Before working for OpenVPN, I had only ever visited California once as a young kid. Now that I work for a company headquartered there, I get more opportunities to visit. Since HQ is right near San Francisco, my coworkers and I always try to extend our work trips to allow for some quality time as …
I was fortunate to spend a good chunk of my childhood in the gorgeous New York Finger Lakes. I lived just down the road from Seneca Lake for over a decade, in a charming little village called Dundee. I consider myself incredibly blessed to have grown up there. In this region, there are eleven lakes, …
Ahhh. Hawaii. Need I say more? We are very fortunate to have two dear friends that are currently stationed in Honolulu, and they graciously entertain us whenever we are over that way. Hawaii is already a dreamy paradise, and having them there is like icing on the cake. I’m so grateful we have had multiple …
Alaska is such a special place to me. For three straight years, I spent a ton of time just outside Anchorage learning how to fly planes and perform aircraft maintenance — and I got to help out with Bible camps north of the Arctic Circle. I miss Alaska every single day, and I really hope …
Virginia Beach is a bit tougher to write about, just because we lived barely ninety minutes away for so long, and my family lives right in the city. So most of our time here was spent with family and friends, as if it were home, and not so much a vacation. However, we did a …
I love Scottsdale because everything about it is so extra. If Vegas is where the high rollers go on vacation, Scottsdale is where those high rollers live. You can’t stroll half a block without seeing a rare supercar speed by, and even trips to the supermarket call for red soles. It’s a magical, lux land, …
New Orleans is one of my favorite places. I’m so grateful for the year and a half we lived in Louisiana, and the dozens of times we got to visit the Big Easy. Even after we moved away from Louisiana, New Orleans remained one of our favorite places to visit. Best Times to Visit: Christmas …
This is the post I'm sure most people have been expecting: the Big Fat Disney blog. I will preface this by saying that Disney World in Orlando is a travel experience like no other — and it requires preparation like no other. Disney World isn’t really the kind of trip you should just wing unless …
Dave and I are very fortunate to be able to travel often. Dave is a pro at travel hacking, so we end up with enough airline, hotel, dining, and entertainment credits that we can go on nice vacations about every other month. And thankfully, self-managed PTO combined with work from wherever privileges allow us to …
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