"CT Based Lifestyle & Travel Blog"
Hi friends, welcome back to the finale of my Miami Series. After tour the interior of Vizcaya, it was time to brave the heat and tour the lovely gardens. The garden was designed by landscape architect Diego Suarez and “decorated” by Artistic Director Paul Chaflin who also did the mansion. The goal was to create…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Miami series! Ever since our trip to Newport last summer, I’ve been fascinated with the Gilded Age. When I saw Vizcaya was located close to our hotel I knew it would be the perfect excursion for me. This mansion was built in 1916 for businessman James Deering. His father,…
Hi friends, welcome back! After spending a relaxing day in South Beach, it was time to head to Brickell for Jon’s conference the following day. Lucky for us the conference was at the Four Seasons. We don’t usually stay at 5-star hotels so this was a treat! We loved our room, especially all the space,…
Continue reading ➞ Brickell, Miami -Dogs & Cats Walkway & Sculpture Garden
Hi friends, welcome back to my Miami series! I hope you aren’t hungry because today’s post includes everything we ate on our trip. Our first stop after dropping off our bags in Miami was at La Sandwicherie, the most famous sandwich spot in Miami. Jon and I went to the North Beach location on our…
Hi friends, welcome to my Miami series! This trip is about as spontaneous as I can be. About two weeks before our migration south, Jon found out he had to attend a two-day work conference in Miami. I wasn’t planning on going, but when Jon said he was staying at the Four Seasons in Brickell,…
Hi friends, welcome back! March was a good month for Jon and I. We saw some Broadway shows, visited a museum, botanical garden, watched a lot of March Madness, and had a somewhat spontaneous trip to Miami. Jon had to go down for work so we flew down a day early to hang at Miami…
Hi friends, welcome back! Hope you are all staying warm! The weeks seem to be flying by, but I’m not complaining because that means I’m closer to finishing tax season and getting married! I meant to post about our Valentine’s Day last week but ran into some MAJOR technical difficulties! I updated my Mac to…
Hi friends, welcome to Miami part 2! (In case you missed part one, you can catch up here :)) Picking right up where I left off, on our second morning in Miami, Jon and I headed back to Cachito for coffee. Jon got the basic cold brew and I got a French press to warm…
Continue reading ➞ Miami Vacation Part 2 – A Day in South Beach
Hi friends, welcome back! Today I’m sharing part one of my long weekend in Miami! Now I’ll admit, Florida isn’t on my travel bucket list, but Jon had a work conference in Miami so we spontaneously decided to make a weekend out of it. Now I normally have our vacations scheduled in advance and do…
Continue reading ➞ Miami Vacation Part 1 – A Day in North Beach