VLOG: Solo Travel to NASHVILLE - Thrifting, Coffee Shops, Gluten-Free Food + Seeing Sights

[@pricillaolivares8805]

I just finished binge watching your videos since you publicly announced you were getting a divorce to the latest one. I’m a new subscriber here!! And Wow, let me just say you have easily become my favorite person here on KZbin. Although, I’m in a very loving, committed relationship, you gave me this unwavering sense of hope that no matter what happens, there is always new beginnings. And that they can be so damn beautiful. You are a rockstar. And if you haven’t been told today, you are changing lives. Your story is helping others. So thank you! And I hope you have an awesome day today. ☺️

[@MichelJanse]

This made my day - thank you for these kind words! I’m so happy you found this corner of the internet 🥹 I am so proud to call you a friend 🥰

[@evaroyal152]

Now you’re being young, wild and free and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! 🖤#TeamMichel

[@MichelJanse]

🥲🥲🥲 I’ve loved fully diving into all parts of life lately 🤍

[@mariekrueger3710]

You should visit Traverse City, Mi! It is an adorable midsize town with so many fun coffee shops, touristy things, cute neighborhoods, and nature preservation areas.

[@eliseteal4917]

You would also have to hit Harbor Springs, MI! The sweetest northern michigan town on Lake Michigan!

[@jessicaa3198]

I would suggest if you want a cute small town, Scenic views and shops check out Mackinaw City/Mackinac Island, MI. You'll find shops, restaurants, forts ect. The island is a nice day trip. You can walk or bike around the island and all the homes on the island are so cute!! There is butterfly Observatory on the island. Definitely worth checking out. Oh and there are no cars on the island but there are horses.

[@andreas_adventures]

Yes, I recommended it as well!

[@RachelMOHara]

Yes!!

[@kaylaskaggs9241]

I LOVE Mackinac Island!! They have horse back riding as well! I can’t believe how beautiful the water is there! Soooo blue!

[@jessicaa3198]

Like looking at an ocean but it is actually a lake. So so pretty!

[@kaylaskaggs9241]

@@jessicaa3198 yes!! I completely agree! It’s incredible!

[@lilliekaranja8354]

Since I discovered you a few months ago, I've not missed an episode! You're so honest and inspiring. Love from Kenya.

[@Temmie-vc8mq]

Me too! I love your channel Michel. Going through same thing and although a lot older than you I find your videos so comforting. Thank you. From Wisconsin ❤️

[@briannalafrance8369]

You have to check out Savannah, Georgia! I visited there for the first time this year and fell in love! It's literally the most charming little town and the architecture and parks are soooo aesthetically pleasing.

[@kaylaskaggs9241]

I’ve heard sooo many good things about Savannah!! I definitely want to visit there someday!

[@briannalafrance8369]

@@kaylaskaggs9241 you have to!!

[@mariakepler1700]

And you have to stay at the 1790 inn. It’s old and has history and a great restaurant. Can walk everywhere, no car needed.

[@cassandraboyer7068]

I am so glad you had fun in Nashville and got to meet Chloe in person. I started watching Chloe because of you and I like her a lot. What a beautiful addition to your gallery wall.

[@OceanEyes02]

I grew up in Stillwater, MN which is the “birthplace of Minnesota,” and the most adorable historic river town. It has great little coffee shops, historic vibes, and usually has some fun events going on! You should check it out!

[@rondastothers472]

Fun times traveling to big small towns with so many quaint places to go too.

[@clairefisher8616]

You inspire me, Michel. Out here living your best life one day at a time! Thank you for taking us along and brightening our days ♥️

[@TheSummerHour]

Victoria, Canada is GORG! Scenic with old town vibes and tonsss of history

[@arielvalderrama807]

Love this and happy that you and Chloe got to meet for the first time in person that's incredible

[@mymindfullife7554]

I live close to Greenville SC and it's been growing in the last 8 yes, but still has smaller town vibes. Lots of little coffee shops too!!!

