Our third port of call = Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. This stop on our cruise's itinerary was the only one we spent AWAY from the beach (gasp). Instead, we did our second favorite thing to do after "bumming on the beach" = stuffing our bellies with food. Some realllllly good traditional Puerto Rican ...
Self Portrait Sunday :: Morning Ritual
I don't know about you but I'm a self proclaimed morning person. I just love how I can get so much done before my work day starts at 8:30am. As the saying goes, early bird gets the worm, right? Monday through Friday: I usually wake up around 6:00am and workout for 30 minutes. Then I ice my ...
Booty And The Beach In St. Thomas, USVI
Our second port of call: St. Thomas, USVI. This stop on our Carnival Cruise marked the second time Charles and I visited the U.S. Virgin Islands. 4 years ago, we went on our first major trip together as a couple to St. John, USVI to attend a friend's wedding. We flew into St. Thomas from NYC but ...
A Free Tour Of The U.S. Capitol Building
Hope you don't mind if I bounce around a little bit with my posts to keep things dynamic because I tend to get bored with doing things in chronological order. This means I'll have another Caribbean post ready for ya next week. As for today, we're going to keep it local and take it back to that one ...
Three Hours In Nassau, Bahamas With Perez
Nassau, Bahamas. The first port of call on our cruise's itinerary. Charles and I were especially excited about this stop because his friend, Perez, who lives in Nassau, was free and available to hang out and show us around for the couple of hours we were there. We were scheduled to arrive around ...
Self Portrait Sunday :: Sleep Deprived
The juggle of real life has begun and it's taking no prisoners... Since returning from our cruise: - Charles got really sick. When he finally let his pride down and admitted that he actually was sick (after my suggesting that he go to the doctor all week), I took him to urgent care and come to ...
Postcards From Our Eastern Caribbean Carnival Cruise
Annnd we're back from our Eastern Caribbean Carnival Cruise = 7 days at sea with 4 stops at the following port of calls: Nassau, Bahamas // St. Thomas, USVI // San Juan, Puerto Rico // Grand Turk of Turks and Caicos! Overall, I think it's safe to say that my first cruise experience was a pretty ...
The Hike Up Old Rag Mountain
True Fact: Charles and I have gone hiking 3 times more this summer than I've gone in my entire life. With our focus on having a more active lifestyle, hiking seemed like a great way to be outside and take in nature while exercising and last week, Charles, Tarek and I went and conquered the hike up ...
Nacho Mamas & Hiatus Kaiyote
After exploring Graffiti Alley, Charles, Tarek and I were starving which meant it was time to head over to one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Baltimore = Nacho Mamas. Unfortunately, when we arrived to Nachos, the place was packed (for good reason). So we put our names on the 45 minute ...
Exploring Baltimore’s Graffiti Alley
^^ From Left to Right: Charles, Moi & Tarek Our dear friend, Tarek, is counting down the days before he travels abroad to teach for two years. If you don't follow him on Instagram (@schoolb0y) you should because the man has been ferociously exploring and eating his way around the D.C. area this ...
One Last Trip Before Summer Is Ovaaaaaa
Sharing a few photos from last month when my mom visited VA for a couple days and we waded around Virginia Beach on a comfortably overcast day. Nothing beats the calming act of wiggling my toes in the sands and listening to the waves beat against the shore... Summer... A season made up of ...
Foggy Chicago Weekend // Day 2
Typically when we travel, Charles and I like to hit the ground running, squeezing in as much exploration as possible from day to night, going non-stop until we're on the plane headed back home. I believe the term that best describes our style of travel is that we like to "travel ...