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We recently spent one day in Sedona, Arizona. Now before you scream at me for only spending a day there, don’t. Sometimes that’s all you have. Do I wish I had more? Of course, but I will go back. I really hate it when people tell someone to skip a place because that’s “just not enough time”. It’s rude and terrible advice. I once had someone bully me on social media because I only spent a day in London. A day was all I had and I had been to London before. I was more interested in the Lakes District of England and spent 10 days exploring that, which many tourists don’t do. This person was so relentless on social

Coordinate Instead of Matching Disney Outfits When looking at Disney outfits there is nothing I hate more than matching shirts. Yup, I said it, sorry but I’m not sorry. As a photographer, I hate it when my families show up to sessions all wearing the exact same thing. It’s just not interesting or real. Do you wear the exact same thing as every member of your family ever?! Then why do you do it for photos? Your photos should show each of your personalities! Not one big giant personality. Now, that’s not to say you shouldn’t coordinate outfits. And this goes for Disney too. You know the shirts I’m talking about, the ones that say “smith family trip 20xx” and

Why the Same Trip Can be the Best Trip Why are you going there? You’ve already been. Hands up if anyone has said this to you. This was said to us when we decided to visit the Enchanted Circle New Mexico. However, if you’ve ever returned to the same vacation spot over and over again, someone has probably said this to you. Usually, for me, it’s people who just don’t understand why my family would go camping in the exact same location every year, but we did. Or why we feel the need to go to Disney World every few years. Or why when summer hits in central Texas, I hit Schlitterbahn. Over and over again. Why? Because sometimes the

A few weeks ago we took an extended weekend trip to NYC with a couple of dear friends and had the best time. It’s true there’s loads to do in that city and sometimes things get left out or the touristy New York City fun activities get bumped from the list. However, I’m here to tell you there are a few tourist activities you really shouldn’t miss in NYC. While you may not have time for them all in one weekend, we had two full days and did all of the below. Don’t disregard these items just because they may be for tourists, they are truly worth it. With a little planning you can definitely get them all done in

In April, my husband and I traveled to Big Bend National Park and since going, we’ve been talking about making it an annual thing. There’s loads to do and today I’m sharing Big Bend travel tips. There’s a few things you definitely need to know before you go. This post may contain affiliate links. Which means I get a portion of the sales if you make a booking through my link at no extra cost to you! Top Travel Resources After decades of traveling, there’s 3 companies I tend to use over and over and recommend to everyone: Big Bend Travel Tips It’s Very Popular The first thing you need to know about Big Bend is that it is very