[@fluffydog9356]

Newport Road Island is adorable! Lots of industrial revolution elite history. Lots of charm!

[@VictoriaHolmesView]

You should plan a fall foliage trip to Asheville area and drive on the blue ridge parkway and go the a fall festival/apple picking in Hendersonville! Immaculate smaller town vibes 🥰 we did that last fall because we live in Florida so fall isn’t the same here & it was the best trip I’ve ever been on Also I grew up a couple hours from Nashville in KY & then lived there some during and after college & it was so neat to see it through your lens just exploring it for the first time 😊💖

[@morganadvantures]

I lived in Asheville and second this!

[@meglaurel1]

Asheville and Hendersonville are wonderful. My brother lives in Flat Rock. LOVE it there. Also Brevard, NC is somewhere I love to visit when I'm visiting.

[@melissamccann4918]

My BF and I take a trip to Asheville every year! Amazing hiking, breweries (we r beer nerds), and a really cool art scene! galleries all over the city.

[@ricochetkitty7215]

I literally just thought “I wonder if Michel posted a video”…yay!

[@MichelJanse]

AWE HI 🥹

[@jesiboresoff]

Same here! Haha

[@RachelsMemos]

Yes, I was busy for notifications 🙃 I’m so excited to watch the journey from my birthplace ♥️

[@brittanymerk894]

My thought exactly!

[@jojopetro9206]

Michel, I’m from nashville. I just moved away about 8 months ago & seeing this makes me want to cry. It truly is the best city ever! I’m so glad you visited:)

[@AnimaKinz]

Chloe's adorable! Love the solo travel vlogs. I did a lot of that while my husband was in med school. I'd come with him to his away rotations, we'd hardly see each other b/c he'd be so busy. I'd explore the cities and picture myself there. A lot of coffee shops, a lot of botanical gardens, and many art museums were seen.

[@Orozco3721]

Girl this video was so aesthetic and I noticed the extra effort you put into making us feel like we were with you. Setting up the camera on the ground to walk by when I know you had to go back and get it. Oh and the pink petals! Man I wish I was there a gf treat sounds yummy 😋. Commenting halfway through but thank you so far for the adventure it brightened my day

[@melindasmith5769]

I loooove your idea of collecting art from your travels! Functional souvenirs 😍

[@alissakeffer8115]

For your thrifted pictures for your gallery wall, you should tape I note behind the pictures that says where you got it, the date, and maybe even a photo of you from the trip 😁

[@darlaemberton9349]

Hello from a Nashville native! You saw a lot, and we are very much a smaller version of Austin. Some other places you might want to check out are Chattanooga, TN and Asheville, NC. Very scenic towns, Asheville is so beautiful and very artsy. There's about a million coffee shops there, you'd love it!

[@meglaurel1]

I have to go to Nashville. I love that she said they don't do chains. That's what I love about small towns. Great places to eat and shop that you can't find anywhere else. :)

[@arirosetomas2738]

I’m relatively new to your channel and I’m hooked. You have the best quality cut videos I have truly ever seen. I love the aesthetic and vibe you have. Other content creators could learn a thing of two from you. Sending lots of love from Rome.

[@patemmack7205]

Louisville, Kentucky is a great old River town. You can stay at the 21c Museum Hotel and see Churchill Downs, take a riverboat ride, tour the Louisville Slugger factory where they make baseball bats.

[@debbym9648]

You would love Estes Park Colorado. Thank you for your videos, they always make me smile. Give sweet Max a hug for me. 💕

[@emilee8449]

Love this. I watch you and Chloe both weekly. 🙂 Nashville is my home town! It’s cool seeing you guys meet up and collab!

