https://www.travelingsidekick.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-11-03 https://www.travelingsidekick.com/blog/25yearfriendshipanniversary monthly 0.5 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/5ac8e621-a565-4cab-8049-03657181817c/Kim%26Amanda.JPG Blog - When the Universe Aligns: 25 Years of Friendship Meets the World's Biggest Weekend (And Taylor Swift) - Kim & I from the archives Kim and Amanda back in their early years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1758239829951-IFJBU20XL1PSXAMCLQQC/GirlsJustWantFun.jpg Blog - When the Universe Aligns: 25 Years of Friendship Meets the World's Biggest Weekend (And Taylor Swift) - Disneyland Paris Girls Trip The secret to looking fabulous while drinking champagne on Main Street at Disneyland Paris is having friends like Lindsey and Brittany who understand that when you're living your actual best life, you document it properly. Because let's be honest - if you're going to be three grown women giggling with champagne flutes in the most magical place on earth, you might as well own it completely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/e9f9f529-e5f0-4a10-8d71-bf91266fab64/WeWereInParis.JPG Blog - When the Universe Aligns: 25 Years of Friendship Meets the World's Biggest Weekend (And Taylor Swift) - As the Taylor Swift song goes… “We were in Paris…” No, we actually were. This is not our first girls trip. 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Add to that a light-up Christmas necklace & I’ve got a personal disco ball, blinking away like a merry little beacon of holiday cheer, plus a graphic tee that screams "I am here for ALL the magic and I will wear my enthusiasm on my sleeve, literally." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/b9163055-d2a9-451e-87ce-db7db3188c38/CinderellasCastleCelebrate.JPG Blog - The Ultimate Disney World Timing Secret: Why When You Go Changes Everything (And I Mean Everything) - Make it stand out Here we have it, folks - the official "I'M BACK AT THE MOST MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH AND MY HEART MIGHT LITERALLY EXPLODE FROM JOY" pose, complete with full arm extension because when you're standing in front of Cinderella Castle, anything less than total body celebration is just not going to cut it. Look, I know what you're thinking - "Haven't you seen it before?" And yes, BUT magic doesn't get old, people. Magic gets better with age, like fine wine or that one pair of jeans that somehow fits perfectly no matter what decade we're in. Every single time I see this ridiculous, beautiful, completely over-the-top fairy tale castle, I turn into that kid who believed in happily ever after and pixie dust and the revolutionary concept that dreams actually do come true. So yes, I am throwing my arms up like I just scored the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl of childhood fantasies, because honestly? That's exactly what this is. Another day in paradise, another chance to believe in magic. ✨ https://www.travelingsidekick.com/blog/from-london-to-lerwick-my-18-day-quest-to-perfect-the-british-accent monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/d7cef671-8689-4a05-a08f-46d5333b5fc6/TowerBridge.jpg Blog - From London to Lerwick: My 18-Day Quest to Perfect the British Accent - Make it stand out The Tower Bridge taken on our last trip - I hope the weather is like this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1751045628628-SLDTYMZ48QPJAYZKXYIO/unsplash-image-rTG1TR6Ygb0.jpg Blog - From London to Lerwick: My 18-Day Quest to Perfect the British Accent - Make it stand out Cobh, Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1751045714301-JCW5OQW3FOBX36HOVJAN/unsplash-image-V4bw40W9fGw.jpg Blog - From London to Lerwick: My 18-Day Quest to Perfect the British Accent - Make it stand out Giants Causeway along Northern Ireland’s coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1751045793379-9E29YMKGZ62RNP01CCWB/unsplash-image-q_ZQ3FmjIbc.jpg Blog - From London to Lerwick: My 18-Day Quest to Perfect the British Accent - Make it stand out Am I going on this cruise just to see Shetland Ponies on the Shetland Island? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1751045914265-8CEPFDHPTHRVBJVBK00C/unsplash-image-hXiCv-pR_78.jpg Blog - From London to Lerwick: My 18-Day Quest to Perfect the British Accent - Make it stand out Edinburgh Castle is said to have had design inspiration for Hogwarts Castle https://www.travelingsidekick.com/blog/forget-what-you-thought-you-knew-about-family-cruises monthly 0.5 2025-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/fde8dfcd-4c16-458c-83f1-31cb6a28437e/CarnivalCelebrationKey.jpg Blog - Forget what you thought you knew about family cruises - Make it stand out Celebration Key’s Paradise Portal Entrance https://www.travelingsidekick.com/home daily 1.0 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1644868187721-3VDOWUQZPWQ3U58QAR9T/Untitled+design+%282%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1644868264478-Q2HTV7PGF3A8CBL0KB12/Untitled+design+%283%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1644868347936-FGPEO88Y7YXW1X4XX23A/Untitled+design+%284%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/1644868517436-UXEY3I7IG7AZRZLMJF0M/Untitled+design+%285%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a9aba8f1d613449bfd4ca/fe4d6126-dac8-48d7-9bb8-7e61f23fee90/AmandaFloatingLanternsRiviera.jpg Home Firsthand Travel Experience I have spent my life traveling the United States and the world. 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