Visiting Scotland had been on my “must” list for years. I don’t know exactly when it caught my imagination, but my undying love for the Outlander books for more than…
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Tips For Turkey Trip Planning: A First-Timer’s Guide
I once saw someone describe Turkey as "bewitching", and that feels about right. Over the past few years, Turkey has become one of my absolute…
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A Roadtrip Through South Dakota’s Badlands National Park
Several years ago I realized I had done a crappy job of actually exploring my home country, and particularly the amazing national parks throughout the…
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The Cutest Airbnb In Cortona, Italy
I love when I stumble on the perfect hotel or rental...something that is not only charming, comfortable, and a little special, but that is a…
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The Ultimate Arctic Winter Packing List
Read moreThis post has been a loooong time coming, because it felt like such a big undertaking! See, this past January I got to take a bucket list trip with @farewhispers…
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Accidentally Discovering The Best (Secret) Rooftop Bar In Lisbon
Read moreI’m about to let you in on a secret. But just you. Because we don’t want the whole world knowing about this and ruining our view. I accidentally found the…
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Ireland’s Breathtaking Dingle Peninsula
Read moreMy #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 heard horror stories about this,…
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A Sobering Morning Visiting Dachau Concentration Camp
Read moreOn one of our first annual Europe trips together, my parents and I spent a few days in southern Germany, in the Munich area and surrounding Bavarian countryside. It was…
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The Best All-Purpose Carry-On Suitcase
Read moreFor a frequent traveler, having the right luggage is like a pro tennis player having the right racket or a hacker having the right computer—without it, everything is slower, harder,…
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Dinner With a Kurdish Family in Istanbul
Read moreI 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 subway, taking a boat tour.…
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A Sabbath Morning in Tel Aviv & Old Jaffa
Read moreI 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, many forum posts and blog…
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Sunrises, Stars, & Stunning Blue Water: New Zealand’s Lake Tekapo
Read moreFor 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 a few buildings as well.…
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Monkeyin’ Around In Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park
Read moreI’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 potentially not the post for…
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