Archives for January 2017

Harry Potter World + Other Orlando (June 2016)

January 14, 2017

Let’s get to it—HARRY POTTER WORLD is crazy magical and fun. If you’ve only been to the Hogsmeade portion and weren’t thrilled, I feel ya. We did only Hogsmeade on the first day, and while it was fun, I was a little disappointed. But when we took the Hogwarts Express over to Diagon Alley the next day, omgomg all my dreams came true. I’m posting the pictures by category rather than chronologically because it’s more fun that way:

National Parks (April 2016)

January 14, 2017

View from Angel’s Landing at Zion National Park.

I’ve lived in Utah for almost seven years and, until this past April, had never visited any of the state’s national parks. So, Ben and I changed that over the course of two weekends by visiting both Zion (not “Zion’s” or “Zions.” Locals will roll their eyes at you if you say either.) and Arches.

Family Time in Zuidlaren, Nederlands

Ben is half-Dutch from his mom’s side. So after landing in Amsterdam on Wednesday morning, we immediately took a train to Groningen, about two hours away, where Ben’s great-aunt Agnes and her husband Herm Jan picked us up. They live about 20 minutes from Groningen in the village of Zuidlaren. Their house used to be…

National Parks (April 2016)

I’ve lived in Utah for almost seven years and, until this past April, had never visited any of the state’s national parks. So, Ben and I changed that over the course of two weekends by visiting both Zion (not “Zion’s” or “Zions.” Locals will roll their eyes at you if you say either.) and Arches.

Magical Morocco

Guys, this is a long one. But this trip was one of the highlights of my traveling life and unlike any place I’ve been to before, so I’m not about to skimp on pictures or words. It was my (and Ben’s) first time in an Islamic country, too, so it was extra unique and interesting…