Kimi's Travel Thoughts

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Square brown sign with brown text against a beige background on a building in a city that reads: Mexic Arte Museum

Mexic-Arte Museum Visit

Kimi visits the Mexic-Arte Museum in downtown Austin, TX for a Monthly Adventure.

Sep 304 min read

Cloud Gate sculpture with the Chicago skyline in the background with sunny day with blue skies

Day Trip to Chicago

Kimi recaps a summertime day trip to Chicago, Illinois for her first visit to the Windy City.

Jul 229 min read

Texas Science and Natural History Museum

Kimi visits the Texas Science and Natural History Museum in Austin, TX for her Monthly Adventures Series.

Jul 85 min read

Entrance to the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum. The white stone building has a calming blue sky in the background with puffy white clouds. In front of the building is a circular fountain circled by plants and U.S. flags blowing in the wind.

George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum

Kimi visits the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, TX.

May 275 min read

Fighter jets in formation against a plain blue sky with blue, white, and red smoke coming down from their vertical flight path.

Texas Military Forces Museum

Kimi visits the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, TX for this installment of the Monthly Adventures Series.

May 134 min read

Day Trip to Albuquerque

Kimi takes a fan-voted day trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico as voted by her followers on social media.

Nov 26, 20246 min read

Road Trip to Oklahoma City

Kimi recaps a solo road trip from Austin to Oklahoma City to visit a friend she's known since high school.

Oct 1, 20248 min read

Museum of Ice Cream

In this installment of the Monthly Adventures Series, Kimi visits the Museum of Ice Cream at The Domain in Austin, TX.

Jul 23, 20245 min read

Trip to Los Angeles

Kimi recaps her trip to Los Angeles, CA for a 4-day vacation in a city she had not visited before.

Jul 9, 202411 min read

Day Trip to New Braunfels

Kimi takes a day trip to New Braunfels, TX for some delicious food, a museum visit, and shopping.

Apr 30, 20248 min read

Day Trip to Seattle

Kimi takes a day trip to Seattle, WA for her first visit to the Pacific Northwest to help her brother with a book launch and author talk.

Dec 12, 20239 min read

That Time I Lived in Canada

Kimi shares about her previous trips to Canada and the time she briefly lived and worked in Toronto.

Sep 5, 20239 min read

Wonderspaces

Kimi visits Wonderspaces, an immersive art show, in Austin, TX.

Aug 22, 20234 min read

Day Trip to Denver

Kimi recaps an ambitious and fun day trip to Denver, Colorado in her first visit to the Centennial State.

Jul 25, 20237 min read

Trip to Washington, D.C.

Kimi recaps her trip to Washington D.C. and shares tips on how to make the most of a short trip to the U.S. Capital.

Jun 27, 202312 min read

Day Trip to San Antonio

Kimi takes a day trip to San Antonio, TX to explore new places and return to favorite locations while eating good tacos along the way.

Apr 18, 20237 min read

Austin Steam Train: Part 1

Kimi takes a on the Sunset Express with the Austin Steam Train for a unique sunset viewing experience through the Texas Hill Country.

Apr 4, 20236 min read

Bullock Museum

Kimi takes a Capital Metro bus and visits the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, TX for the first time.

Mar 7, 20237 min read

Day Trip to Dallas

Kimi takes a winter day trip to Dallas, TX where she visits the George W. Bush Library and Dallas Museum of Art while eating local.

Feb 21, 20239 min read

Houston Museum District

Kimi travels to Houston, TX and visits the Houston Museum District with her mom.

Oct 18, 20225 min read