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YOSEMITE

November 15, 2016

From my blog you can discern that I love adventure…. whether it’s catching a flight for a cross country trip or somewhere closer to home. However, my latest idea included coercing 4 friends and 2 dogs on a 6.5 hour drive to Yosemite. (Unfortunately my passengers thought it was a 4 hour trip to the Sequoias.) This venture started at 1 am as we all piled into my Tahoe. The dogs thought it necessary to enjoy the view with heads out the window. We made it to the entrance of the park around sunrise and watched the fog lift over the valley. We hiked and explored for a few hours. The dogs made friends with the tourists who asked to ‘pet the wildlife’ . With the spectacular fall colors and 55 degrees, Yosemite was absolutely gorgeous.

By late afternoon even my crazy energetic pups were exhausted. With traffic, we arrived home in 8 hours. Once inside, the dogs slept 16 hours.

Yosemite is one of my favorite camping locations. Next year, I’d like to return in an RV. The pups should be older and hopefully not interested in chasing every single squirrel!!

xoxo

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Ireland Itinerary

October 2, 2016

Excited to share my photos of Ireland. Well, just the favorites since I have over 1500! My brother and I recently enjoyed our first international road trip together. We arrived in Dublin and traveled through the countryside to Killarney. If you envision Ireland to be miles upon miles of green pastures and ruins of castles, you would be correct. Enjoy a few favorites from the first two days and scroll down to the bottom for our itinerary.

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Now for our officially itinerary. Keep in mind this is all based on renting a car and being flexible. While we had our main destinations decided, we took all backroads and stopped whenever we wanted. When road tripping in new areas I usually turn on “avoid highways” on my maps in order to explore more. ENJOY!!! (if you have any questions about this itinerary feel free to leave it in the comments below and ill be happy to answer!!!)

Day 1

•Fly out of LAX overnight Flight

Day 2

• Arrive in Dublin @4:15pm

• Rent car at Dublin Airport

• Dublin Airport > Hotel in the city (we stayed at The Louis Fitzgerald Hotel)

• Dinner and explore in Dublin (we ate at a local pub and it was delicious!!)

Day 3

• Hotel > Trinity College Dublin (25 minutes)

• Trinity College Dublin > Dublin Castle (2 minute drive)

• Dublin Castle > St Patrick’s Cathedral (2 minute drive)

• Overnight Dublin (Night 2 at The Louis Fitzgerald Hotel)

Day 4

•Dublin > Glendalough (54 minute drive )

•Glendalough > Cashel (1 hour 42 minute drive)

•Cashed > Blarney/Cork (1 hour 3 minute drive)

•Cork > Killarney (1 hour 6 minutes)

•Overnight Killarney (Hotel: The Fairview Killarney)

Day 5

• Killarney > Limerick (1 hour 20 minute)

• Optional: Bunratty Castle & Folk Park (On drive from Limerick to Cliffs)

• Bunratty Castle & Folk Park > Cliffs of Moher (55 minute drive)

• Lunch at The Cliffs (Cliffs View Café or The Roadside Tavern)

• Watch sunset at the Cliffs!

• Cliffs of Moher > Dunguaire Castle, Kinvarra, Co. Galway, Ireland (55 minutes drive)

• Overnight Galway (Hotel: Menlo Park Hotel)

Day 6

•Galway, Ireland

•Kylemore Abby > Hotel (3 hours 35 minute drive)

•Drive to Northern Ireland + Explore on the way

•Hotel: Clanree Hotel Donegal County

Day 7

•Hotel > Dunluce castle (1 hour 20 minute drive)

•Dunluce castle > Giants Causeway (8 minute drive)

•Giants Causeway > Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge (15 minute drive)

•Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge > The Dark Hedges (17 minute drive)

•The Dark Hedges > Belfast (1 hour Drive)

•Overnight Belfast (Hotel: Hilton Belfast)

Day 8

•Belfast > Ballynoe Stone Circle (45 minute drive)

•Ballynoe > Tollymore forest (45 minutes)

•Tollymore forest > Dublin (2 hour drive)

•Optional: Guinness Storehouse, St. Stephen/s Green Park, Glasnevin Cemetery

•Overnight Dublin (Hotel: The Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin)

Day 9

•Depart Dublin 11:45am

xoxo

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JOSHUA TREE

June 2, 2016

Joshua Tree National Park is one of my favorite getaway locations that is close to home. Accompanying me were my brothers Sean and Nathan and friend Jen. We stayed at a perfect little AirBNB rental in the middle of no where. I chose this specific rental because of an outdoor bathtub with warm running water. How fun is that! A total selling point for me. The house was located on the outskirts of the National Park. We ventured inside as far as the Cholla Cactus Garden. The only downside is unexpected temperatures. When we arrived, it was in the 70’s and by the next morning it had dropped to 48 degrees…. brrrrrr.

Enjoy the pics!!!

Thanks for reading….xoxo A

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BABY BUMP

May 23, 2016

HAPPY MONDAY!!

Over the weekend, I had such a fun photoshoot with a dear friend and her adoring husband.

Looking forward to meeting and photographing this new little one!

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, A

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BANFF, CANADA

May 23, 2016

WOW! This was such a remarkable vacation! I would recommend this trip to EVERYONE. I decided to take my mom on a little mid-week getaway to Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. I kept our itinerary simple and based everything around dog sledding. This was a dream come true for me. Being a proud owner of two huskies, I’ve felt a calling to create my own dog sledding team. Ok! Ok! Not really, but I have always wanted to experience it. Our guide was Kingmik Dog Sled Tours, very informative and such an enjoyable ride through the gorgeous national park. The Fairmont Lake Louise was a picture perfect hotel. Pictures of this hotel will entice you to visit during any season. Banff National Park has abundant hiking and site seeing which will keep everyone entertained. Such a successful mother-daughter trip. I hope to return soon. Enjoy the pictures!!

xo, A

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