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Tag Archives: Travel

A Week in Cabo for My Love’s Milestone Birthday

November 4, 2025by rachelannc Leave a comment

What’s a week in Cabo like? It’s nice to look back at these memories. Time flies and moments pass before we really get a moment to take it all in. […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog

A Trip to Sedona and Third Half Marathon

June 10, 2025by rachelannc 1 Comment

A trip to the desert to start off 2025 conquering a half marathon with zero training? Hell yeah. “It feels like a weird time to be doing this amidst all […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

Book Review: ‘Wild’ by Cheryl Strayed

March 14, 2025by rachelannc Leave a comment

I finally finished this one today! And what a journey it’s been with me over the years. I first picked this up during a hometown walk in the pandemic in […]

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Art, Reflection, Response

This is 31 and a Weekend in Utah

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“No regrets, baby, I just think that maybeIt’s natural when things lose their shineSo other things can glowI’ve gotten older now, I knowHow to take care of myselfI found a […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

Texas Sun, a Half Marathon and My Cowboy in LA

December 17, 2023by rachelannc Leave a comment

Texas, you were a dream. Country dance halls and saloons, my first time riding a horse, Tex-Mex eats, the Spurs and the open road… There’s such a charm about Texas […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

A Week in NYC and my First US Open

October 13, 2023by rachelannc Leave a comment

This past August into September, I made a trip with Alex to New York since my Mom wanted to watch the US Open in New York. We matched up our […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

Quirky in Albuquerque: A Solo Trip to the Desert with Incubus

October 11, 2023by rachelannc 1 Comment

Sometimes being in a place on your own attracts like souls like you — and I’m so grateful. I made a quick 3-day trip out to Albuquerque, New Mexico this […]

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Celebrities, Concerts, Music, Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

A Day in Joshua Tree and the Perseid Meteor Shower

October 9, 2023by rachelannc 3 Comments

It’s mid-August and the heat of summer. My love has spent the first half of the year in hardcore study mode and just passed the first half of his exams. […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

A Summer Slow-up

December 29, 2022by rachelannc 2 Comments

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it,” as cult-favorite Ferris Bueller wisely once said. It’s time for a […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

Five Days in the Pacific Northwest

June 24, 2022by rachelannc Leave a comment

When Seattle is just a three hour drive from Portland and less rain away, you make a road trip out of it. Sometimes I don’t even know how I fell […]

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Reflection, Travel, Vlog, Writing

My First Trip to NYC Was a Dream

October 25, 2021by rachelannc Leave a comment

I finally made it to New York City, and it was a dream. “God, tell us the reasonYouth is wasted on the youngWe’re searching for meaning.Are we all lost stars,Trying […]

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Response, Vlog

Getaway Trips, a Vlog and Fall Beginnings

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Sometimes, you just wanna get up and pack up your belongings and go. It’s been a long time coming since I’ve made or shared a new vlog with you, and […]

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Reflection, Vlog

To Begin, Again

August 29, 2020by rachelannc Leave a comment

To begin again. I’ve always lived my life on the go. Here or there, across the state and back. My friends and family can barely keep up with me because […]

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Reflection, Vlog

Moving Out and Moving On

June 30, 2020by rachelannc 2 Comments

I’ve always been the biggest advocate of self love and self care, in whatever way that means to you. Ever since this pandemic started, I watched the world slow down […]

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Reflection

My Life as a Roadie with Meg & Dia on the California ‘Happysad’ Tour

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“Woke up this morning with the weirdest case of the butterflies,” I wrote that Tuesday morning on my phone. Just the day before, I got a call from a band […]

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Concerts, Music, Reflection, Vlog, Writing

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