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Camp Social sign with a lake in the background

Camp Social Sesh Highlights: My Workouts from an All-Women’s Camp Weekend

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A few months ago, I shared my recap of my first all-women’s adult camping experience at Camp Social in the Poconos. You can read the full experience here. As promised in that post, I’m back to highlight my favorite “seshes” (aka workouts and movement-based activities) that I got to experience at camp. From adrenaline-filled challenges to surprisingly intense […]

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Panoramic view of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge spanning a bright blue ocean with scenic rocks in the foreground.

San Francisco Highlights: A First-Timer-Friendly Sprint Through the City

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Happy 2026, friends! I hope you enjoyed the holidays. Despite the unusual rainy Christmas and New Year in SoCal, we made a weekend trip up north to close out 2025. During the holiday break, my husband and I met up with a grade school friend and her husband in the Bay Area. Technically, us wifeys

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St. Louis Cathedral New Orleans

A Cajun Christmas in New Orleans

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Growing up Filipino and Catholic, Christmas was always meant to be spent with family. The routine rarely changed — Christmas Eve was reserved for noche buena preparations and last-minute gift wrapping, followed by midnight Mass and a feast that lasted well past midnight. On Christmas Day, you either get to sleep in or the younger

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View of the lake with a Camp Social sign

Camp Social: A Much Needed All-Women’s Sleepaway Weekend

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Why I Signed Up for an All-Inclusive, Adults-Only Sleepaway Camp? If you read my recent blog about wandering around New York in 7 hours, you might remember that my friend, Jenna, and I were headed to an all-women’s camp afterward. That plan came from a simple question we asked each other while I was spending

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Stunning view of the Brooklyn Bridge and New York City skyline illuminated at night.

Wandering around Lower Manhattan/Downtown New York

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Sometimes, the best adventures happen by chance. This New York trip wasn’t planned as a sightseeing getaway—it was actually for logistics! My friend and I were heading to an all-women’s weekend camp, and since the bus to camp departed from NYC, we decided to fly in a day early. That turned into a seven-hour, 21,000-step

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11 Favorite Locations on our “Schitt’s Creek” Day Trip

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I love it when the 4th of July lands on a Friday or a Monday. It’s an incentive to plan a mini getaway and take advantage of a long holiday weekend. This year, my husband and I decided to cross the border to Toronto to check off a bucket list I’d had since discovering the

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