Johnny and I generally try to go on trips a few times a year. For us, travel is more than just relaxing and enjoying a new scenery. Visiting new destinations, whether near or far, allows us to broaden our horizon and continuously gain knowledge on local cultures and history.
Here you will find highlights of the travels that we have done together, starting on the day we got engaged on September 21, 2007. Our most recent adventures can be found on top of the page.
Turks and Caicos Islands
01.08.2015 – 01.15.2015
Le Vele Resort on Grace Bay Beach
Providenciales . Little Water Cay . North Caicos . Middle Caicos
Mudjin Harbour, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
Nashville, TN
11.28.2014 – 11.30.2014
Home2 Suites by Hilton Nashville Vanderbilt
Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular . ICE! ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas . Grand Ole Opry . The Parthenon
ICE! ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Florida’s Emerald Coast
10.25.2014 – 10.28.2014
Fairfield Inn & Suites Fort Walton Beach-West Destin . TownePlace Suites Fort Walton Beach-Eglin AFB
Navarre Beach . Okaloosa Island . Destin . Santa Rosa . Grayton Beach . Seaside
Navarre Beach, FL
North Carolina’s Outer Banks
09.15.2014 – 09.19.2014
Oasis Suites Hotel
Roanoke Island . Nags Head . Kill Devil Hills . Corolla
Bodie Island Lighthouse, Nags Head, NC
Brunswick & Sea Island, GA
08.23.2014 – 08.26.2014
Holiday Inn Brunswick I-95 . The Inn at Sea Island
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site . Sea Island
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site
Charleston, SC
03.14.2014 – 03.15.2014
Town & Country Inn and Suites
The Citadel . Old Slave Mart Museum . City Market
The Citadel’s parade, Charleston, SC
Bal Harbour and the Florida Keys
02.08.2014 – 02.16.2014
The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort . The Westin Lake Mary
Coconut Palm Inn . Kona Kai Resort, Gallery & Botanic Gardens
Bal Harbour . Ancient Spanish Monastery . The Florida Keys . Jupiter . Mount Dora
Bahia Honda State Park, FL
Asheville (NC) and Greenville (SC)
11.22.2013 – 11.24.2013
Hotel Indigo Asheville Downtown & Courtyard Greenville Downtown
2013 National Gingerbread House Competition at The Omni Grove Park Inn . Candlelight Christmas Evenings at Biltmore House and Gardens . Asheville Holiday Parade . Downtown Greenville
2013 National Gingerbread House Competition at The Omni Grove Park Inn
Niagara Falls (Canada), Buffalo (NY), Pittsburgh (PA), and Lexington (KY)
09.05.2013 – 09.14.2013
Canada: Acacia Bed & Breakfast
US: Hampton Inn & Suites Buffalo Downtown, Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel, and Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Lexington Northeast
Niagara Falls, Canada
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
06.22.2013 – 06.29.2013
Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel
Massachusetts: Boston
Connecticut: Groton . Mystic
Rhode Island: Providence . East Greenwich . Jamestown . Newport . Middletown . Narragansett
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
02.24.2013 – 03.01.2013
Audubon Cottages & The Battle House Renaissance
New Orleans . Vacherie . Gulfport . Biloxi . Mobile
Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, Louisiana
Central Florida
12.29.2012 – 01.01.2013
Holiday Inn Express Crystal River & The Westin Tampa Bay
Fort Island Gulf Beach . Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park . Tarpon Springs . Swimming with the manatees with Bird’s Underwater Dive Center . Crystal River Archaeological State Park . Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park . Monkey Island on Homosassa River . Honeymoon Island . Rainbow Springs
Rainbow Springs, Dunnellon, FL
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (British West Indies)
10.20.2012 – 10.27.2012
Villa del Mar
Grace Bay Beach . Chalk Sound . Sapodilla Bay . Bight Reef . Parasailing . Smiths Reef . da Conch Shack . The Conch Farm . Provo Ponies . Juba Sound . Cheshire Hall Plantation . Taylor Bay . Leeward Beach
Sapodilla Bay, Providenciales
Northeast Florida
07.04.12 – 07.07.12
Residence Inn Amelia Island & Hammock Beach Resort
Amelia Island . Big Talbot Island State Park . Washington Oaks Gardens State Park . Hanging out at the resort & lots of fishing
Washington Oaks State Park, FL
Southern Nevada
04.06.12 – 04.11.12
Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa & The Signature at MGM Grand
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park . Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area . Hoover Dam and Lake Mead National Recreation Area . Valley of Fire State Park . Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas, NV
Savannah and Tybee Island, GA
02.16.12 – 02.19.12
Residence Inn Savannah Downtown/Historic District
Fort Pulaski National Monument . Savannah Riverfront and Squares . Forsyth Park . The Pirates’ House . City Market . Bonaventure Cemetery
Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA
Central Florida
12.29.11 – 01.01.12
Residence Inn Clearwater Downtwon