[@rouemdalangin3679]

I’m following both of you and Chloe, I love your thrift videos together and I’m so happy that you guys finally meet.🥹❤️❤️

[@marymarks6702]

You have really blossomed 🌸 , keep listening to GOD he's with you and he loves you so much. GOD bless you and max

[@lmgb77]

A few smaller towns that were a great experience- Boise, ID, Charleston, SC & Asheville, NC - food was especially fantastic in Asheville

[@jennie.29.c]

Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC!! So beautiful 😻 Loving your travel vlogs! 😄

[@nathalie4229]

Hi, I started watching your videos a year ago and I am amazed at your growth. You are a lovely person, very strong, honest and fun and your videos are very informative too. Thank you for sharing your life with us, you always make me smile. A big hug ❤

[@jessicacook2978]

Small German town Helen, GA. Blue Ridge ,GA. Good small towns, restaurants and nice views. A favorite for our family.

[@thepoddiaries]

I'm watching you travel while I work...and you made me cry!! lol. I'm from Manassas, VA and grew up LIVING at the McKay's there. I had no idea they had other locations!!! I have a new goal to visit all of the McKays across the country now!! lmao. Thanks for the happy vibes today!!

[@connielowe1111]

I just got back from Nashville. I was visiting my son for the 5th time since they moved there. so much to see and do!

[@dakotahlynn]

You should check out Waxahachie, TX for a weekend trip. It's 30 minutes south of Dallas and is known as the Crepe Myrtle and Gingerbread Capital of Texas. Gingerbread refers to the amount of Victorian homes that have the really ornate details to make them look like Gingerbread houses. We have tours of them and everything! We have a beautiful historic downtown courthouse and square full of local coffee shops, restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. We even have an outdoor amphitheater and a collection of large mural hearts, called the Hachie Hearts that you can go look for around town. On the weekends there is a fairly large farmers market as well. We have several big festivals throughout the year, with our next being the 4th of July parade when the Crepe Myrtles will be in full bloom. It's a super easy drive straight down I-35 from Dallas too, so you could do things in the bigger city too. It would probably remind you a lot of Boerne, but a little bigger. Texas has some pretty cool small towns!

[@charlenesmith209]

So nice to see you and Chloe together!! Love you both!! I enjoyed this trip!

[@kaylaskaggs9241]

I think you would LOVE southwest Michigan! There are sooo many quaint little downtowns and they’re all along the Lake Michigan shore! I definitely get east coast vibes from those areas - even though it’s a huge lake 😂 South Haven, Holland (they have a tulip festival coming up), Traverse City and Suttons Bay! There are a few other small beach towns in between all of those places, but those are some of the best! Best time to go is definitely when the weather gets warmer! 💕

[@amberdon1809]

So good. Love these travel vlogs! We get to see new places with you. It's really pleasant. Thank you for sharing!

[@jaimimelissa7495]

Telluride, Colorado is the most beautiful scenic tiny town. Loooove.

[@kelly_lna3660]

I am so glad u have over come so much!! U have inspired me so much!! Glad u are going on trips!! Glad u are taken time for yourself and salt growing too. I miss ma and pa coming on here. Love how close you are with your family. I am also too. Glad u had fun in Nashville

[@SmileBiggerPlease]

Omg I started following Chloe after you two collabed!! So happy you’re finally meeting her!!💖💖💖

[@SmileBiggerPlease]

Plus! I love Nashville!! Going back this June for the sixth time since last year!❤️

[@najetteroberts5553]

So cute. Would love to see Nashville at some point. Good job covering the cool coffee shops. Loved it. And love Chloe ❣️. You two together was adorable 🙂. Be well

[@gwynethglas-brown9171]

What a lovley Trip to Nashville wakking round with your lovley friend 🥰

[@ashleys.949]

not in the US but Budapest in Hungary has amazing coffee shops and is so scenic. If you want something a little closer, Halifax, Nova Scotia or the island of PEI are both amazing, as is Okotoks Alberta!

[@darlaemberton9349]

Budapest also has great antique stores!

[@MKS73636]

Yes!!! PEI

[@VictoriaHolmesView]

Budapest is amazing 🙌🏻💖 I’m writing these other places down to visit someday too!

[@kimgoreham1596]

Michel would LOVE PEI!

[@lindsayb2365]

Go to The Berkshires (Massachusetts) In the fall. Scenic, small town, good coffee shops. You’ll love it.

