<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Espresso Yourself Travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating Memorable Family Adventures]]></description><link>https://www.espressoyourselftravel.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:51:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.espressoyourselftravel.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Jet Skiing to Catalina Island: What It's Really Like]]></title><description><![CDATA[The night before, I stood on Manhattan Beach hoping the weather would cancel my trip so I wouldn't have to cancel it myself. I'd never ridden a jet ski. I'd never done anything like this alone. But the next morning, I boarded a SeaDoo anyway, and thirty miles later, found myself surrounded by hundreds of wild dolphins in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Here's what a full day jet skiing to Catalina Island, solo and terrified, actually looks like.]]></description><link>https://www.espressoyourselftravel.com/post/jet-skiing-to-catalina-island-what-it-s-really-like</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba7672684a1d19a71efa7a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:49:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc304a_e30436e2947c4ef39b520aaedb54e5e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Allison Gaede</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How We Made a Family Trip to Disney World Work for My Dad's MS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not pictured: my dad's scooter, we try to sneak it out of family photos when we can. This story starts back in the summer of 2023. I remember sitting on the back patio with my mom enjoying the weather and some mother daughter conversation. I mentioned to her that I was thinking about planning a trip to Disney World during Christmas time. I had always wanted to experience Disney at Christmas: the lights, the food, the smells, the joy, the over-zealous theming. It seemed so magical. Little did...]]></description><link>https://www.espressoyourselftravel.com/post/how-we-made-a-family-trip-to-disney-world-work-for-my-dad-s-ms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a98db8772f5ee628cd75b0d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:29:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc304a_f7d93706f7144ad8a8cae6a8938c1da5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_879,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Allison Gaede</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abraham Lake, Peyto Lake, and Bow Lake: A Full-Day Banff Tour Worth Booking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three lakes, One Unforgettable Day In early 2026, I made a pretty impulsive booking to visit Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It was January in Georgia, and not a snowflake in sight. I was craving some REAL snow. Banff had been on my list for a while. I've seen the tiktoks and Instagram Reels of the ice blue lakes and overwhelming beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Banff was the perfect destination for what I was looking for, the town itself is walkable, with local bus transporation, and...]]></description><link>https://www.espressoyourselftravel.com/post/abraham-lake-peyto-lake-and-bow-lake-a-full-day-banff-tour-worth-booking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a986a83c44e302e150626f3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:12:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc304a_0a6affbc051c41d796d7f09137288cb1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Allison Gaede</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>