My family spent last Spring Break in New Orleans. St Patrick's Day happened to be in the middle of Spring Break, so New Orleans was a pretty crazy place! I walked down Bourbon Street in the midst of all the green chaos, and lived to tell the tale. Even though New Orleans is wild, it has a lot of interesting history... and ghost stories…

In Valparaiso, we stayed at a boutique hotel called Casa Higueras. There was a beautiful view of the port and city out the windows, and from the rooftop deck. At night, an ombre sunset would make the view priceless. There was even a hot tub and infinity pool…

The second part of our trip last winter involved exploring central Chile. My dad was a foreign exchange student in Rengo, Chile when he was in high school. We visited my dad's host family in their country house with a pool and mountain view. It was fun to see all of the things my dad has talked so much about…

Spending time in the Patagonia region of Chile last winter was pretty spectacular! We stayed at Los Torres Hotel in Torres Del Paine National Park. There were guanacos, pumas, flamingos, armadillos, and other wild life everywhere you turned. One day we hiked 13 miles in the Andes mountains…

Our adventure began at a Chilean ranch in the southern most part of the country. On the ride to our resort in Patagonia, we stopped at a old-fashioned ranch for a delicious lunch and tour. We saw sheep shearing and had mocktails by the fire while listening to a traditional Chilean band…