Hi friend—welcome to Live Like it’s the Weekend. I’m so glad you’re here!
I’m Michelle, and over the last decade I’ve been on a mission to explore my home state of California along with the most beautiful destinations around the world and share all my insider travel tips with you. So far, I’ve made it to over 50 countries and counting!
What you can expect around here: Destinations that have soul, original photography (always!) where possible, and thoughtfully curated travel guides meant to inspire, but more importantly—to ease your planning process so you can spend less time worrying about logistics and more time living like it’s the weekend!
Why “Live Like it’s the weekend”?
Back when I was working at my old corporate fashion job in Los Angeles I got to thinking… wouldn’t it be nice if we lived in a world where terms like “TGIF” were non-existent because people loved Mondays just as much as Fridays?
And wouldn’t it be freaking awesome if people were encouraged to do what they love and felt free to follow their passions every day, not just on our days off?
With that spark of frustration, Live Like it’s the Weekend was born. It may be the name of this blog and brand, but to me it’s also a motto for living life—an ethos that I’ve committed to exploring over the last decade and hopefully for many more to come.
For me, “living like it’s the weekend” means saying yes to opportunities because I have the freedom to do so. It means feeling that zest and excitement for life each and every day, rather than reserving passion for Saturdays and Sundays. It means trying new things that feed my soul. For me, it means creating a life rich with experiences.
But it might mean something completely different for you. And that’s totally cool.
It may not mean leaving behind family and friends for foreign lands or quitting the cubicle. You are the creator of your own life. I just hope that by sharing my story, it will inspire you to follow your own dreams and invest in what makes you happy. Not twenty years from now, but right now in the present moment.
And if worldly explorations are on the agenda, boy do I have some inspiration for you.
If you love any of the below, I think We’ll Get Along Just Fine…
- Design-centric hotels and unique stays
- Cafe hopping in every new destination you visit
- Balancing your travel budget between splurge-worthy experiences and affordable finds
- Travel hacking to find awesome travel perks and free flights
- Coming home from a trip with an exponentially expanded camera roll
- Well-rounded itineraries that pair soft adventure with the best food, entertainment, and design finds.
- Not pigeonholing yourself to just one type of travel—road trips, resort stays, and packed city itineraries. We love ’em all!
Let’s do a little Trivia
fun facts about me01. the destination you keep returning to over and over again:
Mexico! I’ve been over 20 times and continue to discover new places I love.
02. Ultimate guilty pleasure:
- Reality tv
- Splurging on hotel room service
- Taking way too many sunset photos
- Takeout Thai food and Jeni’s ice cream
03. First thing you do when you arrive at a new destination:
- Unpack my suitcase
- Photograph the hotel room—gotta document before the suitcase explodes!
- Take a nap
- Get out and explore immediately
04. The one thing you always forget to pack:
The correct phone cable for road trips-ugh!
05. Biggest airport pet peeve:
- When someone tries to chat you up the entire flight
- Getting to the airport and realizing you forgot something
- People that play sound and video on their phone without using headphones
- When your pre-check # doesn’t make it onto your boarding pass
06. All-time favorite travel memories:
Sleeping under the stars in the desert in India, sky diving over the Swiss Alps and salsa dancing with strangers in Cuba.
07. most photogenic place you’ve ever traveled to:
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Italy
- All of the above
08. Most romantic trip you’ve ever been on:
One week at a luxury all-inclusive resort in Curaçao with my now husband (1 month into us dating)!
09. on every flight you can most likely find me…
- Binge-watching movies
- Chatting up the flight crew in the back
- Listening to a backlog of podcast episodes and kindle books on repeat
- Sleeping 90% of the way
10. your go-to road trip song:
TomPetty “American Girl” and “Crazy on You” by Heart
at the moment
currently Dreaming of:
a beach trip to Mallorca
Fave morning beverage:
Pique’s sun goddess matcha
hotel style:
luxe boho, design-centric
trying to learn:
Spanish-it’ll be a life long endeavor
music on repeat:
Monolink + Hermanos Gutiérrez
best travel snack:
Homemade cinnamon granola
where I belong:
barefoot in a beach town.
favorite destinations
Places i won’t stop talking about
partnerships and collaborations
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