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park . Tarpon Springs Sponge Dock . Anna Maria Island
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, FL
Miami and Miami Beach, FL
11.3.11 – 11.07.11
The Mutiny Hotel & Edgewater South Beach
Key Biscayne . Friends’ wedding at the Biltmore Hotel . The Venetian Pool . Deering Estate at Cutler . Sleepless Night Miami Beach
Deering Estate at Cutler
Southern Maine and New Hampshire
08.18.11 – 08.23.11
USA Inn at Wells Beach & Homewood Suites Portland
Maine: Old Orchard Beach . The Kennebunks . Wells . York . Ogunquit . Kittery . Cape Elizabeth . Portland . Scarborough . Freeport . Yarmouth
New Hampshire: Portsmouth
Cape Neddick Lighthouse, ME
St. Augustine, FL
04.14.11 – 04.18.11
Renaissance World Golf Village Resort
Castillo de San Marcos . St. George Street (Saint Photios Shrine, Oldest School House, Old City Gates) . St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum . Lightner Museum & Flagler College . Fountain of Youth . Mission Nombre de Dios . St. Johns County Ocean Pier
Flagler College, FL
Miami Beach, FL
02.26.11 – 03.01.11
Fashionhaus Hotel & Courtyard Miami Beach Oceanfront
Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival . The Holocaust Memorial . Lincoln Road
The Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach, FL
Jekyll and St. Simons Islands, GA
09.25.10 – 09.28.10
Hampton Inn & Suites Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island: Driftwood Beach . Horton House . Jekyll Island Historic District . The Georgia Sea Turtle Center
St. Simons Island: St. Simons Lighthouse . Fort Frederica National Monument . The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort
Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, GA
Port St. Joe and Cape San Blas, FL
06.11.10 – 06.14.11
Port St. Joe rental house
Josh and Kristen’s wedding . Cape San Blas Lighthouse . Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park . Port St. Joe Marina
Port St. Joe, FL
Charleston, SC
04.26.10 – 04.30.10
Comfort Suites West of the Ashley
Charleston: Historic Charleston Carriage Tour with Palmetto Carriage Works . Charleston City Market . Waterfront Park . Magnolia Plantation & Gardens . Rainbow Row . The Battery . Folly Beach . Fort Sumter
Mount Pleasant: Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park . Patriots Points . Shem Creek
Kiawah Island: lunch at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Johns Island: the Angel Oak tree
Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC
Bahamas Cruise & Fort Lauderdale, FL
12.16.09 – 12.22.09
Ruby Princess Cruise Ship & Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Fort Lauderdale: Lauderdale-By-The-Sea . The Gallery at Beach Place . Bonnet House Museum & Gardens . Las Olas Riverfront . Sightseeing cruise on the Carrie B
Aboard the Ruby Princess Cruise Ship
Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chicago, IL
09.01.09 – 09.04.09
Residence Inn Chicago Downtown / Magnificent Mile
John Hancock Observatory . Cubs game at the Wrigley Field . Lake and River Tour with Wendella Sightseeing Co. . Cirque Shanghai at the Navy Pier . Skydeck Chicago at the Willis Tower . Millennium Park . Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park . Hershey’s Chicago
John Hancock Observatory, Chicago, IL
Miami Beach, FL
05.27.09 – 05.30.09
Sense South Beach Hotel
Jungle Island Miami . South Pointe Park . Nikki Beach . Espanola Way . Gansevoort Miami Beach . Mondrian South Beach . Dinner at Prime 112
Mondrian Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
Key Largo & Miami, FL
04.05.09 – 04.09.09
The Hampton Inn at Manatee Bay & Viceroy Miami
Key Largo: Everglades Ecology Tour from the Dolphin Cove . John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Miami: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden . Downtown and Design District
Sunset at Key Largo, FL
Nashville, TN
12.25.08 – 12.29.08
Gaylord Opryland & Hotel Indigo
Christmas package at the Gaylord (which includes the ICE! exhibition and the Radio City Rockettes)
The Parthenon . Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum . Ryman Auditorium
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Our Honeymoon
10.01.08 – 10.04-08
Loews Miami Beach Hotel & One Bal Harbour Resort & Spa
Miami Beach . Duck Tours South Beach . Coconut Grove . Vizcaya Museum & Gardens . Bal Harbour Shops . Spa treatments from One Bal Harbour
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL
Savannah (GA) and Hilton Head Island (SC)
07.25.08 – 07.27.08
Country Inn & Suites, Downtown Savannah & Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Head
Savannah’s River Walk . Hilton Head Island
River Street, Savannah, GA
Engagement Trip
09.21.07 – 09.23-07
The Chateau Elan Inn & SpringHill Suites Asheville
Chateau Elan . Downtown Asheville . Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC
This looks like an amazing adventure! You both look so happy 🙂
Posted by shotofadventure | March 1, 2015, 1:21 amThank you! We are happiest when we are traveling 🙂
Posted by fallequinox2006 | March 1, 2015, 1:32 amSame same 🙂
Posted by shotofadventure | March 1, 2015, 4:23 am