One of my favorite things about traveling is going with my partner. Exploring new places, hiking mountains, laughing on long flights, sharing desserts, experiencing culture shock…. these are some of my favorite things. (Cue Julie Andrews). There’s nothing like coming home and reminiscing with someone who was right there with you when you experienced something…
Category: Planning
Vacation anticipation: the best part of the trip
Going on the trip is the fun part, right? Well, I would also argue that planning the trip can be just as much fun. In fact, I read a New York Times article a few years ago that always stuck with me. It’s based on a study they did in the Netherlands on the effects…
How to spot false travel advertising
I see this stuff all the time. A photograph for an amazing adventure tour, an ad for a 5-star hotel that looks almost too good to be true, and a historic site that looks like it was created for stock photography. I like to call these “false advertisements”, because they’re misleading. They’re not the real deal, the…
A tip for finding cheaper airfare
Airfare. It’s the most expensive part of any trip. This means, I’m always scouring the internet looking for ways to save money on airfare. There are a lot of articles out there where travel hacks that offer tips to save money. However, some of these “travel hacks” appear a little too sketchy for my taste. …
Finding places to stop on your road trip
A few years ago, we realized that the driving portion of the road trip seemed like a means to an end. In other words, it was a necessary evil to get us from one place to another. It was a “grin and bear” the 10 hours of hellish traffic, static car air and restless leg syndrome….