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Isla Holbox – The Yucatan’s Best Worst-kept Secret
Beach Bars, Golf Carts, and Flamingos. Isla Holbox is the perfect place for chill. I don’t want to write this blog post. We don’t want to tell you how amazing Isla Holbox is. We want to keep this place a hidden little secret tucked away just for us. But you need to know. Isla Holbox was amazing. Where we left…
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Our 2020 Best of Travel Awards
Moments Most “Sisbehaving” Moment Little Sister – Skinny dipping in a roof top infinity pool during an impending hurricaine. It’s the funniest, not brightest, but it was damn fun. Read about our trip to Playa del Carmen Big Sister – This was during the first lockdown. Patti had recovered from COVID and was at my house with her husband, as…
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Playa del Carmen, a Hurricane, and a Justification to Return
Hopefully, you read our mini-blog on tips to survive a Hurricane. If so, you are well aware of the fact that this was not the highlight of our trip. Although, with a little humor and a lot of tequila, we look back on Playa del Carmen with a little affection. And a whole lot of complete head shaking. To pick-up…
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Adventure and Misadventure in the Yucatan Peninsula
Alternately titled: Beware washed out roads and the dreaded shakedown Goodbye to our Tulum Note: This trip occurred during the pandemic so many references were specific to the rules during that time. If you read our previous post, you would know that we would hate leaving Tulum. We fell in love. We discovered peace and calm and just fell in…
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Tulum – So Much More than a Pretty Instagram Picture
How Tulum went from being “Meh” to “Never Leaving” Tulum, the impossibly dreamy subject of all the coolest social media accounts, was the first of four places we planned to stay on our 10-day trip to Mexico. We were dying to see these views and experience this idyllic beach town, but would we be disappointed? We had just a few…
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5 Things You Need to Know to Endure a Category 1 Hurricane
So you booked a trip during Caribbean Hurricane Season? We thought we were in the clear, but in late October, you can’t be too sure. Follow these tips and you can “comfortably” get through a Category 1! Sister side note (ssn) – this is known as pre-hurricane ley seca (dry law) and it sucks! Ley Seca is also in effect…
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Bayfield WI and The Apostle Islands – Discover These Hidden Gems
The Apostle Islands consistently make the list of Best Places to see in the US. Located at the Southern end of Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin, the Apostle Islands are a group of 21 small islands. All but one island are uninhabited. Therefore, there are tons of hiking and camping opportunities in Bayfield and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Yes,…
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Exploring Along the Way from St. Paul to Duluth
St. Paul, Duluth, and some Minnesota countryside I love wake-ups in hotel rooms, soft beds, downy pillows, and hopefully a big fluffy comforter. All that combined with knowing I don’t have to make that bed always makes for a great day. Then just throw in getting up for a little early sisbehaving and you have for a recipe for a…
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Minneapolis – Highlights, Fun and Signs of Hope
Time to Explore Minneapolis After a successful Day 1 in Minneapolis, this is the part where the realization of traveling during a pandemic fully hits us, the search for an open coffee shop. We went on a bit of a quest, unsuccessfully walking to three spots listed as open. At a corner, we were fortunate enough to be stopped by…
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Minneapolis – Introduction to a Surprisingly Vibrant City
Minneapolis – Our first travel adventure during COVID-19 Back in February 2020 I signed up for a yoga training that I had been trying to schedule for over a year. I was so excited to have a weekend available to finally get this training done. However, it was in Minneapolis, not exactly a booming vacation destination from my bucket list.…
