travel & lifestyle blog by Carly Barnes Kibler
I was tempted to name this blog post like an episode of “Friends” and call it “The One with all the Tulips”. The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival was a dream location that I placed on my bucket list over a year ago. I would like to tell you it was everything I hoped it would be but it was so much more. Continue reading “WOODEN SHOE TULIP FESTIVAL”
St. Patrick’s Cathedral opened over 130 years ago in 1879 and it is truly a work of art. Continue reading “ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL”
Ever the hungry girls in New York City, we made our way to Grand Central Station for a lunch date at The Oyster Bar. If I’m being completely honest (and I try always to be honest with you) I had no idea that there were restaurants on the bottom floor of this exquisite train terminal. Let’s have a look around. Continue reading “GRAND CENTRAL STATION + THE OYSTER BAR”
Powell’s City of Books is located in Portland and takes up an entire city block. You could walk around for hours and still not see everything but this bibliophile thinks it’s worth a shot. If you’re worried about parking, Powell’s has its own garage that’s free if you buy a certain dollar value in books and save your receipt. So with our challenge laid out for us… the hunt was afoot. Continue reading “POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS”
Hey everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend. We went to Charleston, South Carolina for the first time and had a blast. I wanted to share the details of our trip with y’all. Continue reading “WEEKEND IN CHARLESTON”
I know I shared one of the pictures from Central Park when I wrote my birthday post but I wanted you all to see the others as well. I also want to announce the winner of the macaron giveaway! Continue reading “SNAPSHOTS FROM CENTRAL PARK + GIVEAWAY WINNER”
There was still snow up to my knees on Mt. Hood at the end of April. This Tennessee girl gets excited over a few flurries so this was definitely “stock up on milk and bread” level for me. At one point, I fell face first in the snow. I disappeared for a few seconds, ha! Continue reading “MT. HOOD”
While Chris and his cousin Ryan went skiing, Colette took the boys and I to Little Zigzag Falls. The falls are just a short walk away from the parking lot which is great for kids. The trail was still covered in snow so the walk was exceptionally beautiful that day. Continue reading “LITTLE ZIGZAG FALLS HIKE”
Our first big stop in New York City was the Empire State Building. We dropped our luggage at the hotel, ate a quick bite at Junior’s, and headed to the famous landmark. Continue reading “EMPIRE STATE BUILDING”
