Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk around colorful fields of tulips? There is no better place to experience a tulip festival than in the Skagit Valley! Skagit Valley is a beautiful place to see tulip displays, tulip fields, and best of all, it’s located near…
Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival is the best way to see tulip fields in the Portland, Oregon area. The festival is held annually at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, in Woodburn, OR, on a 40 acre farm full of tulips. The Wooden Shoe Farm is an amazing place to see tulip fields…
If I had a choice, I’d only ever go to Harley Goat Farm in Pescadero, CA during kidding season! But goats can’t exactly give birth all the time, that’d be animal abuse which I’m not a fan of. With that said, it is possible to visit Harley Goat Farm outside of…
There’s nothing quite like taking a quick 3 day trip to Portland! Oregon, not Maine. We’ve done the dirty work for you and have narrowed down the sights to visit and hiking spots in this 3 day long weekend guide for a Portland, OR trip. We are major foodies so…
Every year, one of our favorite annual activities is strawberry picking at Swanton Berry Farm in Northern California. This also happens to be our yearly couple tradition – usually in the month of May we’ll hit up the farm for u-pick strawberries before Memorial Day weekend hits and it gets…
Austin, the beautiful capital city of Texas, is a great place to visit for amazing barbecue, Tex-Mex cuisine, and artistic murals. It’s also known for live music (wish I’d known that beforehand), gorgeous Colorado Riverfront, and bats that fly from under the Congress Avenue Bridge. And since the city is…
This A Weekend Away 3 day itinerary post is our local’s guide to exploring San Francisco! Our guide to San Francisco is strictly local and we will not be taking you to the touristy spots that the city is known for. If you’re looking for Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, Lombard…
In one of our previous A Weekend Away posts, I’d once said that many tourists come to San Francisco expecting warm weather, palm trees, and sunshine, but they’re met with fog? Well those descriptors better describe the Los Angeles (LA) climate. This month’s A Weekend Away post is a 3…
Grand Rapids, in Michigan, is one of the most underrated places to visit in the United States. As the second largest city in Michigan and home to a thriving furniture industry, it is now more known for its plethora of craft breweries and art culture. We got to explore both…
While Descanso Gardens is great any time of the year, it’s AMAZING during the winter holiday season. Descanso Gardens is a beautiful botanical garden nestled in the mountains of La Cañada Flintridge, close to Pasadena, in Los Angeles county. Beginning in November until January, Descanso Gardens Enchanted: Forest of Light…
