Category Archives: Travel

Paris Day 1 & Off to London // Europe Travel Vlog #2 & 3

I hope you guys have been enjoying the vlogs because I have had fun making them! Honestly, I thought it was going to be such a pain to compile all the video I took but it’s been a fun way to relive our trip. I secretly think Dave is enjoying that I made them now too. He wasn’t into the idea of filming it at all and thought it was the most terribly embarrassing thing… but I think seeing the final product may have him thinking differently.

I think something interesting about vlogging is that because I focused on only filming short clips, I didn’t miss out on any part of our trip. My goal was just to create short snippets of our days, and not long monologs of me talking to the camera. While I do enjoy watching those sometimes, I just can’t imagine that it’s a great way to really experience travel.

Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France / hellorigby seattle fashion blogPlease note the bag in Dave’s hand contained a coffee eclair, and it was damn delicious. It was from the little pâtisserie in the second video. ;)

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Seattle to Vancouver {Europe Trip Vlog #1}

Finally finally finally I something about my trip to share! I thought I was going to have time to go through all the video footage I took over the weekend, but we ended up having a few things come up that needed our attention, and then it was Dave’s birthday. Basically time = non-existent. You know how it goes.

Seattle to Vancouver // Europe Travel Vlog #1 // hellorigby seattle travel & lifestyle blog

 

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Seattle Food Tours Blogger Meetup

A couple of weekends back, I ventured downtown despite some insane traffic (due to all the events happening that weekend and lane closures) to meet up with a group of bloggers for the Seattle Food Tours at Pike Place Market! Of course this post is also timely because I just shared where to eat, shop, and what to do in Seattle at Have Need Want. Talk about kismet, right?

Pike Place Market: Public Market Center Sign / hellorigby seattle lifestyle and fashion blog

Our adventure began in the heart of Pike Place Market, hearing the history of how it began, how it almost was destroyed, and how the people of the city resurrected it. It’s one of my favorite places to recommend to new visitors to Seattle. From the farmers to the artisans to the amazing food available in just a few steps in every direction, Pike Place has it all.

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Faux Brie and a Broken Down Taxi: Bahamas Recap

Unpopular opinion time: I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I was slightly disappointed by the Bahamas and cruising in general.

Bahamas 4 Day Norwegian Sky Cruise Review and Trip Recap / hellorigby seattle lifestyle and fashion blog

Don’t get me wrong, it was a beautiful place, full of sandy beaches, color, and sun (well, one day at least.) But I guess I had expected more culture and life. What you see when you get off the boat doesn’t seem real – it’s all set up for tourists. And as soon as you get back on the ship, they pack up and leave. When you walk by the stands owned by locals, you’re hollered at to come and look in their space of the Straw Market where they insist on trying to “strike a deal” with you.

*Warning: Mega photo dump ahead. Continued after the jump for the benefit of your browser. ;)

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French Toast & Pirate Ducks: A Day in Miami

I thought about doing one large photo dump… but I thought I’d spare your computer the heart attack of loading my 500 photos and split it into two posts.

I’m really not posting 500 photos though, promise.

If you haven’t been around here in awhile, I was gone last week on a trip to Miami Beach Florida, then boarded a cruise ship to the Bahamas with my friend and fellow blogger, Sarah.

Miami, Florida Beach Skyline and Water / hellorigby!

Our two days in Miami kind of ended up being only one day… we took a red-eye to get there Friday night our time, and ended up in Miami Saturday afternoon. We got our rental car, almost got killed driving on their scary highways (honestly, Florida residents, do all people drive like maniacs there?!), drove around to not find any street parking near the hotel at all, dragging our bags like the tourists that we were from the parking garage a million blocks away, and arrived at our hotel. We then did a little shopping, got some food, took a nap, got some more food, then watched the Seahawks game. At some point, we fell asleep and didn’t wake up until 2pm the next day. Yeah, seriously.

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