You Can Still Pack Those Maxi Dresses for Fall Travel

You Can Still Pack Those Maxi Dresses for Fall Travel

Fall is here and before you start putting away your summer clothes, remember to keep out those maxi dresses. Or if you're like me, you'll start to hit up the "end of the season" sales for those deals! Dresses are great for travel because they're easy to pack and they can be casual and fancy.

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Visiting Amish Country Indiana

Visiting Amish Country Indiana

I was traveling to Chicago for a weekend and since I’ve been around downtown Chicago numerous times before, I wanted to explore something different. I started researching what was near Chicago and came upon Shipshewana, Indiana; a small Amish town only a couple of hours away and thought it was a perfect place to check out!

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Cook's Bison Ranch in Indiana

Cook's Bison Ranch in Indiana

I recently made a trip to Amish country Indiana in Shipshewana, but beforehand, I stopped by Cook’s Bison Ranch, which was 30 minutes southeast of the city. I have never seen bison up close before, so thought this was a perfect opportunity to learn more about these animals going through the fields in a tractor wagon.

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Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills

Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills

We wanted to stop by the Villa Blanca Italian restaurant because Crystal is a huge fan of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and one of the stars on the show, Lisa Vanderpump, owns this restaurant. We actually stopped by one of her other restaurants, Sur, a couple of years ago and ran into Mrs. Vanderpump herself!

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Our Unconventional 4-Day California Road Trip Including Manzanar National Park

Our Unconventional 4-Day California Road Trip Including Manzanar National Park

This summer we decided to take a 4-day road trip through California. We didn't take the typical road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway. Instead, we started our trip heading east from Los Angeles, then we made our way up north to the desert and the forest. 

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Manzanar National Historic Site: WWII Japanese-American War Relocation Center

Manzanar National Historic Site: WWII Japanese-American War Relocation Center

We wanted to visit Manzanar National Historic Site because it really hits home for us. It's not a site in the United States that is very well known. We actually found out about it recently through a friend. We knew the history behind it but didn't know that the campsite was preserved. 

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Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills - Famous Area for Western Films

Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills - Famous Area for Western Films

Lone Pine wasn’t originally on our California road trip itinerary, but since it was so close to Manzanar, we decided to make a quick visit after we toured the Manzanar Historic Site. Everything is western themed and Hollywood still uses Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills for its movie set every once in a while like Tremors and Django.

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Amazing & Memorable Stay at the Le Meridien Hotel in Tampa

Amazing & Memorable Stay at the Le Meridien Hotel in Tampa

I've been taking notice of Le Meridien and Bizou's beautiful Instagram feed and had to check this place out for myself. The Le Meriden Tampa hotel and its restaurant, Bizou, are located in downtown Tampa and the building used to be the city's formal federal courthouse.

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