[@tuehanhhan5271]

I love when you show nice coffee shop . Thanks .

[@aimeec9967]

Quebec! Such beautiful architecture. I went there last fall when the leaves changed and it was beautiful - although definitely felt like winter there.

[@emilymadeline_]

Skaneateles, NY☺️ my hometown! Its really nice and lots of nice little quaint shops. Right on the lake so its super senic! Theres a lot of hiking nearby and also Ithaca NY is BEAUTIFUL too. Lots of waterfalls and nature!

[@mallorydickmann2693]

Look into Lake Geneva, WI. It’s beautiful, very quaint and a fun little getaway.

[@fadedxxautumn]

In the US: Wimberley, Texas; Sun Valley, Idaho (you could also do a ton of hiking); Aspen, Colorado; Charleston, South Carolina. In Europe: Cinque Terre, Italy; Tuscany towns in Italy; French Rivera towns in France; Sevilla, Spain; the whole island of Malta.

[@meganwetherbee4944]

Door County, WI! It's gorgeous! And there are light houses 😊

[@karalewis8654]

My favorite senic small town is Canmore, Canada at the begging of the Rocky Mountains. Population is about 12,000. We go every year and it's our favorite vacation spot. The views are unreal! Very walkable but driving/parking is easy. It's also located right on the edge of the national park. End of May- Augest is the hight of tourism season.

[@agee2937]

Door county Wisconsin!! Literally all small towns you can visit over a long weekend super cute lots of antiques, State parks, and bed and breakfasts everywhere!

[@denise_abe]

Not mad at the coffee and donut content..my two favorite things. Also, I love how comfortable you are vlogging in public to get the best travel content. Living for these travel vlogs!! Enjoy yourself and be safe. ❤️

[@tamarajohll5735]

All this travel is inspirational.

[@makennakillman6304]

I love visiting smaller cities and towns too! If you are ever in the PNW, the San Juan Islands would be a great place to visit! There’s nice hikes, whale watching, a lavender farm- plus you get to take the ferry to get there ☺️

[@katiecarlstrom1215]

You would love Duluth MN! So many wonderful state parks to hike and see waterfalls and nature! 100% recommend! You should try to visit every state!

[@jodyolson9869]

Love whenever you collaborate with Chloe❤️and love all these travel blogs as I am blessed to live vicariously through your choices🙏🏻 Is there any way for you to post your music utilized in your videos? Your music is so curated and I love it❤️

[@daniellepatterson603]

Door County, WI!! Cute shops and plenty of nature!

[@RebekahAllison]

If you want a true small town experience with Amish, old town vibes, a candy store, antique mall, candle shop, and ice cream parlor as the main attractions, you should go to Grabill, Indiana! That’s where I grew up, and it’s absolutely adorable!

[@Sarah-ev5uc]

Hi Michel! Your vlogs are my favorite with my morning coffee, it’s my comfort videos, so thank you for that. I wanted to recommend a scenic small town for you: Ashland, Oregon! It’s literally beautiful. Lithia park is right next to downtown, super lovely walkable park and tons of cute boutiques in in the plaza. It’s famous for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, being home to natural mineral springs (there’s even a fountain you can drink the mineral water from in the plaza- it’s sort of a right of passage), and for its amazing scenery. I work at the public library there and we still have the original Carnegie library building from 1912! Look up Ashland!

[@NBA_kids]

I visited Ashland. I loved it!!

