If I’ve learned anything over the past several years of constant travel, it’s that I have a very deep emotional connection to places I visit. And if you know me or have traveled with (ok, that’s pretty much just Nick), you’ll know that when I like a place, I really… 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
People often ask us if we get tired of traveling, tired of the rigor of going through the airport and enduring security and dealing with issues from check in to the gate agents of airlines. And the answer is, truthfully, we have the act of traveling down to a science… Read more
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
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