I headed back out to Vegas in March of 2018 for another work conference… but this time I brought my cousin! We went out a weekend early so we could really get into the Vegas spirit, if you know what I mean. We stayed up til 3am or so every night, lost some money, explored …
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Surprising Albuquerque
I recently had a business trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was not really looking forward to it, as the only thing I knew about the city is that my childhood BFF’s dad lives there…. It ended up being a great couple days! When I first got to the city, I had a few hours …
The City of Lost Angels and Phoenix
Short and Sweet Post 🙂 I recently got to go to Los Angeles for the first time! Guess what? It was raining the entire time I was there… ugh. I was still able to make the most of it around my business meetings though, and managed to go on a hike, attend an LA Lakers …
Italia
Sorry this post took so long! Italy was such a whirlwind trip… My friend and I took a girls vaca over to Rome, Florence, and Positano for 9 days in October. We flew in and out of Rome on British Airways, connecting through Philadelphia both ways. I will say, if you can pick an itinerary …
A Vegas (baby!!) Adventure
I recently was in Vegas, as those of you who follow @practicalgirladventure already know… This was my first time there and it was quite an experience! As everybody knows, tragedy struck about 2 weeks ago. My BF is extremely into following current events and asked all of our Uber drivers and anyone else he could …
An Asheville Weekend
So I pretty much went straight from San Diego up to the Rocky Mountains in GA and TN. We got a quick flight up to Greenville, SC and drove a couple hours to Clayton, GA for the night… white water rafting in the morning! I’m not going to lie, my BF and I were totally …
San Diego Adventures
San Diego was a blast! Yes, I was working, but I had enough free time to fit in some really exciting adventures. I was able to stay right on the bay in a high rise hotel, which meant some incredible sunsets! Sunset from my room Staying on the bay, near the Gas Lamp Quarter is …
Maintaining professionalism at conferences as a female
This post actually applies to anyone who is a minority in a particular professional environment. In my case, it happens to be that I am a female in a male-dominated industry. I go to lots of conferences. I think I hit about 11 last year alone. I also work in a male-dominated industry and get sent …
What airline should I take on my next adventure?
Having the benefit of traveling for my job, I fly commercially a lot. I typically try and choose a good combination of cheap and direct, which means I end up flying a bunch of different airlines. I know, I know, I should probably stick with one in particular to build up points, gain status, yada …
Local Weekend Adventure
This weekend was great! My boyfriend and I finally checked off a couple items on the list we have been creating since we started dating. We finally got the chance to pull out the “Brownies.” For those of you who don’t know what it is, it’s basically an underwater hooka… a generator floats on the …