[@mroberts15]

Hi Michel! I started watching (and loving) your videos recently. It is so cool to see a youtuber based on the same area as me. I've lived all over Austin for the last 8 years while working and going to school (now a little outside of the city near Bee Cave). I especially loved this travel vlog! Fiancé and I got engaged on that pedestrian bridge last November during this impromptu trip to Nashville and we are looking to make the move there soon. The city was a lot of fun while we were there but we definitely missed a couple more spots. So sweet watching this vlog and relieving those memories! Thank you for sharing. I'll need to check out some of Chloe's videos now :)

[@gria2003]

There is a town and island about 4 hours from me in Michigan called mackinaw city and Mackinac island. You start in saint igance then you cross the bridge which is 5 miles long and end up in Mackinaw City. Both are great little towns to shop there's a light show at night. Then you take a boat over to the island where there are no cars just horses and bikes where you can walk around shop eat see the sites. One of the boats will take you under the bridge it's an extra 5 to 10 minutes but then you can get all the pictures. There's a fort to see on the island, the Grand hotel from somewhere in Time filmed on the island, and there is a carriage tour that will take you to a point to look out and all the fudge you can eat.

[@katrinaruss8512]

For a small town/resort feel, visit Newport Rhode Island! Beautiful New England city. It’s on Aquidneck Island which has a bunch of cool different spots!

[@jenknickerbocker4144]

You should visit San Luis Obispo, California and the surrounding little beach towns. Great hiking and small beaches with great local produce.

[@slewisette]

I'm so glad you visited my home state! I live just south of Nashville, and it has a special place in my heart. Five Daughters, Frothy Monkey, Barista Parlor, and McKay's are major favorites of mine. :D (And I remember visiting that Farmer's Market as a kid!)

[@elbow7991]

Small scenic towns are the best. Really enjoying these trip vlogs. Keep them coming.❤️

[@lisebelanger1692]

Oh what a fun time, and such a cute little place, I'd never heard of the Sonder before, so happy you're getting to do all those fun things, enjoy it, and embrace the free girl time, you deserve this so much.

[@callieclayton3260]

I smiled from start to finish on this vlog. I grew up in Nashville and seeing you visit all these spots felt so nostalgic for me. And it’s very wild the timing of your trip because as you arrived, I was at the airport flying back to Baltimore after a visiting family for a week 😂

[@bumblebeeizzy]

This vlog was so cute! Very relaxing and uplifting. 💗If you ever come back to Nashville, I'd recommend downtown Franklin (south of Nashville), especially during festivals they have a few times a year! It's very charming and has those old timey vibes. And during the holidays Opryland has beautiful Christmas lights and activities! Can't wait to see where you go next!☺💞

[@mijjy4321]

Lake Placid, NY in the early fall

[@raechel8418]

Totally reccomend following 30A in Florida and stopping at all the beach towns. SO many little shops, restaurants, and sights to see!

[@bonnerscott3595]

I love Nashville have family that live there and it's a great town glad you went next time you have to see the country music hall and the Parthenon and park but I also wish you would come to Birmingham Alabama we have so many fun things to do and thift shopes that I love

[@emilycampbell2880]

Ocracoke, NC is the sweetest little island with cute coffee places, great seafood, quiet big beaches, shops etc. You have to take a ferry to get there but it’s worth it :)

[@lillianhernandez9879]

Love your traveling vlogs ,glad you enjoying plus happy also to see you with Chloe ,I also follow Chloe ,so happy to see ur together ❤️,love it

[@RedUmbrellaMama]

So fun to watch you explore my hometown!

[@meganbarto4138]

I just watched one of your videos for the first time today and now I feel I must binge watch. You seem so sincere and kind and love coffee..😉. I love Tennessee! I've never been to Nashville; however. But if you love small towns and good food and coffee..you should try Lititz, PA. Not far is also Strasburg which is also very quaint. Enjoy your trip! 😊

[@sarahaharper]

Aww. Living vicariously through you. I went to college in Nashville and you really highlighted some of my favorite spots

[@rebeccameinzer8551]

If you want nature and small towns The Columbia River Gorge is perfect. Lots of cute little towns along the Columbia River in a beautiful gorge. You can cross betwern Oregon and Washington. Good food. Cute shops. Great hikes. Snow covered Volcanos. In the fall you can drive up Oregons Highway 35 to Orchard and farm stands. You pick produce. So fun! Stroll a river walk.

[@treeeshh]

you inspired me, michel! i'm going to san jose (CA) later this month to pet sit for a coworker but will be alone for 2 weeks and trying to be brave and do some exploring on my own. i'm really nervous but feeling super inspired by your trips!

