When I travel I often note all of the things tourists do abroad that stick out, things that the locals look at and get annoyed with and things that are sometimes all too easy to fall in the habit of doing. But it’s really important to remember when traveling abroad… Read more
Most of you are aware by now that the majority of the photos on these pages are by my husband Nick who has a wonderful eye for creating gorgeous images. And Nick is back guest posting today, offering tips and tricks he’s picked up over the years through our travels…. Read more
Seoul is a huge metropolis with millions of people that call the city home, as well as added US military population and tourists, which make the city very crowded. Seoul can also seem incredibly overwhelming to people visiting, with a sprawling land area and divided into more than 20 districts… Read more
Seoul has always been a city I enjoy and a place that has so much to offer. I loved getting to revisit so many of the places and areas in Seoul I enjoy on this recent trip and it reminded me of all my favorite things to do and see… Read more
I returned from Korea this past weekend after five days in the country for work (the majority of the time in Seoul) and after four years since my last visit, I was anxious to see how I felt about my return trip. While I was living in Hawaii a few… Read more
After spending the morning in the city center of Denver, we ventured down to Larimer Square and LoDo. Larimer Square is a really cute few blocks of Denver with amazing restaurants, strings of lights hanging over the streets and renovated brick buildings filled with character. We wandered the area and… Read more
I’m in Seoul, South Korea currently for work but today I’m reminiscing about our quick weekend trip to Denver a few days ago. In August Nick and I discovered we needed just a couple thousand miles more to make our MVP status again with Alaska Airlines, so we jumped on… Read more
I’ve seen so many posts recently about how to quit your job, travel and live out of a suitcase in order to see the world. I’m always wary about that topic when I read different posts because that doesn’t work for the majority of people and for me, it’s never… Read more
One of my favorite things about traveling is trying different kinds of food all over the world. It’s no secret that Nick and I both love to try different food, even here at home in Portland, and it’s something that makes travel so fun for us is to find amazing… Read more
I’ve talked a lot on this blog about the places that I’ve learned incredibly valuable lessons while traveling, the moments I’ve had in places around the world that have changed me, but I’ve never actually mentioned all the ways that travel changes you in your daily life when you come… Read more
The number one thing I get asked as a travel blogger and that people in my personal life ask me is how are we able to travel so much? I will admit openly that Nick and I travel way more than the average person and while on the outside that… Read more
Multiple things lately have brought me back to thinking about our trip through Ireland last Fall and I can hardly believe that is was a full nine months ago now. It feels like it was just yesterday we were driving through the green fields of Northern Ireland, eating sticky toffee… Read more
Continuing on with our Hawaii trip recap posts, we usually only get a day or two in Hawaii when we go for work so we try to make the most of it. Since we were only in Hawaii for the weekend this time (arriving late Friday night and leaving mid… Read more
Today I’m getting into our trip recap photos from Hawaii and while our time in the islands wasn’t the typical “paradise” weather, it was a different side of Hawaii that you’ll get to see from our photos due to the hurricanes in the area. I actually love that the photos… Read more
I don’t talk much about touristy things to do in Hawaii on this blog, even though I spend a good amount of time in the Islands each year (and was just there last weekend) as well as having lived there for a while after college. And while I spent almost… Read more