North America

New Orleans is probably best known for its French Quarter (after Mardi Gras, of course), so we couldn’t go to New Orleans without visiting that area! My mom and I actually went every day we were in New Orleans (we couldn’t get enough of the beignets!), and we did take a New Orleans French Quarter […]

One of my favorite things I did in New Orleans was visit cemeteries! After my mom and I toured the Warehouse District and National WWII Museum, we had two New Orleans cemetery tours at the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in the French Quarter and the Lafayette Cemetery in the Garden District. I loved them […]

I finished my last post about my great adventures in Italy last week, so I’m moving on to the next adventures I had recently! 🙂 You may have seen my post over the summer where I announced that I’m on a quest to visit all 50 states by the time I turn 30, and I […]

I know I mentioned in last week’s post about changing my blog name that the focus of my blog will be on travel instead of Philadelphia, but I can’t resist posting these photos of snowy winter in Philadelphia! 🙂 If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen my Insagram stories filled with photos of […]

I love living in Philadelphia, but sometimes the noisy city life can be a bit much. I hadn’t taken Annika on a trip to a new place in over a year, so I decided to take a weekend vacation in pretty much the middle of nowhere. I’ve been wanting to visit the Poconos but couldn’t […]

Want to know the best time to see Philadelphia’s famous Boathouse Row? At sunrise in the fall a few days before Daylight Savings Time. It’s a very specific time and date and very early in the morning, but it’s worth it! And I am going to show you why 🙂 The best place to see […]

The history in Philadelphia is one of my favorite things about living in the city. If you don’t live in the city, you may know Old City Philadelphia as the place where the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall are (plus tons of other places like Elfreth’s Alley, the Betsy Ross House, Christ Church, and more), […]

I have been putting lots of miles on my car with trips all over the East Coast this summer, and like I mentioned in last week’s post, I recently went to Newport, Rhode Island for a tennis tournament at the International Tennis Hall of Fame (I told you my family loves tennis). I got to […]

I love how different Philadelphia looks in every season! You may have seen my posts on fall and winter in Philadelphia, and spring might be my favorite season to photograph. Spring in Philadelphia is so bright and colorful, and there are beautiful flowers everywhere. The parks around Philadelphia are gorgeous in spring, but don’t count […]

I love living in a city and there are a surprising number of parks in Philadelphia (which is definitely one of my favorite things about living in Philadelphia), but sometimes it’s nice to escape the city and get some fresh air. Valley Forge is surprisingly close to Philadelphia (only about a 20 minute drive), and […]

I hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend! 🙂 I am not fashionable by any means, but I’ve been lucky to be able to photograph some great fashion bloggers and see the spring fashion in Philadelphia! With temperatures getting warmer and flowers starting to bloom, I was doing photoshoots left and right for some PHLbloggers. I learned […]