Friends would always come to me asking for travel suggestions and on a flight to Paris in 2009, I realized it made sense to put all of my travels and experiences in one spot on a blog. For the first two years, my blog was private, for friends and family. In 2011 I made it public, although I was quite hesitant about opening up my private life to the world. I have since gotten over that and embrace sharing my travels, food, wine, shopping tips or favorite day-to-day activities with my readers here and on social media.