Do you love design and travel? It is that time again for another #TravelWellDesigned chat, where Natalie Discala with Oh! Travelissima and I turn to Twitter to talk with some of the travel industry’s most well-traveled influencers and design innovators in travel to share the beautiful design details we discover around the world. Save the date for our next …

When my oldest daughter was just nine months old, we took a last minute trip to Mexico. It was a bit of a spontaneous trip, marked by an open week on the calendar and a desperate need for some rest and sunshine during a rainy spring in Seattle. We were still new …

Moms! Do you love to pin? I spend a considerable amount of my day on social media. Both to connect with Hip Travel Mama audiences and for clients. While I love staying connected with friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter and sharing photos through Instagram, do you want to know what tool …

I believe that great ideas are born when we get outside of our daily routine and follow our passion. For Steph Lawrence and Aashi Vel, that idea was to create Traveling Spoon, a new service that connects travelers with authentic and vetted homemade meal experiences in family’s homes around the world. One part culinary travel …

You could say I’m a wee bit fanatical about discovering new, beautifully designed hotels. I can spend hours on Pinterest pinning stylish hotels and I select our vacations based on the prettiest hotel I can find for our travel budget.  Despite popular belief, staying in hip or luxury hotels with the kids is possible. You …

Spring has finally arrived in Seattle and my husband and I celebrated with a recent Seattle romantic weekend getaway at Salish Lodge & Spa. This romantic getaway was part “homework” and other part much needed (and overdue) time to reconnect and relax without the kids. This year you will see …