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[Trip Report] Just 2 days in PDX for work, August 2023

September 3, 2023

Portland feels like Seattle’s little brother sometimes. Maybe it’s a little underrated. Maybe we think of it as playing second fiddle to Seattle’s natural...

[Trip Report] NYC for Work, July 2023

August 27, 2023

At the initial time of writing, this is the last report I have to do (minus day trips) to get on top of my backlog. Going to NYC for work would not be my...

[Trip Report] Just 2 days in SF for Work, June 2023

August 20, 2023

I debated whether this trip would be enough to report on but I ultimately decided it was worthwhile. On a similar topic, Ryan and I have been going on many...

[Trip Report] Florence, AZ, May 2023

August 13, 2023

We try to visit the desert when it’s less desert-y. Every time we’ve gone to Las Vegas, we’ve gone in winter - when it’s a little overcast, very mild, and...

[Trip Report] PDX for Work, May 2023

When I started writing this report, I claimed that I was actually getting on top of my trip backlog, but that is not actually true. That’s okay. Having too...

[Trip Report] Mt. Rainier, February 2023

Here’s something you should know about me and Ryan: we have different attitudes towards snow. For me, growing up in Ohio, I’ve seen enough snow to last me my...

[Trip Report] Melbourne, VIC, AU for work, October 2022

Last year, I got to attend an incredible engineering-wide event for my company in Melbourne, Australia. While I can't go into too much detail about the...

[Trip Report] Midtown Atlanta for Work, November 2022

Hi everyone! Well, once again, I'm devastatingly behind on trip writing. This was an interesting report to write, because my trip to Atlanta revolved largely...

[Critical Review] What's going well and not-so-well at Disney World

Hi everyone! This is the last post in our Walt Disney World November 2023 trip series. I’ve had a lot of fun reminiscing on this trip, and I’m excited to...

[Trip Report] Walt Disney World (Florida), November 2023

Hi everyone! At long last: welcome to our Walt Disney World trip report. This took a long time to put together. Our trip was, on-balance, amazing, but it was...

[Pictures and Memories] WDW 2022 Superlative Awards

February 26, 2023

I’ve been struggling to write a clear, comprehensive, sense-making report of our wild, wonderful time at Walt Disney World in November 2022. At this point, I...

[Trip Report] San Antonio, TX and Royal Rumble, January 2023

February 20, 2023

Hey everyone! Those of you who know me and Ryan well will know that I am, embarrassingly, already 4 trips behind on nifty.travel. 2022 turned out to be a...

[Trip Report] Alaska Cruise, August 2022

August 18, 2022

Ryan and I just got home from a 7-day cruise on the Norwegian Sun. We had never cruised before, and this cruise was meant to be our honeymoon - rescheduled...