My husband and I have stayed at a few different hotels in Miami but the Four Seasons Surfside is my hands down favorite. It’s an absolutely gorgeous hotel and I love the north Miami Beach location. Most people think “South Beach” when planning a trip to Miami and that’s fine if you know what to… Continue reading Four Seasons Surfside, Miami

We visited Key West, FL for 4 days in April for our first vacation of 2021. We picked it because we didn’t know how things would be going with Covid, whether we would be vaccinated by then or even generally what would be open/close at that time. Key West is driving distance for us, though… Continue reading Visit to Key West, Florida

In October, we spent three nights at the Ritz Carlton on the island of St. Thomas after spending 4 nights on the nearby island of St. John. The main airport is located on St. Thomas so it’s much easier to coordinate your departure if you spend your last night or two on that island. Otherwise,… Continue reading Ritz Carlton St. Thomas, USVI

We stayed at the famous Inn at Little Washington back in November during Thanksgiving week and loved it. The Inn is located in the tiny village of Washington, VA, which is about an 1.5 drive from Washington D.C. It’s only about 10 minutes away from the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park so the… Continue reading Inn at Little Washington (3 Michelin Stars)

We had originally planned to do this trip in late April 2020 and would have been celebrating my husband’s birthday and meeting some friends, including our previous next door neighbor in Dallas. Obviously, Covid-19 changed all that and we randomly moved this trip (which was already paid in full) to a week in mid-October. We… Continue reading Visit to St. John, USVI

We decided to make a last minute trip to the Florida keys for a 2 night weekend getaway.  Like most people, we have cabin fever pretty bad but we are still trying to socially distance and be responsible, so I had pretty specific criteria about where to stay.  We wanted a small, boutique hotel and… Continue reading Weekend Getaway in the Florida Keys – Little Palm Island Resort

In early February, right before all the Coronavirus news really went haywire and things started shutting down, Steve and I had a short 2 night weekend visit to Miami planned.  Thanks to Richard Branson, there is now a great option to get from West Palm Beach to Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, which is a new… Continue reading Quick Miami Visit (pre-Covid-19)