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A space for Arizona travel recommendations, general tips and tricks, and life reflections by a late 20-something travel addict based in Phoenix.

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  • My Top Tips for Maximizing Your Travel Budget

    My Top Tips for Maximizing Your Travel Budget

    If you’re on nearly any social media platform, you have probably been bombarded with images or videos of luxurious looking vacations and wondered to yourself, “how are they affording it”?! I have…

  • This Little Known Arizona State Park is a Must See: The Lost Dutchman

    This Little Known Arizona State Park is a Must See: The Lost Dutchman

    (Approx. Drive Time from Phoenix: 45min) Tucked away off State Route 88, Lost Dutchman State Park serves as the western gateway to Arizona’s Superstition Mountains. Despite being rated #1 out of 31…

  • Visiting Barry’s, the Infamous Fitness Studio Now Open in Scottsdale

    Visiting Barry’s, the Infamous Fitness Studio Now Open in Scottsdale

    Barry’s is a boutique studio that combines 50% cardio training with 50% strength training in their iconic “red room” for 50-minute long HIIT workouts. With locations in major cities like New York,…

  • How to Spend a Day in Sedona: Hikes, Eats, & More

    How to Spend a Day in Sedona: Hikes, Eats, & More

    (Approx. Drive Time from Phoenix: 2 Hours) Nestled within the Coconino National Forest, the desert city of Sedona attracts three million visitors annually to its vibrant red-rock buttes, arts community, and reputation…

  • The Best Day Trip Itinerary to Avalon, Catalina Island

    The Best Day Trip Itinerary to Avalon, Catalina Island

    Despite having lived in Los Angeles for three and a half years, I did not experience Catalina Island until a visit back to Southern California in September 2022 (I know!). I won’t…

  • How I Got Here

    How I Got Here

    I am still working on capturing in words why I love to travel and what motivates me to keep exploring. I have always liked the idea of my life being an endless…