You may not have heard of the city of Mesa unless you are from Arizona and I am here to change that! Mesa is a city just East of Phoenix, Arizona and there is a lot to eat, see and do here. Mesa has changed a lot over the years and I recently started exploring and was inspired to create the Ultimate Mesa Food and Drink Bucket List.
Let me know if I missed any restaurants, enjoy!
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In 2023, my friend Geert got married in Pescara, Italy and since we were traveling so far to celebrate his love…we decided to turn it into an epic European summer vacation. We visited Italy and Spain and had the best time!
Check out everything we did in 15 days and let me know if you are inspired to book a trip!
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I was super excited to visit Sorrento because everything I read online told me that it was a hidden gem and I found that to be extremely true! Sorrento is beautiful, a lot less crowded than Positano, more affordable, and the food is incredible! We stayed at Hotel Bellevue Syrene, a 5 star hotel with its own beach club that I 1000% recommend.
Check out everything I learned from visiting the Bellevue Syrene Beach Club and let me know if I’ve convinced you to book a trip.
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Here at Enthusiastic About Life, we are huge fans of all sorts of different food. As I travel the United States, I love seeing how different states do Southern Food. Check out all of the Southern Food I’ve eaten throughout the United States and let me know which spot sounds the best!
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When you think of Tucson, I really hope that hiking comes immediately to mind because that is one of my favorite activities to do here. There are so many hikes to choose from depending on what difficulty level you want as well as what are you are looking to hike in. My favorite hike is definitely Seven Falls but there’s plenty of other hikes that I always love to recommend!
Feel free to comment below if I’m missing your favorite Tucson hike. Happy hiking!
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One of the first places to visit on my Barcelona bucket list was the Basílica de la Sagrada Família! It is beautiful and super impressive in person, I highly recommend you all check it out. It was designed by Antoni Gaudi, one of the most famous architects in Spain.
Check out all of my photos to inspire you to visit!
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This year, I gave myself a goal of reading 12 books and since I received so many amazing book recommendations, I ended up reading 35!
Check out the 35 books that I read (in the order that I read them) and let me know what books to add to my 2024 list!
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I cannot believe that 2023 is almost over, it seriously just flew by. In 2017, I started a tradition of rounding up my favorite photos from each year however we had a slight hiatus in 2020 and 2021 but we came back in 2022!
Check out my favorite travel photos from 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022.
This year, I was able to cross off several new cities in Italy, see more of the beautiful United States and make several trips to the motherland.
Every year, I take some time to reflect on how that year went; and this year I will continue the tradition of rounding up one photo per trip to hopefully inspire you to travel a little more! Enjoy!
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Here at Enthusiastic About Life, we are huge fans of all sorts of different food. As I travel the United States, I love seeing how different states do pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread). Check out all of the pan dulce I’ve eaten throughout the United States and let me know which spot sounds the best!
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Tucson is a hiker’s paradise, I’ve said it time and time again. Whenever someone asks me what there is to do in Tucson I always say the same three things: eating, hiking, and exploring the beautiful University of Arizona campus! One of my favorite surprising areas to hike is behind Loews Ventana Canyon Resort.
Matt and I spent this last weekend in a new part of Tucson that I had never experienced before and it was such a beautiful area! Loews Ventana Canyon Resort is my new favorite hotel in Tucson as it has some amazing walking and hiking trails right behind it.
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