And the Winner Is....

Thank you for everyone who participated in this giveaway! The more people that enter these giveaways, the better the prizes and the more giveaways I can host!

Using random.org a winner has been (randomly) selected!

Congrats to Amanda Blakeman! I'll be sending your package soon!

I will be doing another giveaway soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

GIVEAWAY TIME!

In honor of our big move to Hawaii, I will be doing a giveaway! This will be the first of many, so keep an eye out! If you win this giveaway you will get

• Hawaiian Foods
• Hawaiian Candy
• Hawaiian Cards
• Lei
• Hawaiian Mug
• Hawaiian Post Cards
• And any other Hawaiian goodies I decide to throw in.

In order to enter, you must be 18 years or older and be willing to give me your address. You name, email, address will not be shared with anyone and will only be used if you are chosen as the winner.

You must use your email to sign up (simply enter your email on the right side where it says "Let's Go On an Adventure!" You get an extra entry if you follow me on Instagram! 

So hurry and enter! 

Just click the link below!

Enter the Giveaway!

Our First Trip to North Shore

After Cody got off work today, we decided to make our way to North Shore to spend the evening. Since we've only been on the island for a week, neither of us have been there.

On the drive there, we had amazing views of the cloud capped mountains.

This is just one view that I will never get tired of seeing. 

Our first stop was Matsumoto's Shave Ice. 

It's a small place that usually has a line out the door, but it is so worth the wait. In fact, the line moves quite quickly. 

You may be thinking, why would I wait in line for a shave ice? Well, I can answer that quite easily. It's absolutely delicious. It doesn't have the syrupy taste that most shave ice has. They have so many flavors to choose from (38 to be exact).

Next stop, Island Vintage Coffee. Who would've thought we would stop at a coffee shop?

The store is stocked with all sorts of goodies. They have various mugs, coffees and local treats available for purchase. To top it off, the coffee is awesome!

We finally made our way towards the beach... well... a beach. We aren't exactly sure which beach we ended up at, but we do know that it was in North Shore.

From this beach we were able to see the mountains. (I know. I know. You're thinking, will she shut up about these mountains already? But I just can't help it. I'm in love with them).

We stayed long enough to see the sunset. It was really pretty.

A local, paddle boarding

Although we didn't have to opportunity to do much this evening, we definitely enjoyed our time at North Shore. We will most definitely be making a return visit, so keep your eyes peeled!

The Best Coffee Shops in Kentucky

As you may know, when we travel we always try local coffee shops. We've visited over half of the country and have been to coffee shops in each place we visit.

I grew up in Kentucky and it will always be my home. So when we were there visiting family, I decided to try out some of the coffee shops around my small town. There are so many hidden gems you can find if you just look.

• Kentucky Coffee Tree

When we are in town we always make sure to make a stop here. It's one of my favorite coffee shops out of all the ones I've visited. The coffee is always delicious and the employees are so kind. 

Inside the coffeeshop, they have tall bookshelves that line the walls. All of the books are available for purchase next door at Poor Richard's Books. You can actually acess the bookstore through a joining door in the coffee shop. Poor Richard's Books has two floors. The upstairs floor is filled with antique books. There's even a huge window where you can look out over historic downtown Frankfort. 

There is another joining door that leads to store that sells local artwork. It's called Completely Kentucky.

If you're ever in Kentucky, you should definitely make a stop by.

235 W Broadway St
Frankfort Ky 40601

Mon - Wed: 6am - 9pm
Thu- Fri: 6am - 11pm
Sat: 8am - 10pm
Sun: 8am - 9pm

Phone: 502- 875- 3009

• Coffee Times

I tried this coffee shop for the first time in high school, when a good friend of mine took me. Even though I no longer live in the state, when I make it back home, I always stop by.
I absolutely love the coffee here and the employees are so helpful and friendly. They offer quite a few pastries (might I recommend the macroons?).
They even have a wall that has big jars filled with various types of teas.So there's a little something for everyone.

They have a community journal where anyone can write in it.

Connected to it, they have a shop where you can buy coffee mugs, coffee beans and pretty much anything else you need to make delicious coffee at home. Connected to their little shop, is a store called Street Scene. It's filled with all things vintage. Definitely a cool shop.

2571 Regency Rd
Lexington Ky 40503

Mon-Sat: 7:30am - 9 pm
Sun: 11am - 6pm

Phone: 859- 277- 9140

• Daily Offerings Coffee Roasters

We went to this coffee shop and we really enjoyed our time there. They roast their own coffee beans in store. They have a fairly large variety of drinks you can choose from.

The coffee itself is delicious and the employees are so kind and helpful. 

529 W Main St
Lexington Ky 40507

Mon-Fri: 7am - 8pm
Sat: 8am - 5pm
Sun: 9am - 5pm

Phone: 859- 368- 7906

• Highland Coffee Company

I first learned of this coffee shop because of a bumper sticker on a car. It said "I know where Highland Coffee is." I thought it was so witty that I just had to stop by. 

The atmosphere is super welcoming and warm. The coffee is delicious. They even offer three variations of Nitro Coffee. If you've never had Nitro coffee you should definitely try it. 

1140 Bardstown Rd
Louisville Ky 40204

Mon-Thurs: 6am - 10pm
Fri: 6am - 12am
Sat: 6:30am - 12am
Sun: 6:30am - 10pm

Phone: 502-451-4545

• Sixth and Main Coffeehouse

This coffee shop has some delicious coffee and honestly, some of the kindest employees. We sat and talked with Kathryn for quite a while.

There are shelves of books available for purchase, as well as various coffee mugs and local artwork. There are even two pokestops in the shop.

547 Main St
Shelbyville Ky 40065

Phone: 502- 647- 7751

• Southland Perk

This coffee shop just got a new owner, Luke Gifford. He is super friendly and makes delicious coffee. Cody actually got the opportunity to show him some magic tricks. We stayed and talked to Luke for well over 30 minutes. He even let us know of some local events that were going on.

There is a "Pay it Forward" bulletin board where you can purchase a coffee a coffee for someone and pin it to the board.

In a back room, they have an aquarium and the walls were chalkboards!

472 Southland Dr

Lexington Ky 40503

Mon-Thu: 7am - 6pm

Fri: 7am - 3pm

Sat: 9am - 3pm

Sun: Closed

Phone: 859- 260- 2005

What are your favorite coffee shops in Kentucky?

Update Time!

Hey everyone! I know that it has been a while since I last posted. You probably thought that we haven't been traveling or that I simply had given up on my blog. Neither of these assumptions are correct. We still have been traveling, I just haven't had the opportunity to write about it.

For the past few months we have been in the process of packing up our lives and moving over 6,000 miles from home. We have finally arrived in our new home! Would you like to know where we, for now, have our roots? Take a guess..

Beautiful Hawaii!

We are both so excited to explore and indulge ourselves in the fabulous culture. Of course, I will keep all of you updated on all of our adventures.

Over the next few weeks, I will be catching you all up on our past adventures that I hadn't had the chance to share. So keep your eyes peeled.

If there is anything that you would like to me to explore, try or blog about involving this beautiful paradise, please let me know and I will!