a moment to reflect on the literary wonders that unfolded during my 2023 reading challenge. Let’s dive into the pages turned, genres explored, and…
Year in Review – 2023 Highlights
Hey, Trip Siders! I love this time of year. One of my favorite things to do is sit and reflect on the past year, and start to plan the next one. This year I’m overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement for…
Book Review Round-Up (#34)
Well, hello my friends! From my own couch, at home, in Seattle. 💕 This Book Review Round-Up (#34) has more suspense murder thriller books than any other book review round up thus far. I wasn’t kidding when I said I…
How My One Year Book Buying Ban Went
Hello, my dear friends! This year I decided to do a book buying ban. My goal was not to buy any books for the whole year. It was shockingly not as hard as I thought it would be. I honestly…
Home for Christmas: A Solo Traveler’s Cozy Family Retreat
Happy Christmas Day, my darling friends! Despite flying home just before the festivities began, and frantically buying (and making) a few gifts, my poor SIL got covid. So, my family had to pivot for the second year and postpone Christmas.…
Christmas Market Finds: Unique and Local Ornaments
Hello, my fellow tripsters! Last year I wrote a post on all of my favorite ornaments. This year, I want to chat about all the unique and local ornaments I bought at the Christmas Markets during my 3-week excursion abroad! …
Most Memorable Moments: My Christmas Market Photo Diary
After traveling for three straight weeks, 7 different cities, and countless Christmas markets – I’ve been reflecting a lot. I want to write about every single experience I had but I took hundreds of photos I’m dying to share. So,…
A Solo Symphony in Vienna: Christmas Magic Unveiled
What a surprise and delight, my darling tripsiders! If you’ve been following along, you’ll know I recently embarked on a solo sojourn through the beautiful streets of Vienna during the most magical time of the year, and let me spill…
Munich’s Christkindlmarkt: A Bavarian Extravaganza
It’s Münken or bust, my fellow Tripsiders! Today I get to tell you all about the Christmas Markets in Munich because this one needs to be on everyone’s list. Why? THE FOOD. For the record, I was in Munich for…
Solo Traveling: Experiencing Cologne’s Fairy Tale Christmas Market
My wonderful trip side friends, I’m having so much fun reliving my 3 week Christmas Market journey by writing these mini wrap-ups for you. This blog post is all about my time in Köln (which is how it’s spelled in…
