Andrea Vehige

Etsy Shop Owner + Photographer | St.Louis, MO

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· Destinations, Travel Tips

What to Pack for a Week in Maui, Hawaii

Typically, packing is no big thing for me. I’m usually able to throw a suitcase together the morning of a trip without missing hardly anything. You’d think I’d have the system down for every kind of trip, but that wasn’t the case for Hawaii.

If you are here, there is a good chance you also found (or are currently finding) packing for Hawaii to be a bit tougher than you anticipated! After spending a week on the island of Maui, I got a much better sense of what you do and don’t need to bring on a Hawaiian vacation.

Today I wanted to share my packing break down. Complete with things I am so glad I brought, things I didn’t really need, and anything else I wish I had during my trip.

Clothing

The first thing I pack for any trip is allll the clothes I’ll
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· Destinations

Maui, Hawaii Trip Recap | August 2019

Wow oh wow, is Hawaii beautiful! If you’ve been following along on Instagram, then you probably saw that I spent last week on the incredible island of Maui.

My friend Jessica (you probably know her from my Iceland or Seattle videos) and I had been waiting and waiting for the day that Southwest would release their flights to Hawaii. This past spring they finally did and we booked ASAP. That’s the first thing you need to know about this vacation: just how cheap our flights were.

This past January Southwest ran a credit card promotion where you got a companion pass for the year if
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· Travel Tips

Is it safe to stay in an AirBNB?

Every time I travel my dad asks me the same question as I am walking out the door, “Are you staying in an AirBNB?” to which the answer is almost always yes. He rolls his eyes and then tells me, “Use your head if at all possible.” It’s his favorite piece of advice to give.

It’s a question I think a lot of people want to ask: is staying in an AirBNB safe? I’ve stayed in my fair share of them all across the country (and world!), so I thought I would chime in and share my experiences!

Types of AirBNBs

If you are totally new to the AirBNB scene, the first thing you need to know are the 2 different types of places you can rent!

Entire Place

The first type of place you can rent is referred to as an “entire place”. This means that if you rent here,
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· Travel Tips

Carry-On Travel Essentials

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Currently I am on a flight from Oakland to Maui for what I can only assume will be the trip of a lifetime! My inability to pass up cheap flight tickets is what landed me here, and I am not upset about it one bit. $250 round trip, y’all. How could I say no?!

Over the past couple years flying has become a regular thing for me, but I totally remember when it was still a foreign concept. I didn’t know how to go through security efficiently, how to navigate the airport, or what I needed to pack!

In this post, I am sharing all of my carry-on essentials. When I say carry-on, I am referring to my backpack that I stow underneath the seat in front of me for the
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