London is a city close to my heart and one that I feel very comfortable in. Nick and I first took in the city of London on our honeymoon almost four years ago and since then, we’ve made a number of trips back through the city and spent a good… Read more
Traveling has a way of teaching us lessons we never even knew we needed to learn but alas, the lessons that life seems to know that we need to learn often come at the most random times and in the most intriguing places. I’ve learned more lessons traveling around the… Read more
I ended up really liking Bangkok and Thailand in general, something I wasn’t sure would happen before hand. Due to the nature of our trip, we ended up only having one day to explore Bangkok (as we used it more as a stopover en route to SE Asia from India)…. Read more
Last weekend Nick and I headed North to Astoria, a coastal town about two hours from us here in Portland. We like to escape to the Coast every once in a while and it had been years since either of us had to been to Astoria, so we decided to… Read more
One of the things I hope to accomplish here on True Colours is to inspire people to travel, to see the world in front of us, to open ourselves up to all the amazing things that exist out there beyond our doors. And one of the things that I hear… Read more
A little note before we dive back into our trip to the San Juans… I hit 2000 Bloglovin’ followers earlier this week and to celebrate, I’m currently offering 20% off all my sponsorship options with promo code 2000. So check them out and see if any would be worthwhile for… Read more
After arriving in Anacortes on Friday and enjoying the evening at our hotel, we started bright and early on Saturday heading to the ferry landing in Anacortes to head to San Juan Island, docking in Friday Harbor. We arrived about two hours early for the ferry (for anyone who might… Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, we’re heading back to my favorite city in the world, Paris, in just a few months and I can’t get my mind off our upcoming trip lately! So today, we’re reveling in France just a little bit more. I loved doing my post a couple weeks… Read more
It’s no secret on this blog that I adore Paris and France in general and miss it dearly in between visits. Three months from today I’ll be back roaming the streets of my beloved Paris and as I’m getting anxious for our next visit to the City of Light, I… Read more
I’ve posted numerous articles on our time in India in February of this year, but for those of you that might be contemplating a trip to this beautiful country, it’s often daunting to figure out where to go and what to see. India is a huge country and can be… Read more
Morocco is such a unique destination, with so many amazing things to offer and experiences to enjoy. So here, in no particular order are 5 reasons why you should put Morocco on your travel list! The food we enjoyed in Morocco was some of the best we’ve had while traveling…. 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
Our last day in LA, we wanted to spend some time seeing areas of Los Angeles that we haven’t seen in previous trips, one place of which was Santa Monica. Though I went numerous times as a child, Nick and I have not been there together and we wanted to… Read more