travels

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Hideaway Bay Resort

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Happy Monday to you all!

A lot of you were very interested in where MK and I went this past weekend, so I decided to do a post about it because we simple had the best experience and I just have to share. As I’ve said before, MK is the master of amazing getaways and Hideaway Bay is no exception. Located in Silver Creek New York, nestled in a cove off of Lake Erie, you’ll find this beautiful beach front resort. There are ten two bedroom luxury cottages and you get to call one your own. Also, no matter where you look there is just the most gorgeous view!

We arrived a before check in and headed to our day bed on the beach for relaxing and lunch. Let’s not forget to mention there is a fabulous bar on the beach as well delicious cocktails.

You guys know I’m a foodie and must talk about that. I had the crab and lobster roll with truffle fries for lunch and let me tell you, it is what dreams are made of. For dinner, fish tacos and again, perfection on a plate (it comes with two I ate one before snapping, oops).

Believe it or not, even though I’m an indoor animal, I love to jump on a kayak (in calm water that is). Mk and I had the absolute best time paddling and floating around.

After that fun, we headed to the onsite sauna (do we want it? Yea, we sure do.) for even more relaxing (see a theme yet?) not only was it a very Zen experience, but there was a huge window with, you guess it, another beautiful view. After that, it was time for the hot tub!

Pro travel tip: if a place has a signature drink. Drink it. This was the Summer Water Froze and let me tell you it was divine!

I think it’s safe to say we will be returning to Hideaway Bay. Trust me when I say it’s worth checking out. We got to relax so much we were ready to return to the chaos if life.

Check them out here: hideawaybayresortny.com

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope your week is fantastic and full of fun!

Live Well, Travel Often!

One thing I was a little sad about was due to our tons of walking and it also being Winter in Europe, I usually had on a coat and boots. But alas, I survived. Pictured below is "The Louvre " which as I'm sure you know houses the Mona Lisa and other famous works of art. 

These delicious meals were from an adorable cafe down the street from our hotel. MK had lasagna and I went with some Penne. It was just fabulous to say the least. 

As far as shows go it was between The Moulin Rouge or The Crazy Horse. We decided on The Crazy Horse and it was such an amazing show! So well done and extremely entertaining. We and our champagne sure did have a blast. 

In the first 10 minutes of us deciding to go to Paris I immediately started goggling the flagship Louboutin store. I knew in my heart I must go! And go we did. It was a beautiful store that was more like a shoe museum with a huge shoe Ferris wheel to boot (sorry not pictured, that may have screamed tourist). But, I purchased a gorgeous pair of classic black heels that I'll certainly have forever. You'll be seeing a lot of those.

This is actually a mall called Galleries Lafayette!! Most certainly the most beautiful one I have ever witnessed! One entire floor was lingerie alone. Which was definitely my first stop. 

When in Paris one must simply go to the Eiffel Tower! It was a pretty chilly day to be going to the top but that's exactly what we did. Even with the wind the sights were out of this world. Also, I wouldn't be me if I didn't get some Eiffel Tower Wine at the bottom!

Then it was off to Amsterdam. It was quite funny to go from the ever so chic Paris to the more grungy Amsterdam. A beautiful city nonetheless.  We drank lots of beer and enjoyed walking the cobblestone streets hand in hand having no place in particular to be. 

As you know, I'm such a Foodie by nature so sampling all the foods along the side streets is always something my soul just leaps for joy at the chance to do. This tasty bite was an onion and cheese number, yum. 

Both being fans of Heineken, we thought it was only right to tour the brewery. Afterward we obviously went and had some of this famous brew. Along with this beer, the new land we were in is also known for their French Fries with a Garlic Mayo. Again, pretty delicious. 

Yes, these were as amazing as they look! A signature food of Amsterdam is waffles, any way you want them! Mine was melted raspberry chocolate with ice cream and MK's was frozen. Both delicious. 

We had another perfect trip to Europe and were so blessed to be able to go back after our last trip five months ago! Traveling can clear the mind, put everything into perspective and give you great life experiences. So stop going to the same place you go every year and go somewhere you've never been, meet new people and take life in. It has a lot to offer.

If you would like to see all the photos from our trip check out our flickr site:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkillie/sets/72157650641543710/