A Travel Blog
On Nick and I’s honeymoon 7 years ago, we arrived in Paris after a week in London and headed out to explore. On the way back, after walking probably 10+ miles that day, we got incredibly lost. We were staying at a hotel in the Opera District of the city… Read more
I’ve taken the Eurostar between Paris and London a few times now and every time I do, I’m reminded how this is truly the easiest way to cross the channel between the two famous cities. The Eurostar train is easy, quick, efficient and a whole lot easier than going to… Read more
In the reader survey a month or so ago, one of the things that people really wanted here on Land of Marvels was more information about how I go about picking flights and hotels and such for our trips in the lead up to the actual travels. I already did… Read more
I’ve always loved flying. And yes, I know many people look at me and say, “you like being crowded into tiny seats for hours on end with people you don’t know and horrible food and having to pay for every tiny little thing?!” And my answer (most of the time)… Read more
From my survey here on Land of Marvels a few weeks ago, one of the things you guys said you wanted more of was how I actually book trips, what I look for in flights and hotels and all things travel, so today we’re diving into that arena! I’m hoping… Read more
I’ve driven in a lot of countries now and I’ve written a number of posts about driving in certain places and what to expect, though Provence came with it’s very own set of unique challenges. While overall driving in Provence was totally fine, there are certain things that it would… Read more
A week before we were due to head to Provence, via a day stopover in London, I got a text message from Norwegian Air who we were flying from Los Angeles to London Gatwick. The text message said that the flight was overbooked and they were looking for volunteers to… Read more
After 7 full days in the car on our road trip from Portland to Yellowstone and a number of places in between, I feel like I’m a road trip expert. This trip was really different for us than our usual travels and it definitely took some getting used to. And… Read more
US National Parks are a very underestimated part of travel in the USA in my opinion. While many people that spend a lot of time outdoors might head to National Parks regularly, many people who come to the US tend to head to cities like LA or New York and… Read more
We are headed off tomorrow for an epic road trip eventually leading us to Yellowstone National Park! Though we’re also making a number of stops before getting there, like finally seeing the Palouse in Eastern Washington and spending a couple days in Glacier National Park and Kalispell, Montana. This is… Read more
Nick and I have done a couple trips recently with family as we’ve traveled to Washington DC and most recently to Reno, Nevada for family events. And while we’ve done larger family trips in the past like when we traveled to Europe with Nick’s parents and grandma, these smaller quick… Read more
During our trip to DC we were driving out to Lexington, Virginia on Saturday for a family wedding. We had booked to stay at a little boutique hotel in downtown Lexington about 7 months prior to the wedding through Hotels.com. Friday while we were still in DC, I got a… Read more
We recently had an unfortunate incident at our hotel in Alexandria (The Alexandrian) on our recent trip to the DC area and while we’ve stayed in hundreds of hotels around the world, this issue was our first of the kind. Long story short, we arrived back at the hotel around… Read more
For part of our trip through Germany and Austria, we rented a car in Munich and drove down into Austria including stops in Innsbruck, Hallstatt and Salzburg. Driving on the Autobahn in Germany and roads in Austria can be daunting, so here’s my best travel tips for driving in Germany… Read more
In the past year, I’ve gotten more serious about picking hotels that belong to one loyalty account when we travel. I still prefer boutique hotels, but the more extensively we travel, that’s not always an option. It’s easier in Europe and larger cities in the US to stick with boutique… Read more