A 24-Hour Itinerary: Everything You Have to See in Istanbul
Ohhh, Istanbul…what a complex, vibrant, delicious, fascinating place you are! I had the opportunity to visit Turkey for the first time last year, and was…
How to Spend 24 Hours in Lisbon
It doesn’t take much to fall in love. Sometimes all it takes is that second you emerge from the subway in a new city, surrounded…
Ireland’s Breathtaking Dingle Peninsula
My #1 goal when planning our 7-day Ireland roadtrip was to not spend it stuck behind tour buses and dodging masses of selfie sticks. I’d…
Dinner With a Kurdish Family in Istanbul
I have a number of tried-and-true methods for getting oriented to a new country or city when I arrive. An early morning run, hitting the…
A Sabbath Morning in Tel Aviv & Old Jaffa
I have no problem admitting when I’m wrong. And this was definitely one of those times. As I planned our epic Israel and Jordan adventure,…
Sunrises, Stars, & Stunning Blue Water: New Zealand’s Lake Tekapo
For such a small country (about the size of the UK), New Zealand can lay claim to several of the world’s most iconic landscapes, and…
Monkeyin’ Around in Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park
I’m going to be honest. There are a LOT of monkeys in this post. Like…a lot. If you have a fear of monkeys, this is…
A Charming Afternoon in Vibrant Nice, France
Even though we only had a few hours in Nice, we have pastries, beaches, AND scandalous statue. So, very very French in other words. We…
Why A Sunrise Hike Up Masada Should Be On Your Bucket List
I swung my pack onto my back and started up the famous Snake Path, with only the sound of my own breath in my ears…
Feeling Hip(ster) in Portland’s Food & Beer Scene
Sometimes it’s hard to make a point of being a tourist in your own country. I tend to be really terrible at this—international or bust.…