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London With A Baby: Part One
In March 2022, when our daughter was just four months old, Matt and I took her on her first international trip. We had two British Airways vouchers direct to London (remnants of a canceled Covid trip) and I was still basking in the freedom of maternity leave. Day 1\ We left the United States with a few things in tow: a travel stroller, a diaper bag, one huge suitcase filled with all of our clothes, and a whopping dose of optimism and naïveté. I find that those two latter items were some of the most important things we brought with us for two weeks traveling the UK with our sweet…
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Top Things to Do in Toronto, Canada
Famous for being one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world and home to 2.7 million people (5.7 million if you consider the greater Toronto area), Toronto has it all.
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Bergen, Norway
Bergen is a fairytale city. And it absolutely is--but it's also a fishy city, a rainy city, a historic city, and a colorful city.
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An Earth Day Celebration of the Most Beautiful Places to Travel
In honor of Earth Day (April 22, 2019), I’ve decided to compile a list of the most naturally beautiful places I’ve ever visited. Making this list was tough because I wanted to include every single amazing place I’ve ever seen! In no particular order, below is a non-exhaustive list of some of the indescribable natural wonders I’ve been privileged enough to see. Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada A swooping twenty-minute gondola ride takes you up the mountains overlooking Howe Sound, just an hour north of Vancouver. Read about our experience here. Waitomo Caves, New Zealand Thousands of bright blue glowworms twinkle above you in the darkness…
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Moments of Bravery
I’d like to give a warm and sincere thank-you to all my new (and not-so-new) readers as I transition into a new blogging sphere! Thank you for your support. If you’re new to this space, hi, hello! I’m Elise, a twenty-seven-year-old Nashville-based lawyer with a heart for serving others. If you read my Instagram bio (which my beloved millennial generation knows to be a definitive guide to a person’s essential self), you’ll encounter three descriptors: Advocate, Adventurer, Atrévete. [1] A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with someone that went a bit like this: Friend: I want to travel, but the whole idea of it makes me anxious. What if…
