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
You know how people always talk about SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and how they can’t barely get through months and months of cold, gray weather? Well I totally have that but in the Summer. I’ve always had a really hard time getting through the hot months of the Summer and… Read more
I was reading an Instagram post the other day about someone who had just gotten back from Japan and was wanting to go back during cherry blossom season. And as I read it, as someone who has seen Japan in cherry blossom season as well as in peak Fall foliage,… 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 often get the question, if you had the choice to travel to place A or B, which would you choose? Or do you think I’d like place A or B better? And to answer that question, it really depends on the destinations you’re looking at choosing between. There are… Read more
Asia is one of my favorite continents and there are so many amazing places within the continent of Asia that sometimes it feels impossible to know what to do and see. I hear from a lot of people that they want to visit Asia but aren’t sure what to prioritize… Read more
We recently spent a glorious Spring week wandering through Hong Kong and Japan under a sea of Cherry Blossoms and making our way through these two amazing places in the world. Japan is one of my favorite countries and Hong Kong was a fantastic surprise with how much we liked… Read more
After our week spent in Hong Kong, Osaka, Kyoto and Nara, it was time to head to Tokyo for a couple days at the end of our most recent trip to Japan. We spent a week in Tokyo about a year and a half ago for the first time and… Read more
Nick and I love to be able to take trains when we travel over having to fly everywhere and unless flying really does make more sense, we’ll almost always opt for traveling by train. In Japan, the train systems are top notch so they are well worth taking instead of… Read more
For a long time, I’d always looked forward to seeing Japan during cherry blossom season and with the hype this season gets in Japan, I knew it would be amazing. So when our original idea for a Spring trip didn’t end up working out due to scheduling, we moved some… Read more
After my second visit to Japan (third if you count a stop through at Narita airport a few years back where we just spent our layover eating ramen), I have fallen in love with this beautiful country and its people. The soul of the Japanese culture is truly incredible and… Read more
I realize that it’s super helpful to get an idea of how expensive travel is and how much you should budget for a trip. So before I jump into today’s post and future budget posts, let me preface this by saying that I don’t really try to stick to a… Read more
Perhaps one of my favorite things in the world is when the leaves start turning shades of orange and red in the Fall. I count down the hot Summer days until Autumn, when the cool crisp air starts to turn the full green trees to jewel toned beauties. After living… Read more
Asia is a continent with a vast array of countries and landscapes, from the rice fields of Bali to the skyscrapers of Tokyo. With a population of 4.4 billion people and growing, the continent of Asia is teeming with incredible people and places to see and visit. Many people flock… Read more
While I’ve seen a lot of the world, there are actually few spots that I visit that I think to myself, “wow, I could live here!” I actually love my home city of Portland, Oregon so much that not many other places can compete for a spot to live, however… Read more