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GROUP TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Vietnam 🇻🇳

Join me on for the ultimate Vietnam adventure where we will venture off the beaten path and immerse ourselves in authentic local life.

FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 1, 2027
11 days / 10 nights

Ho Chi Minh > Hoi An > Hue > Pu Luong > Hanoi > Bai Tu Long Bay

Trip Activities Include:
🏯 Visiting local temples
🛶 Kayaking in canals and bays
🥾 Trekking to waterfalls
⛵️ Overnight bay cruise
🚲 Biking through rice paddy fields
🍚 Cooking class
🚃 Overnight train ride
🍢 Street food tour
And more!

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✨ GROUP TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

Join me on a magical group trip to Germany and Austria as we explore the Christmas markets of Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna 🎄🎅🏽☕️

DECEMBER 3-9, 2026
7 days / 6 nights

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ‼️
First 8 people to sign up get a $175 discount

Trip Activities Include:
✨ Nymphenburg Palace
✨ Munich Christmas Markets
✨ Mulled Wine Tasting
✨ Hohensalzburg Fortress
✨ Salzburg Christmas Market
✨ Three Village Christmas Market Tour
✨ Vienna Christmas Markets
✨ Schönbrunn Palace
And more!

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48 hour road trip to Austin and New Braunfels, TX ✌🏼

🪕 Live music: Gruene Hall and Bangers on Rainey Street
🍽️ Local eats: The Bird House, Summer on Music Lane, Bangers, Leroy & Lewis BBQ
🍺 Local breweries, beer gardens, and and distilleries: Faust, St Elmo, Meanwhile, Old Gregg, Still, Cosmic
☕️ Coffee: Palomino, Summer on Music Lane
📍 Districts: Gruene, South Congress, Rainey Street
🛏️ Hotel with a view: Marriot Downtown Austin

Highlight of the trip: Having Michelin Star bbq at . Only 4 in total American style bbq joints have received this recognition. All located in Texas, 3 in Austin alone. The flat iron and cheddar cheesecake stole the show 🤤

Something I really wanted to do in Japan was go to an Omakase dinner. It translates to “I’ll leave it up to you,” where you entrust the chef to curate a multi-course meal using the freshest ingredients they have at that moment. These dinners often take place over 1.5-3 hours as the chef prepares 10-20 different courses as one perfect bite per guest.

We simply ran out of time in Japan, there’s just so much to see and do, and it’s something I WILL do when I return. If you watch my stories I’ve been grasping on to anything Japanese related as I miss this country so damn much. So as I’m spending Christmas week in Houston, we decided to check out a very highly rated Omakase restaurant , that offered a smaller happy hour version that was also a fraction of the cost with 9 courses.

In order served:
- Tempura pumpkin
- Daikon wrapped salad
- Chili clementine yellowtail
- Ginger citrus striped bass
- Tasmanian ocean trout nigiri
- Strawberry chimichurri salmon
- Oak grilled ginger and candied citrus escolar
- Grilled Japanese eggplant nigiri with lemon curd
- Coconut tapioca with blueberries, hazelnut, and lychee sorbet

We ordered two additional bites off the regular non happy hour menu:
- Korean mint fried chicken
- Sous-vide shallot wagyu

Pretty sure the striped bass was the best piece of raw fish I’ve ever had. And I hate eggplant and this dish totally changed my mind.

Sharing for those ever visiting Houston and want a bougie dinner on a budget 🙌🏼