Work has been busy, busy, busy this year for hubby and me! We both still work for the same companies we got jobs with nearly six years ago when we moved to Denver. Hubby works for an engineering company in … Continue reading
4 Days in Kona, Hawaii
Author Archives: Em
Bikini-ready for the Big Island!
Hubby mostly leaves the vacation planning up to me because he knows I like to research the mother lovin’ heck out of the places we visit in order to make a decision and his style of “planning” is more of … Continue reading
Utah Rocks… literally!
There are two holidays we loathe in our neighborhood: New Year’s Eve and Independence Day. One could guess fairly quickly that the thing these two holidays have in common is the noisy and annoying fireworks. Perhaps the illegal firework popping … Continue reading
Belated Birthday Trip to Breck
While I usually start hinting to hubby about making plans for a trip for my birthday several months ahead of time, hubby is the exact opposite with his birthday. In fact, I often find that I am pestering him if/when/where … Continue reading
Telluride and the “Three Bears” Weather
This post is extremely belated, but what better time to post about a snowy trip than when it’s September and still 90+ degrees with no end in sight of this melting temp madness! And spoiler alert: this post isn’t about … Continue reading
2 Days in Paris
After Pie and I spent six days visiting waterfalls galore in Iceland, five days in the Faroe Islands seeing comical puffins, unique sea stacks and adorable grass-roofed houses, and two days in the most bike-friendly city in the world, Copenhagen, … Continue reading
2 Days in Copenhagen
Hubby and I were exhausted after hiking and exploring nonstop for 11 days in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, but we still had four full days left in our two-week vacay! Hubby had found a cheap non-stop flight from Paris … Continue reading
5 Days in the Faroe Islands
After spending six days in Iceland, we were looking forward to our next destination, a tiny set of remote islands owned by Denmark and located in the Atlantic Ocean halfway between Iceland and Norway. When our short, 80-minute flight arrived … Continue reading
6 Days in Iceland
Before visiting Iceland, I had envisioned grey, foggy landscapes with volcanic rock covered in snow year-round and engraved with hot springs. While Iceland is famous for its hot springs and is indeed a sparsely populated country, its landscape is actually … Continue reading
A dream vacay to Iceland, Faroe Islands, Copenhagen, and Paris
When hubby and I decided that our next vacay should be one where we had to use our passports, I immediately had one place in mind that I had been drooling over from social media photos for several months: the … Continue reading
Backpacking to Ice Lake Basin
PLEASE NOTE: The area surrounding and trail leading to Ice Lake Basin have been closed since November 2020 due to a wildfire and is subject to stay closed until September 2021. Please check trail conditions before heading out. I’m ashamed … Continue reading
Camping near Vail
Pie and I try to go camping in Colorado quite a bit from late spring to early autumn. It almost seems kind of silly that we go through all the trouble we do to pack up shelter, clothing, gear, food, … Continue reading
Biking from Estes Park to Allenspark
Every summer, Pie’s company treats their employees to a weekend retreat in the mountains at the YMCA of the Rockies, located in Estes Park. My idea of a retreat certainly doesn’t involves kids or cafeteria food, but there is always … Continue reading
Camping near Silverthorne
It’s midsummer and it shouldn’t come as a shock that the blog hasn’t seen much activity because hubby and I are in full swing of summer activities over here! We have been getting in every camping, hiking, and biking adventure … Continue reading
A Snowless Telluride Trip
Pie and I weren’t sure what to expect when we visited Telluride for my birthday celebration in December. Our last trip to Telluride in 2016 for my birthday was one of the most memorable and amazing trips I had ever … Continue reading
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