The Just Wright Travels Journal

There are some trips that are carefully planned months in advance; and then there are trips where you and your best friend just need to get away. My three-day New Orleans trip with my bestie, Kenyatta, was definitely the latter. We came to eat, explore, laugh, experience the city and, honestly, have a much-needed bestie reset, and New Orleans did not disappoint. First things first: where we stayed. We called the JW Marriott New Orleans home for our three-day getaway, and the

Planning a trip with your significant other sounds romantic... until you realize one person wants to relax on the beach for five days and the other has already scheduled seven excursions. Sound familiar? Traveling together can be one of the best ways to strengthen a relationship, but the key is making sure you’re planning a trip that works for both of you. Here are our tips to making sure you both get what you want, and need, from your getaway: Before you book: ☐ Decide what

Planning a vacation should be exciting; but somewhere between comparing 47 hotels, reading reviews from strangers on the internet and trying to figure out whether an excursion is actually worth $189, it can start feeling like a second job. The good news? It doesn’t have to. Here are five ways to make vacation planning easier: 1. Start with the experience, not the destination. Before asking, “Where should we go?” ask, “What do we want this trip to feel like?” Are you looking f