I can’t tell you the last time we chose to stay in a hotel over renting an Airbnb on a trip. This started off three years ago when Luke was living abroad. It was almost always a guarantee that when he went to Vienna or Budapest for the weekend while residing in Germany and Poland that …
Your highly anticipated adventure is finally here. You just are so excited to be surveying a new city, sipping on local suds and experience seeing the same moon you see every twilight from another place in the world. To me, there’s nothing better than that thrill. That is, until I’m a solid 48 hours outside …
Glacier hikes, world-class national parks, the northern lights, sleepy fishing towns in between towering fjords, and renown, year-round festivals are just a few out of the many unique things to experience in Norway. Planning your trip to Norway to take advantage of all of these great offers can be tricky, however. Norway is like Colorado; …
As you walk down 6th Street, lined with Texan flags and hip buildings turned into bars, you’ll get a little confused at where you are. You’re in the south, right? But everything is so hipster, and there’s live music blaring from all corners of the street and smells of delicious BBQ wafting all around you! …
Italy is a story waiting to be told. Rome is a maze of delight; it beckons you to discover quaint patios filled with local people-watchers, enjoying a slow paced afternoon, or to stumble upon a grandeur piazza honoring a heroic moment in history. Being in Venice is like walking through a painting. It doesn’t feel like a place …
10 days touring London, Munich, Venice, and Rome was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I wish that it was easier to jump into commitment for travel, but the reality is, a lot gets in the way; taking time off of work, saving up money, and bringing yourself to actually spend that …
The hard part is done. You’ve researched different destinations during Part 1 of planning your Eurotrip, found places that got you so excited to visit that you stay up late dreaming what it’ll be like, and you took the plunge to buy your flights. Now what? In my opinion, the absolute hardest part of travel planning …
The summer of 2016 was our best travel summer yet. Luke and I took a total of 8 trips from the start of May until today. Jacksonville Beach, Washington, D.C., Merritt Island, Kentucky, Connecticut and Martha’s Vineyard, Arizona, and Minneapolis. This brings our total trips of 2016 to…. 16 trips! Are we crazy? Maybe so. But …
When I found out I would be attending the Destination Marketing Association International’s Annual Convention in Minneapolis, the first thing I did was Google where it is. “Wow! That’s all the way up by the Dakotas!” was the first thing that ran through my mind. Growing up in the southernmost state, and then in one …
There are many thrilling things about traveling. Exploring new places, visiting dear friends, trying new cuisine. Packing, however, is not one of them. I’ve been traveling every couple of weeks for the past six or so months, mostly for weddings and business, and then I do what I do best – take off just a …