After canceling so many trips this year due to COVID, the one trip that broke my heart to cancel was our trip to Europe planned for this coming October. We were going to be heading to three of our favorite places in Europe (London, Paris and Spain) to celebrate our… Read more
A lot of people remark to Nick and I that we often travel during times of the year they wouldn’t even think to travel. For years now, we’ve made it a habit to travel in the off-seasons instead of peak travel times like Summer and we actually prefer to travel… Read more
Our week in France in July seems like forever ago now but I finally got around to editing the video we took while there and it really is amazing how beautiful the country is in the Summertime. We spent a week wandering through Paris, Provence and Lyon and took in… Read more
Nick and I, over the years of traveling around the world, have come to admire the ease of trains as transportation. We don’t have a great train system on the West Coast of the US and so when we travel, we love using trains to get around, particularly because the… Read more
Our most recent trip to Europe saw us arriving in Paris on Friday evening, leaving us to explore our favorite city for a couple days over the weekend before heading South to Provence. And while we’ve been through Paris more times than we can count now, the city is always… Read more
Hotel Duo – Paris, France 11 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris, France See more Reviews! Our usual hotel spot in Paris for years has been the Hotel Le Notre Dame and while we love the location, we wanted to try out a new spot on our most recent trip through… Read more
Like most of the world, I’ve been glued to the tv all day watching the devastating fire burning inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. And like most of you I’m sure, I’m entirely heartbroken watching such a monument burn, a place that is so well known and a place that… Read more
People always ask me, “where is your favorite place you’ve traveled?” Without a doubt, I say Paris or France in general. But for a traveler, that question is so hard to answer because there are a handful of places I would say are my favorites. And when people ask me… 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
It’s no secret that Autumn is my ultimate favorite time of the year, with cool temperatures and leaves falling around you in shades of gemstones. And while many places are beautiful in the Fall, Paris is even more magical than during other times of year in the famous city. I’ve… Read more
In October for my 31st birthday, Nick and I headed to Paris for a long weekend to take in everything Fall in our favorite city. The trip was, well for no other words, it was magical. Especially as the leaves were falling and the October blue sky was shining, Paris… Read more
Paris is one of those cities that offers an endless array of tourist attractions and landmarks to see, but beyond all of that is a city that is also full of smaller incredible things to do as well. Sometimes when traveling, it’s easy to overlook those smaller things that make… Read more
While I share a lot of my life online as a blogger and on social media, like all of us, what you see on the surface is only the tip of the iceberg of my whole life. And in the past few months, I’ve struggled with finding inspiration in the… Read more
From the survey so many of you guys did for me a month and a half ago, one of the things you wanted to see more of here on Land of Marvels going forward was actual budget posts for trips. And while in the past, I’ve shied away from these… Read more