I have a thing for really great hotels – especially clean, beautiful, well-curated and comfortable hotels. I love the charm and personality you can find in a boutique hotel or the comfort of classic Hilton hotel stays. There is something about the crisp white hotel sheets and clean minimalism of Read more…
Since Jeremy and I got married at the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, we didn’t have a chance to take any kind of real honeymoon. We both wanted to spend more time traveling in Europe, maybe even months. So, we knew from before the wedding that at some point Read more…
When we started planning our five-week belated honeymoon/anniversary trip to Europe (see Five Weeks in Europe: How to Create the Best Itinerary), we knew we wanted to pack as light as possible. Actually, we were determined to travel with just backpacks. Backpacks small enough to qualify as carry-on on the Read more…
Ah, living the King life … Regular, California, Alaska – whichever version you prefer. A king-size bed means being able to stretch out with no fear of whacking your partner in the face or falling right off the bed! When I was single, bed sizes were relatively unimportant when I Read more…
We have a good friend who is a fellow foodie and travel lover. She came back from Italy totally disappointed by the food. “The food just wasn’t that good! I couldn’t believe it! It’s supposed to be Eat-A-LY!”. I was bummed out for her. We had a much better experience. Read more…
Why a travel backpack? I see a million people traveling carry-on only with roller bags. Usually hard side bags. Ultimately, we find travel backpacks more versatile than roller bags. Cobblestones, steep staircases, and even train platform gaps are not roller bag friendly. A lot of times, being able to squeeze Read more…
Have you ever arrived at some magical, bucket list destination and thought, “This is it??” We definitely have. In this blog post we want to share some of our biggest disappointments in famous sights and cities around the world. For us, these famous places just didn’t live up to the Read more…