Category Archives: Traveling with Vai Athletica

5 Ways to stay cool when traveling!

I’m not gonna lie; I hate hot weather. For someone who spends an absurd amount of time at Disney World, I mostly hate the weather. So I’ve become adept at packing to keep myself comfortable.  Now I’d like to let you all know some of my secrets. From some things to wear to keep cool […]

Why Prague Should be your next European Adventure!

When I was growing up, Bohemia was a place of fantasy for me. I knew I was Bohemian, but what that meant couldn’t encompass what it felt like to be in my ancestral homeland. What was once Bohemia (with Prague at its center) became Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic (or Czechia.) Yet, despite all […]

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Four Must-Do Experiences in Ponce, Puerto Rico When visiting a place like Puerto Rico, it’s easy to just go to San Juan. It’s the largest city, the capital and often the most talked about in tourism. However, there is so much to Puerto Rico beyond San Juan–especially in Ponce. Ponce is the second-largest city on […]

Wanderfest

Wanderfest: Connecting with Wanderful Women By: Amanda Finn When my now pal Lauren Pelkey (@Wanderlulu) reached out to me about going to Wanderfest I hesitated. The week after that I was already going to be in New York City for a travel conference and it was finals week in my graduate program. But, when it […]

Costa Rica, 5 Reasons To Go

5 Reasons You Need to Visit Costa Rica By: Amanda Finn To be completely honest, Costa Rica was never on my bucket list. I had seen the photos of the gorgeous country, the wide variety of animals, and the food that words cannot begin to describe, and yet it just never called to me. That […]

NYC with Vai Athletica

If there is one thing I can teach anyone about visiting New York City, it’s this: be comfy. Over the course of my weekend in NYC in October I walked nearly 70,000 steps (that’s 35 miles) without even realizing it. You just walk everywhere in New York, how else can you experience the city? While […]

The Happiest Place On Earth

No matter how old I get, I will never stop loving Disney.  When I first went to Disney World I was 20-years-old and was immediately taken aback by the magic, joy, and wonderment. But trips to Disney aren’t all Mickey waffles and churros. There is some serious packing, planning, and executing that need to be […]