For me, my readers are like my friends and every year at Christmas, I like to post our Christmas cards that are sent to friends and family so that my Land of Marvels family gets to be part of my life too! Thank you for following along on my journey… Read more
2017 in Review
2017 brought a lot of travel for a lot of different reasons. First and foremost, our personal travel this year was really Europe heavy with 5 trips to the continent. Work took us to Hawaii multiple times and family events took us from Southern Oregon to Reno to Virginia this… Read more
Travel Favorites of 2017
This year our travels took us to a lot of our favorite places as well as some new favorites and introduced us to some incredible spots around the world. We were very Europe and US heavy this year and our travels ended up being a little bit more in our… Read more
What I Learned from 2017
About a month ago, I sat down one evening and wrote something for this post today. I wrote how this year brought emotional challenges for me, about how relationships really changed in my life this year and how half way through the year, I found myself a little lost. And… Read more
How to Dream Bigger This Year
One thing I hear a lot is that people want to travel and they want to chase dreams, but they don’t know where to start and how to get going. As a major dreamer myself, I know the feeling. A lot of the things in my life started out as… Read more
2017 Travel Wishlist
Each year as we plan our travels ahead, I keep a running travel wishlist for the year: places that I’ve been wanting to get to, or places that I’d like to return to. And each year, as we fill up our calendar for the months ahead, some places become more… Read more
How to Budget for your Travels
One of the most common things I get asked about is how much travel actually costs and how to do it economically. Over the years of frequent travel, I’ve gotten really good at minimizing the cost by using points and miles to pay for travel or finding amazing airfare deals… Read more
How to Make an Itinerary for Travel in 2017
I get asked a lot “how do you travel so much with such a full schedule at home and work?” The answer to this question is always “we plan ahead and make travel a priority.” The truth is, Nick and I don’t have a lot of free time at home,… Read more
Travel Goals for 2017
Happy New Year!!! Every year I like to come up with some travel goals for the year ahead – goals to guide me as I explore more of the world and really focus my travel. This year we’re changing up a bit how we travel in terms of schedule and… Read more