I completely believe that travel can transform our lives and that experiencing other cultures can change how we live our lives. So this year, if you’re looking for some places to vacation to that can fulfill what you want travel to fulfill in your life, here are the places I’d recommend… Read more
Travel is expensive. Unless you find ways to cut that cost which definitely exist, things like points and miles can go a long way to saving money on travel, but there are actually a lot of ways to make travel even more inexpensive if you know where to look. Actually… Read more
It’s no secret that travel and airline flights can add up to a lot of money. But if you’re willing to do some research and take the time, you can often find some really amazing deals. And in a time when it seems prices just keep surging higher, here are… Read more
I often find myself missing things about places we’ve traveled to, whether it’s Cambodian BBQ which we crave all the time or the feeling of wandering the streets of London, it’s easy to get a sort of reverse homesick for a place. Lately I’ve been craving France. It’s a common… Read more
Ok, so we’re a month into the New Year, it’s February and have you really turned those travel resolutions into realities yet? If you haven’t, the good news is that you still have the whole year to do it. But today, if you haven’t booked that dream trip yet, here’s… Read more
I love a good hotel. And when traveling, the best hotels are often ones that have incredible views of the destination in which they are located. As I’ve traveled the world, I always love finding the best hotel rooms with iconic views in cities all around the globe. There is… Read more
A while ago, I had a reader reach out mentioning they have a hard time figuring out how to pass the time on long haul flights. And after our trip to Australia where the flights from the West Coast of the US were a solid 14 hours each way, I… Read more
After a long day of driving the Great Ocean Road, we headed back inland to catch the freeway and drive back to Melbourne where we were staying for our last night of the trip. When we decided to head back, Nick used his phone to map us a path back… Read more
For the final stop of our trip to Australia, New Zealand and Bali, we took a red-eye from Bali and arrived at 7am into Melbourne. Now for one thing, at this point in the trip, Nick and I were both really sick and our first stop upon arrival in Melbourne’s… Read more
While in Bali, we stayed at The Oberoi which is located right in the cute little area of Seminyak. Known as an upscale area filled with little restaurants and chic shops, we didn’t spend a ton of time here except for on our last day. We ventured out of the… Read more
Upon leaving Ubud, our driver asked us if we’d like to make one more unplanned stop while in the area at a local wood carver. At first thought, we were hot and tired and ready to be back relaxing in our private pool at the Oberoi Resort, but after thinking… Read more
When we knew we wanted to head up to Ubud, we didn’t know that we’d be making such an amazing stop on the outskirts of town, but we did know that we wanted a few hours to wander the city of Ubud. I’ve always heard a lot about this bohemian… Read more
Bali is a beautiful place, but more than even just seeing the towns and cities that make up this island, the outskirts of those places are even more beautiful. Driving from Seminyak to Ubud was perhaps my favorite day of our whole trip. Before the trip, we knew we wanted… Read more
I fell instantly in love with Bali and it’s an island I have no doubt I’ll be back to in the future. And while the island itself is gorgeous, we spent much of our time there just relaxing at our gorgeous resort, The Oberoi Bali. Since this was the “relaxation”… Read more
There are certain places in the world that I’ve visited and fallen head over heels in love with. Certain places that immediately steal your heart, places that you know immediately will be special in your life. I’ve had that experience a handful of times in my travels: Paris, London, Udaipur… Read more