In this seemingly never-ending spiral of COVID, I’m dreaming more and more of the day when we can explore the world again. I’ve also been thinking a lot about the places I still want to see, the places I want to return to and some of the places that have… Read more
One of the things that is often hard to gauge when planning travel is when it’s best to travel to certain places, what the weather will be like in different times of year and to plan a trip based on the kind of weather/atmosphere you enjoy. For instance, Nick and… Read more
Travel is one of those things that each of us does a little differently. We all head to places that fit our lifestyles and personalities, we find hotels that meet our requirements which are all different and we all get to our destinations differently and on different budgets. And as… Read more
There are certain places in the world that just seem to exist in their own time, places that seem to defy the notion that it’s 2014. The places out there that you wander through their narrow streets or drive through ancient villages and you wonder if you went back in… Read more
When life gets busy, it’s often easy to forget to make time for spending time with your partner and as Nick and I have traveled around the world, there are definitely spots that feel more romantic than others. Generally the places that make you slow down and just spend quality… Read more
There are places in the world that we are constantly longing to go, like the French Riviera or a castle in the middle of Italy, but what happens when for whatever reason you can’t quite make it half way around the world for your travels? It just so happens that there… Read more
As we just spent Memorial Day a couple weekends ago driving up the Southern California coast, it got me thinking of the other beautiful coastlines I’ve seen around the world and which I am drawn to more than others. Some people just seem drawn to the ocean, to stretches of… Read more
I’m in Hawaii currently for work and catching up with my parents here for the few days I’m here, but while I’m away I got to thinking about some of the “off the beaten path” places we’ve experienced, those places that aren’t as advertised as say, Paris and London. Many… Read more
On the fifth day of our trip, we rented a car in Edinburgh and drove up to St. Andrews, then spent the evening in Edinburgh, of which I noted in the Ode to Scotland post back in December, we fell hard for both Scottish cities and the country in… Read more
Today I’m starting in on my travel review posts which, in the coming weeks, will dive deep into our adventures through London, Ireland and Scotland. We had a magical trip and fell in love with each place we saw, spurred on by the magical Christmas decorations up all over Europe… Read more