I’m a mom of two young boys, and we love to take road trips around California and the West Coast, and occasionally feel brave enough for long haul flights.

I started writing this travel blog because I love planning trips, and I can spend days researching the best, most unique places to stay and things to do. I’m all about making those core memories.

One of the most time-consuming things about travel planning for me is searching for places to stay. As a former consultant who lived in big hotel chains, I purposely seek out family-friendly independent hotels so that I don’t feel like I’m just “going for work” when I arrive at the hotel. I balance this choice with affordability.

These posts are like a post-mortem of my trips. I write it from the perspective of how I would plan a trip if I were to do it all over again, so you get the benefit of my insights and learnings!

Happy planning!