Hello! Welcome to Monday Memories, a weekly series where I post past trips throughout the US of A. I decided to start this series because I’ve visited a fair amount of states before I started this blog and if I only post about places that I go moving forward,...
Hello! Remember when I went to Maine?? No? Well you would remember it if you followed me on Twitter because I wrote about my trip for popular travel site The Lost Girls! Another reason you might not remember my trip to Maine is because well…it was almost 3 months...
I am a horrible person. I have not blogged in almost two months and I’m completely ashamed of myself. I refuse to say “I was busy” because honestly everyone is busy and when it comes down to it, we make time for what we make time for. Bottom line,...
Hey all! Remember that time I went to Denver? Yea, me neither. Kidding! First off let me apologize for taking SO long for writing about my most recent trip. The week after vacation is always miserable and mine was particularly a mess due to some recent shake ups at work. Now...
Well…not quite, but close! Last weekend I attended the New York Times Travel Show. It’s essentially a trade show that takes place at the Javits Convention Center complete with cultural performances, food demos, speaker seminars and a rock climbing wall. I read about the show a few years ago and attended...
Happy Mardi Gras!! At this very moment, someone is screaming uncontrollably, puking, showing their boobs, drunkenly crying and catching Mardi Gras beads! ALL AT THE SAME TIME! Hahaha I’m totally kidding. I went to Mardi Gras last year and I had a wonderful time, hangover not required. So, in...
Happy almost Fat Tuesday!! I’m a firm believer that one thing that needs to be on EVERYONE’S bucket list is a trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras at least once. Yes it can be a drunken hot mess with all the drinking in public and flashing skin that...
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Look it up. I spent the day in Lafayette (about an hour from my grandparents home) because I always knew it was the heart of Cajun country. It has an amazing history and incredible food. My mom and I went to visit one of...
Ahhh Louisiana how I love thee. This state is so interesting because I feel like people either fear it, or believe that New Orleans is the only city that exists. Well. It’s not. My mother was born and raised in a small town called Welsh, Louisiana (grew up speaking Creole) and is a...
Hey! I find it a little odd to make an introduction of myself to basically…a computer…but here goes. I’m Shayla, I live in New York City and I’ve been here for almost 4 years. I’m sure I’ll have an “about me” section on this blog at some point so...