[@michellekluge6868]

Hey Michel! I love your travel vlogs a lot. I’m actually German and spent one year of high school in Grand Haven, Michigan. You should go there. It’s a super cute small town right by Lake Michigan. It has a huge beautiful beach, a lighthouse and great coffee shops and restaurants. I fell in love with it right away and I bet you would too.

[@sarahmarie2996]

So many little towns in Washington that are so fun! Like Snohomish, anacortes, Leavenworth!

[@thoughtsofafan]

You’ve been to Maine but Bar Harbor, Maine is SO CUTE. The Main Street has a bunch of little local touristy shops. Newport, Rhode Island is very costal and cute too. On the west coast maybe Sedona, Arizona? There are a lot of hiking trails there.

[@blueseptember2174]

You would love Newport, RI. Lots of quaint and cute things. Seaport town.

[@susietressler3478]

You should visit Sheridan, Wyoming. It’s sits at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, has amazing views, and small-town western charm. I would love to show you around town and the neighboring communities.

[@christinalarson54]

Love your travel vlogs! I live in a town called Santa Cruz, in California. There is a ton of stuff to do here, and great coffee shops. We have the ocean, where there is a nice path all along the ocean and that runs into a pier and a boardwalk with operating rides. You can also walk out on the wharf where there are restaurants, a famous candy shop, and seals. We also have the forest, where you can hike and see bannana slugs. Come see it for yourself! June-August it is very popular and busy with tourists, but winter or spring time is nice.

[@crystalbuchan3868]

You should visit the central coast in California. Towns like San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Morro Bay, Pismo/Shell Beach, Avila Beach, or Cambria/San Simeon, CA. Small towns (all a drive away from on another)- beach towns, coffee shops, hiking/nature and thrifting!

[@gailking4586]

Come to the okanagan valley in British Columbia Canada. It’s gorgeous small towns surrounded by lots of hills and mountains of orchards and beautiful lakes. Small towns with cute cafés and restaurants. We’re just on the other side of the border of Washington about 2-3 hours from Seattle.

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Good morning michel happy Thursday morning and I just wanted to say that your vlogs is amazing I loved your channel and you are amazing Supporter and I'm proud of you

[@nataliegarcia73]

Navarre fl has a lovely small beach town vibe. I'm not sure how many little shops are in navarre but it's close to Destin I think? Which is a bigger town

[@AudreyDeary]

Love it! Nashville is fun & you hit up some great spots!

[@slowlyturningintoaplant]

Im loving these travel vlogs! Oregon has the cutest little beach towns!

[@katrinawagler4185]

Headed to Nashville this weekend, so excited to hear your recommendations! Also, I think a small town you would enjoy is Madison, Indiana. It's like a Thomas Kincaide painting come to life! The Ohio River runs alongside it, so there's a walking bridge over the water, vintage stores, and just so many sweet coffee shops, and even a winery. The architecture is stunning, as most the homes are quite old and very well kept up. Many of them have been turned into Airbnb's, and it's so convenient and fun to stay right in the heart of town. Can't recommend it enough for a small town, Midwest experience!

[@elecops9825]

I'm a big fan of the travel vlogs, even when they're coffee and gluten-free donut vlogs!

[@MichelJanse]

Hehehehe coffee and gf donuts are apparently my few fav hobbies! Love you friend 🥹🤍

[@singerdancer0787]

I would recommend visiting Vermont, specifically Burlington which is on Lake Champlain. Great city, but on the smaller side and is driving distance from amazing smaller towns like Stowe :)

[@lululouton2385]

I love travel videos! I would love to be traveling more but this is the next best thing! 💕

[@susanvinson2338]

Corsicana, TX! Check out the Corsicana Opry on the weekends and all downtown shops and restaurants!

[@maggieraker7264]

Come to Savannah! Such cute architecture (&) homes & so many coffee shops!

[@orielinIsrael]

Love seeing you living life with courage 🌺❤️