On my recent trip to San Francisco, my blogger friend Tonya (themoptop.com) and I stayed at the Tilden Hotel in downtown. I really loved the chic, mid-century style interiors at the hotel! I felt right at home in the lobby with all of the cozy seating and work areas. The hotel has two restaurants on the main floor, both located off of the lobby, The Douglas Room and the Tilden Cafe (pictured below).
During the summer months, I love to take day trips to the beautiful Mt. Hood area. It’s about an hour drive from Portland so its super quick, but instantly transports you into a Pacific Northwest wonderland. My favorite spot to visit is Trillium Lake. On days where it’s not overcast you can see Mt. Hood in the background! There are several trails to walk or hike in the area too. I went up for the day this past weekend with my sister and our friend for our first hike of the season.
On my recent trip to Los Angeles, I was able to work with the Bluestem Hotel. We had an amazing stay at the hotel! The brand new interiors were trendy and chic, the staff was friendly, and the breakfast in the mornings was on point!
My sister and I killed it with the Disneyland content (if I do say so myself!) so I decided to make a guide for the best Instagram spots in Disneyland and California Adventures! We only had one day in Disneyland but we managed to hit all of our favorite rides, stop for Disney themed snacks, and shoot our content like the lady bosses we are. Of course there are a ton of cool photo spots all over the park, but these are the best in my opinion ;)!
I am a huge Harry Potter fan (go go Gryffindor!) so it was a dream come true when I got the chance to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood! Rocio and I got dressed up in Hogwarts inspired outfits and had so much fun running around the park pretending we were actually at Hogwarts. It was such a cool experience!
I recently took a girls trip to Los Angeles with my sister and my best friend Elle! I’ve been to Anaheim twice to visit Disneyland, but I’ve never actually gotten to explore Los Angeles before. My sister wants to move there in the next couple years so I thought it would be the perfect city for us to visit next! During our week in LA we did a ton of touristy things, visited lots of great restaurants, and stayed at some really cute hotels so I wanted to share all of this with you guys in an LA Travel Guide.
Recently I did a staycation, at the cutest Portland Airbnb studio. I am not even kidding when I tell you, this studio is my DREAM apartment. I love the open concept of the space, the airy white walls and cabinetry, and the boho feel of the decor. I like to do staycations with Schyler every once in awhile so when I stumbled across this studio on Instagram I knew that I wanted to stay here! It’s nice to get out of our apartment and do something special for us as a couple without having to take a road trip or fly somewhere.
Rocio and I had been talking about going to Las Vegas for some time now to see the 7 Magic Mountains. When we heard that they were going to be taken down at the end of the year, we decided to make the trip happen sooner rather than later! We invited a few friends to come with us so it became a fun girls trip! In this post, I am sharing our favorite sights, the restaurants we ate at, and the hotel we stayed at.
I recently did a girl’s trip to Las Vegas with my sister and two of our friends. I’d never been to Vegas before so I got to check another U.S. city off my list! Woohoo! During our visit, we stayed at the new Tru by Hilton hotel. We had such a great experience at the hotel. I loved the vibrant and unique design of the hotel and it was super affordable; a must for any value-conscious traveler! My favorite part about our stay was the coffee station and the Tru Top It Breakfast bar, both of which were free. Who doesn’t love that?!
I decided to take a last minute trip to Seattle for the weekend with my sister Rocio and our friend Jensyn. Jensyn had only been to Seattle once before, so we wanted to hit most of the major spots! We stayed with my parents who have a boat docked in Seattle near the space needle. To avoid driving and parking around the city, we took the monorail from the space needle to downtown. It was only $5 round trip! The first spot we hit was the infamous gum wall.
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