Southerner Says - Page 2 of 2 -

Big Bend National Park

"Big Bend is a land of strong beauty-often savage and always imposing" Lori Garrison When it comes to National Parks, Big Bend checks all the boxes. Rivers, mountains, canyons, dark skies, hot springs and fossils are just a...Read More

My Maine Squeeze: A NE Road Trip

Foggy, moody and mysterious. Wild and tame. Maine is simply incredible. I had imagined it in my mind, but nothing prepared me for the sheer beauty of it. Road tripping north, up the coast from Boston, I had just a...Read More

What’s the Best Area to Stay in Puerto Vallarta

When you are planning a trip, picking the right area to stay in is just as important as picking the hotel. Picking the wrong one could mean extra time and money spent on transportation. Who wants to spend all their...Read More

Old School Mexico City

I fell in love with Mexico City when I was fifteen. It was a high school Spanish class trip. Till this day I still can't believe my parents allowed me to go. I didn't know any Spanish. It wasn't even...Read More

48 Hours in Sayulita, Mexico

Confession. I almost didn't go to visit Sayulita. I had seen way too many people posing with brightly colored pom poms and I thought if was just too trendy. But since I was in Puerto Vallarta, the proximity made going...Read More

Visiting Mexico’s Islas Marietas National Park

Just five miles off the coast of the Mexican State of Nayarit in the beautiful Bay of Banderas, lies a group of uninhabited islands called the Marieta Islands or las Islas Marietas in Spanish. Even if you aren't familiar with...Read More

5 Reasons to Visit Chicago in the Spring

With good friends and always a place to stay, Chicago is like a second home to me. I've been fortunate enough to visit almost every month of year. While I don't think there's a bad time to visit, even winter,...Read More

5 Essential Apps for Traveling in Mexico

Traveling to another country can be overwhelming if you aren't prepared. When I travel to Mexico, I usually visit more than one city. Since I might be road tripping and traveling by plane, bus, or boat, apps that show transportation...Read More

Donut You Know it’s St. Louis-Searching for the Best Donut in St. Louis

In 1904, St. Louis hosted the World's Fair. Who would have thought so many years later, the donut would still be paying homage to that event? That's exactly what World's Fair Donuts, located at 1904 (see what they did there?)...Read More